2011-09-29

Receiving and Embracing Sutras


“We say that we should base ourselves on receiving and embracing the sutras [those which plumb the depths of the true spirit of the Buddha-Dharma], and not on the non-receiving and embracing the sutras. The non-receiving and embracing the sutras are the vehicle of Sravaka (Listener). Even listening to the deep and hidden storehouse of Buddha-Tathagata, doubts arise in their minds regarding all things and the person does not realize that this storehouse arises from the sea of Great Wisdom, as in the case of a child who cannot distinguish one thing from another. This is the not-apprehension of the meaning. The attainment of the meaning is nothing more than the True Wisdom of the Bodhisattva. It flows forth from the unobstruction of the Great Wisdom of his mind, as with an adult, for whom there is nothing that is not known. This is the attainment of the meaning.”

Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 8 - On the Four Dependables.

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