Monday, June 16, 2014

The Ending of Chapter LIII of the Lankavatara Sutra


The Buddha then repeated the meaning of this in verse:

1
Mine isn't a nirvana that exits
a created one or one with attributes
the consciousness that projects what we know
the cessation of this is my nirvana

2
This is the cause and supporting condition
whereby thoughts create the body
on this is what the mind is based
on this is what consciousness depends

3
When the great river quits flowing
waves no longer stir
when conceptual consciousness ceases
the other forms don't rise.

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