Section 20
Original Sanskrit
तत्किं मन्यसे सुभूते रूपकायपरिनिष्पत्त्या तथागतो द्रष्टव्यः । सुभूतिराह । नो हीदं भगवन् न रूपकायपरिनिष्पत्त्या तथागतो द्रष्टव्यः । तत्कस्य हेतोः । रूपकायपरिनिष्पत्तिः रूपकायपरिनिष्पत्तिरिति भगवन् अपरिनिष्पत्तिरेषा तथागतेन भाषिता । तेनोच्यते रूपकायपरिनिष्पत्तिरिति ॥
भगवानाह । तत्किं मन्यसे सुभूते लक्षणसंपदा तथागतो द्रष्टव्यः । सुभूतिराह । नो हीदं भगवन् न लक्षणसंपदा तथागतो द्रष्टव्यः । तत्कस्य हेतोः । यैषा भगवँल्लक्षणसंपत्तथागतेन भाषिता अलक्षणसंपदेषा तथागतेन भाषिता । तेनोच्यते लक्षणसंपदिति ॥२०॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit of F. Max Müller’s 1881 Anecdota Oxoniensia edition, all 32 sections, with the printed section numbers kept.
"What do you think, Subhūti? Can the Tathāgata be seen by the perfection of his body, the form-body?" "No, Blessed One. The Tathāgata cannot be seen by the perfection of the form-body. Why? The perfection of the form-body that the Tathāgata has spoken of is no perfection; therefore it is called the perfection of the form-body."
"What do you think, Subhūti? Can the Tathāgata be seen by the perfection of his marks?" "No, Blessed One. The Tathāgata cannot be seen by the perfection of his marks. Why? The perfection of marks the Tathāgata has spoken of is no perfection; therefore it is called the perfection of marks." [20]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Sanskrit, covering all 32 sections with the printed section numbers.
"Subhūti, what do you think? Can you see the Tathāgata by the complete form of his body?" "No, Blessed One. You cannot see the Tathāgata by the complete form of his body. Why? When the Tathāgata speaks of the complete form, he means it is not really complete. That is why it is called the complete form."
"Subhūti, what do you think? Can you see the Tathāgata by his complete marks?" "No, Blessed One. You cannot see the Tathāgata by his complete marks. Why? When the Tathāgata speaks of the complete marks, he means they are not really complete. That is why they are called complete marks." [20]
About this section
Section 20 is part of Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 20 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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