In the end you will not have obtained any benefit. Just as talking about food will not make you full, so, too, if you only speak of emptiness you will not see your own nature in ten thousand ages. “Good Knowing Advisors, worldly people recite‘Prajna’ with their mouths all day long and yet do not recognize the Prajna of their self-nature. Pay careful attention, and I will explain it to you. I will now explain for you the Maha Prajna Paramita Dharma in order that each of you may become wise. It is only because confusion and enlightenment are different that some are stupid and some are wise. You should know that the Buddha-nature of stupid and wise people is basically not different. It is only because their minds are confused that they are unable to enlighten themselves and must rely on a great Good Knowing Advisor who can lead them to see their Buddha-nature. He then said, “Good Knowing Advisors, the wisdom of Bodhi and Prajna is originally possessed by worldly people themselves. Maha Prajna Paramita is called “great wisdom.” Maha meansgreat Prajna means wisdom Paramita means arrived at the other shore. Listen to the Dharma with a pure mind and a united heart. The Sixth Patriarch took his seat and said, “All of you shouldquit daydreaming. Prajna is a Sanskrit word which means “wisdom.” There are three kinds of Prajna: literary Prajna, contemplative Prajna, and real mark Prajna.īecause the word Prajna encompasses these three meanings, it has a fuller connotation than the word “wisdom.” Therefore the Chinese translators of Sutras did not translate it, but instead transliterated it. This second chapter of the Sutra is an explanation of Prajna, given by the Master upon the request of Magistrate Wei. The following day, at the invitation of Magistrate Wei,the Master took his seat and said to the great assembly,“All of you purify your minds and think about Maha Prajna Paramita.” The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra Instilling Goodness & Developing Virtue Schools.
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