“Oh good man! For example, there
is here a man who is in the midst of a great ocean. Too far, countless hundreds
of thousands of yojanas away, he sees a great galleon, the rudder tower and the
deck. He looks and thinks to himself: 'Is it a rudder tower or is it the sky?'
He looks for a long time, his mind becomes fixed, and he comes to know that it is a rudder tower.
The same is the case with the Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’, who sees within himself
the nature of the Tathagata.
For example, there is here a prince who is physically weak, who spent the night in playing and is now waking up. He tries, but cannot see clearly. The case is like this. The Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bumis’ thus sees the nature of the Tathagata within himself. And likewise, what he sees is not clear.
Also, next, Oh good man! For example, a government official, driven by your typical routine of work, comes home late at night. There is a momentary 'flash' of light, and he sees a group of cows. Then he thinks: 'Is it a group of cows, a cloud or a horse?' He looks for a long time and comes to the conclusion that they are cows. And yet, he cannot be too sure. The Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’ sees nature of the Tathagata within himself, and yet cannot see it clearly. The situation is like this.
Also, next , Oh good man! A bhiksu who upholds the precepts looks at some water in which there are no worms. And yet, he sees a worm, and thinks to himself: 'Is that thing that moves on the water a worm or a grain of dust?' He sees that for a long time. Even after he has understood that it was a speck of dust, he is not quite sure. It is thus. The same is the case with the Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’, who thus sees the nature of the Tathagata within himself. Nothing is very clear.
Also, next, Oh good man! For example, a man sees a child in the darkness, far off. He thinks: 'Is this a cow, a man or a bird?' He keeps gazing at it for a long time. He now sees that it is a child, and yet he does not see it very clearly. It is thus. The same applies to the Bodhisattva who is at the stage of the ten ‘bhumis’ and who sees within himself the nature of the Tathagata. Nothing is quite clear.
Also, next, Oh good man! There is a person who, in the darkness of the night, sees the image of a Bodhisattva and think: 'This could be the image of a Bodhisattva, of Mahesvara, of Great Brahma, or of someone in a monastic garb?' The person gazes at it for a good while and concludes that it is the form of a Bodhisattva, and yet, it does not see it very clearly. The same is the case with the Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’ who sees within himself the nature of the Tathagata. Nothing seems to be very clear.
Oh good man! The Buddha-Nature that one has is the deepest and most difficult to see. Only the Buddha can see it well. It is not within the reach of Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas. Oh good man! The wise should see thus, and understand the nature of the Tathagata."
For example, there is here a prince who is physically weak, who spent the night in playing and is now waking up. He tries, but cannot see clearly. The case is like this. The Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bumis’ thus sees the nature of the Tathagata within himself. And likewise, what he sees is not clear.
Also, next, Oh good man! For example, a government official, driven by your typical routine of work, comes home late at night. There is a momentary 'flash' of light, and he sees a group of cows. Then he thinks: 'Is it a group of cows, a cloud or a horse?' He looks for a long time and comes to the conclusion that they are cows. And yet, he cannot be too sure. The Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’ sees nature of the Tathagata within himself, and yet cannot see it clearly. The situation is like this.
Also, next , Oh good man! A bhiksu who upholds the precepts looks at some water in which there are no worms. And yet, he sees a worm, and thinks to himself: 'Is that thing that moves on the water a worm or a grain of dust?' He sees that for a long time. Even after he has understood that it was a speck of dust, he is not quite sure. It is thus. The same is the case with the Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’, who thus sees the nature of the Tathagata within himself. Nothing is very clear.
Also, next, Oh good man! For example, a man sees a child in the darkness, far off. He thinks: 'Is this a cow, a man or a bird?' He keeps gazing at it for a long time. He now sees that it is a child, and yet he does not see it very clearly. It is thus. The same applies to the Bodhisattva who is at the stage of the ten ‘bhumis’ and who sees within himself the nature of the Tathagata. Nothing is quite clear.
Also, next, Oh good man! There is a person who, in the darkness of the night, sees the image of a Bodhisattva and think: 'This could be the image of a Bodhisattva, of Mahesvara, of Great Brahma, or of someone in a monastic garb?' The person gazes at it for a good while and concludes that it is the form of a Bodhisattva, and yet, it does not see it very clearly. The same is the case with the Bodhisattva of the ten ‘bhumis’ who sees within himself the nature of the Tathagata. Nothing seems to be very clear.
Oh good man! The Buddha-Nature that one has is the deepest and most difficult to see. Only the Buddha can see it well. It is not within the reach of Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas. Oh good man! The wise should see thus, and understand the nature of the Tathagata."
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