The Perfection Of Wisdom In Eight Thousand Lines
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'The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines' is the earliest text of the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom texts) The following is a less strict interpretation of the 'Eight Thousand Lines' in its original verse form only. ** Many thanks to Reverend Neil Christopher for his hard work on this translation and granting permissing for this c...
Chapter 9
All-round Purity
61. Then, traveling on this course, the wise and learned Bodhisattva, having cut off all attachments, marches on unattached to the world. As the sun, released from the night-sky, comes forth; or, as a fire let loose, burns up the grass, shrubs, and the forest.