A. After we say that every little thing is empty, it signifies that lust and greed are additionally empty. Saying that lust and greed are additionally empty implies that lust and greed are additionally the Buddha since Vacancy is one other title of the Buddha. Lust and greed are usually not totally different and separate from the Buddha, however they’re one and inseparable from one another.
It may be stated that lust and greed comprise the Buddha and that the Buddha is hidden in lust and greed. Because of this it’s stated that lust and greed are all Buddhas’ mom. When they’re seen and heard as they’re, they seem and sound because the Buddha. So, as soon as upon a time when a monastic requested his grasp how he may take away his lust and greed, the grasp answered, “Why do you wish to discard such an excellent factor?”
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