“Also, next, oh good man!
For example, by the full moon, everything appears. In all places such as towns, hamlets, mountains, swamps, under
water, lakes, wells or ponds, and in water containers, the moon manifests
itself. Beings may travel a hundred or a hundred thousand yojanas, and the moon
always follows them. Common mortals and the ignorant mistakenly think and say: 'I see it all in the
castle town, in the house, and here in the
swampy ground. Is it
the true moon, or not is the true?' Each person thinks about the size of the
moon and says: 'It is like the mouth of a kettle’. Or a person says: 'It's like
a wheel’. Or someone might say: 'It's somewhere around 45 yojanas’. Everyone
sees the light of the moon. Some see it as round as a golden basin. The nature
of this moon is just one in itself, but different beings see it in different ways. Oh good man! The same
is the case regarding to the Tathagata. He appears in the world. Humans and
gods might think: 'The Tathagata is
now before us and lives’. The deaf and dumb see the Tathagata as one deaf and
dumb. There are several languages which beings speak. Each one thinks that
the Tathagata speaks as he or she speaks, or thinks: ‘At my house, the
Tathagata received offerings’. Or a person might see the size of the Tathagata as being too
large and immeasurable; or
someone might see it as too small; or a person might mistake it for a Sravaka or
a Pratyekabuddha; or various Tirthikas might think
and say: 'The Tathagata is now in my line of thought [following my train of
thought] and is practicing the Way’; or a person might think: 'The Tathagata has appeared only for
me’. The true nature of the Tathagata is like that of the moon. This means that
it is the Dharma-Body, the Body of the non-birth, or that of expediency. He responds to the call of the world,
with its myriad manifestations. The Original Karma manifests itself in accordance with the
different localities. This is as in the case of
the moon. For this reason, the Tathagata is eternal and unchanging.”
Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 15 - On the
Parable of the Moon.
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