Fourth Kind of People

"The fourth person wants to cross the great river of birth and death. Devoid of good amassed, it sinks amid the waters. Coming close of a Good Teacher of the Way, it gains faith. This is getting out. As he gains faith, it upholds, recites, copies, and expounds, and for the sake of beings, it promulgates widely the Dharma. He takes pleasure in giving and practices Wisdom. Born sharp-minded, he firmly perseveres in faith and Wisdom. There is no drawing back in his determination, and he looks all around in the four directions. The four directions signify the four fruitions of a Shramana. This is like the fourth person on the banks of the river Ganges."

Read more on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 39, on Bodhisattva Lion's Roar 7.

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