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This too is verbal expression about transcending verbal expression. How could one escape the characteristics of verbal expression? If one can transcend attachment to fixed characteristics, one still does not destroy illusory fixed characteristics. If one can transcend the characteristics of verbal expression, one still does not lose false verbal expressions. This meaning is inevitable. All dharma-gates are real, not false words, yet they do not contradict each other and together form one dharma-gate. This is what we call our school's principle of reasonable perfect reality.
Learning this reasonable principle and dwelling in its perfect reality, one repeatedly awakens from the false dreams of the four propositions, and the delusory fog of subject-object duality gradually clears. Neither grasping nor abandoning, neither sinking nor floating, the mind is like a solitary moon, and one's conduct is not the dust and dirt of myriad affairs. The six perfections and four means of attraction advance moment by moment, and the ten grounds are fulfilled one by one. The four quiescences are completely realized, the five dharmas are equally perfected, the six supernatural powers all reach their limit, and the three clear knowledges are all complete. There is no merit that is not perfected, and throughout future eons one saves all sentient beings.
This is precisely the undefiled realm—inconceivable, good, permanent, blissful, marvelous liberation, the great sage, the dharma-body. Regarding this dharma-body, it is divided into three bodies. The three bodies are also a general categorical distinction; in reality there are boundless, ineffable bodies. Among these, what is called self-enjoyment body: the Buddha's body and buddha-land both pervade the dharma-realm and, with sentient beings' three realms and six paths, are neither identical nor separate, both identical and separate. It eliminates the four propositions of delusion and preserves the four propositions of awakening. Because there is no difference in location, because purity and defilement differ, because of causal nature, because of illusory phenomena. Through this it possesses boundless excellent characteristics, and all faculties pervade everywhere. That land also possesses boundless adornments, extending circularly without limit, with various treasures arrayed. This body and land are constant and eternal without interruption, beginningless and endless. With the two benefits perfected, since they are not born from the habitual energies of false attachment and conceptualization but arise from seeds conditioned by suchness, though encompassed by the three categories of aggregates etc., they transcend what is known by
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the two vehicles and ordinary beings, and are not the realm of even equal enlightenment and below. Only Buddha and Buddha know and use this themselves. How could this be like ordinary form and mind? One should know: this dharma is inconceivable, transcends all four propositions, and cuts off all conceptual elaborations. Though called "not aggregates etc.," it does not contradict this.
The perfect suchness realized by this body is called the self-nature dharma-body Tathagata. The appropriate bodily forms manifested by this body are called the other-enjoyment body and transformation body. The ten levels of Vairocana, seen by the three worthy stages, are each subtle and wonderful, each one difficult to conceive. Though they all possess pure undefiled five aggregates and are transformational manifestations, they truly have substance. Their activities and undertakings are accomplished as they truly are.
Therefore when the transformation body acts as an ordinary being, all the fundamental and secondary afflictions in that body are completely present. These pure dharmas are perfectly accomplished within the originally possessed undefiled seeds, but because they are obstructed by what accommodates dust and delusion, they do not manifest. Now upon reaching Buddhahood, when obstacles are removed they first appear. Calling this manifestation "arising" or "birth"—it is not truly a new beginning, only concealment and revelation. Since it is non-arising appearing as arising, it is also non-conditioned appearing as conditioned. This is called the inconceivable sovereign spiritual power of unsurpassed perfect enlightenment.
However, these three bodies are neither identical nor separate. The response and transformation Buddha bodies are functions of mind, not the mind of cognitive objective aspects. The cognitive wisdoms of the self-enjoyment body activate these functions and perform various activities. Due to this principle, there are these extraordinarily marvelous phenomena. One should know: those various afflictions are afflictions yet not afflictions—they are the pure function of the undefiled path truth. If not so, how could Buddha actually give rise to afflictions like craving and hatred and actually create karma of birth-death and transmigration? If one does not study Mahayana nature and characteristics, who would know such profound subtleties? Additionally, when Buddha cognizes others' afflictions, on Buddha's
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mind those objective aspects appear. Though those aspects are undefiled good nature, because of the extremely clear and pure direct perception mind, the aspects of greed, hatred etc. appear as they truly are. Though appearing as they truly are, they are also not real, because they are truly undefiled good objective aspects. Moreover, the afflictions etc. that sentient beings give rise to are all responsive applications of Tathagata's dharma-body. Why? Because apart from dharma-nature, there are no other remaining dharmas. Afflictions too are non-existent yet appearing existent, originally without real substance, because their self-nature is suchness. This is the meaning of "afflictions are precisely bodhi."
Therefore our school neither increases nor decreases one, neither increases nor decreases five, neither increases nor decreases existence, neither increases nor decreases non-existence, neither increases nor decreases original, neither increases nor decreases new, neither increases nor decreases permanent, neither increases nor decreases cessation, neither increases nor decreases long, neither increases nor decreases short, neither increases nor decreases identity, neither increases nor decreases separation. What is increased or decreased is all false attachment, broken by the word "only." What is not increased or decreased is all dependent and perfect nature, expressed by the word "consciousness." Therefore it is called consciousness-only middle way. What fault is there in this?
Generally, if one grasps texts and rejects others, then everything falls into extremes. Even if it's one's own school, it's not worth praising. If one grasps the meaning and is naturally correct, then everything accords with the middle. Even if it's another school, how could one disparage it? I completely do not disparage others' correctness, because others' correctness is precisely oneself. I completely do not praise my own error, because my own error is precisely other. I do not separate from others but take all as self. Others separate from me and abandon all as expedient. Therefore within correct principle there is absolutely no partial attachment. Within partial attachment one necessarily does not permit others. What is correct and what is wrong—the wise should contemplate this.
Examining this point: when refuting Hinayana doctrines, one still breaks their attachments, not their vehicle. How much more so for Mahayana. One comes to know that it's merely that entry methods differ; actually all mutually acknowledge each other, with absolutely no disputations. If not so, would other schools completely lack Mahayana nature and characteristics? If completely lacking,
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one fears relegating to minor schools. Would our school completely lack the doctrinal gates of mutual identity? If completely lacking, one fears contradicting various texts. Since our school contains such completeness, how could other schools not be likewise? May students always dwell in right mindfulness, observe their own faults, and cut off endless pride.
Next, the excellence of the universal middle way. Though this is precisely the basis for the previous perfect completeness, because the meanings of enabling basis and what is enabled differ, we further reveal this to increasingly manifest its virtue. The reason why immeasurable myriad different dharma-gates are all completely present is the universal middle way without partial attachment. Neither existence nor non-existence, neither both nor neither, neither one nor different, neither both nor neither—phenomena and phenomena, principle and principle, phenomena and principle, each and every individual characteristic, mutually regarded, all prevent extreme paths, completely establishing doctrine by dwelling in the middle. One should know: our school considers all extreme gates as other schools. Beyond this there are no additional other schools. The detailed meaning is as above.
Actually, the meaning of three natures and non-natures in layer upon layer inexhaustible inconceivable meaning clarified above—all this is verbal middle way. Though this is the most profound within the gates of expedient explanation relative to others, it still has not reached the ultimate. It is not the true middle way. The true middle way is what is called abandoning verbal explanation for inner realization and knowledge, with mind and words completely severed. Within this gate there are no longer names and meanings of three natures etc. What is empty and what exists? What is identical and what separate? Five aggregates, four truths, three realms, six paths, noble and ordinary, high and low, grass and trees, mountains and rivers—none are confused. Though perfectly distinct, they all enter this one true dharma-realm, the inconceivable self-mind, without loss or obstruction. Clear, tranquil, and quiescent, principle and wisdom already merged in darkness, mind and objects mysteriously unified. This is called the inner realization middle way transcending language. This is also called dharma-body teaching.
The Consciousness-Only Treatise says: "In true ultimate meaning, mind and words are severed." The Extensive Hundred Treatise says: "In ultimate meaning, there is