Half 13-2
“What do you suppose, Subhuti—is there any doctrine that the Realised One has preached?” Subhuti stated to the Buddha, “World Honoured One, there isn’t a doctrine that the Realised One has preached.”
Commentary:
The Buddha preached these phrases to cease folks from being connected to the phrases of his teachings while they fight to not dwell on something in response to his instructing.
If there isn’t a doctrine preached by the Realised One, how ought to we see this sutra we’re studying now?
An historical grasp referred to as Dongan left very succinct phrases concerning the right way to learn the sutras. He stated that if we perceive the true-Self relying on the phrases within the sutras, we would be the enemy of the Buddha and that if we both miss or misunderstand even a single phrase within the sutras, the sutras will grow to be Mara’s discuss. In different phrases, we should always not dwell on phrases when studying the sutras simply because the Buddha informed us to not dwell on something. Once we don’t dwell on phrases when studying the sutras, phrases will not be phrases anymore. When phrases will not be phrases, every single phrase is the perform of the true-Self. In different phrases, when phrases will not be phrases, we’re above relying on phrases, and when every single phrase is the perform of the true-Self, one phrase comprises all the opposite phrases. When one phrase comprises all the opposite phrases, we can not miss or misunderstand even a single phrase as a result of studying one phrase is studying all. Once we face the true-Self in every phrase like this, it’s stated that we will deliver useless characters again to life and that we all know the right way to learn the sutras.
Once we can see and listen to with out dwelling on something, we come to understand that all the pieces round us is the grand sutra that’s open on a regular basis.
Scholar: “If there isn’t a doctrine that the Realised One has preached, what’s the Buddha’s instructing?”
Grasp: “His instructing just isn’t phrases.”
Scholar: “What’s his instructing if it’s not phrases?”
Grasp: “It’s what the phrases are from.”
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