Section 31
Original Sanskrit
तत्कस्य हेतोः । यो हि कश्चित्सुभूत एवं वदेदात्मदृष्टिस्तथागतेन भाषिता सत्त्वदृष्टिर्जीवदृष्टिः पुद्गलदृष्टिस्तथागतेन भाषिता । अपि नु स सुभूते सम्यग्वदमानो वदेत् । सुभूतिराह । नो हीदं भगवन्नो हीदं सुगत न सम्यग्वदमानो वदेत् । तत्कस्य हेतोः । या सा भगवन्नात्मदृष्टिस्तथागतेन भाषिता अदृष्टिः सा तथागतेन भाषिता । तेनोच्यत आत्मदृष्टिरिति ॥
भगवानाह । एवं हि सुभूते बोधिसत्त्वयानसंप्रस्थितेन सर्वधर्मा ज्ञातव्या दृष्टव्या अधिमोक्तव्याः । तथा च ज्ञातव्या दृष्टव्या अधिमोक्तव्या यथा न धर्मसंज्ञायामपि प्रत्युपतिष्ठेन्नाधर्मसंज्ञायां । तत्कस्य हेतोः । धर्मसंज्ञा धर्मसंज्ञेति सुभूते असंज्ञैषा तथागतेन भाषिता । तेनोच्यते धर्मसंज्ञेति ॥३१॥
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.
"Why? Subhūti, if anyone said, 'The Tathāgata has taught the view of a self, the view of a being, the view of a living soul, the view of a person,' would he be speaking rightly?" "No, Blessed One, no, Sugata, he would not be speaking rightly. Why? The view of a self the Tathāgata has spoken of is no view, the Tathāgata has said; therefore it is called the view of a self."
The Blessed One said: "So, Subhūti, a bodhisattva who has set out on the bodhisattva vehicle should know, see, and be convinced of all dharmas in such a way that he does not settle even on the perception of a dharma, nor on the perception of a non-dharma. Why? 'Perception of a dharma, perception of a dharma,' Subhūti: the Tathāgata has spoken of this as no perception; therefore it is called the perception of a dharma." [31]
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.
"Why? Subhūti, if someone said, 'The Tathāgata taught the view of a self, the view of a being, the view of a living soul, the view of a person,' would that person be speaking rightly?" Subhūti said: "No, Blessed One, no, Sugata, he would not be speaking rightly. Why? When the Tathāgata speaks of the view of a self, he means it is not really a view. That is why it is called the view of a self."
The Buddha said: "So, Subhūti, a bodhisattva who has set out on the bodhisattva path should know, see, and be convinced of all things in this way: he should not settle even on the idea of a thing, nor on the idea of a non-thing. Why? When the Tathāgata says 'idea of things, idea of things,' Subhūti, he means that this is not an idea. That is why it is called the idea of things." [31]
About this section
Section 31 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 31 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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