Section 5
Original Sanskrit
तत्किं मन्यसे सुभूते लक्षणसंपदा तथागता द्रष्टव्यः । सुभूतिराह । नो हीदं भगवन् न लक्षणसंपदा तथागतो द्रष्टव्यः । तत्कस्य हेतोः । या सा भगवन् लक्षणसंपत्तथागतेन भाषिता सैवालक्षणसंपत् । एवमुक्ते भगवानायुष्मंतं सुभूतिमेतदवोचत् । यावत्सुभूते लक्षणसंपन्नावन्मृषा यावदलक्षणसंपन्नावन्न मृषेति हि लक्षणालक्षणतस्तथागतो द्रष्टव्यः ॥५॥
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 marks?" Subhūti answered: "No, Blessed One. The Tathāgata cannot be seen by the perfection of his marks. Why? The perfection of marks that the Blessed One has spoken of is itself no perfection of marks." Then the Blessed One said to the venerable Subhūti: "Wherever there is a perfection of marks, there is falsehood; wherever there is no perfection of marks, there is no falsehood. Therefore the Tathāgata should be seen in the marks and in the absence of marks." [5]
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 perfection of marks?" Subhūti said: "No, Blessed One. You cannot see the Tathāgata by the perfection of marks. Why? The perfection of marks you spoke of is not really a perfection of marks." Then the Buddha said to the elder Subhūti: "Where there is a perfection of marks, there is falsehood. Where there is no perfection of marks, there is no falsehood. So you should see the Tathāgata by both marks and the lack of marks." [5]
About this section
Section 5 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 5 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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