The Sutra Petitioned by the Householder Uncouth by Duff Tony

Author:Duff, Tony [Duff, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Padma Karpo Translation Committee
Published: 2013-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

“Householder, furthermore, an ordained bodhisatva is to stay in the accomplishing that belongs to ordination. Householder, how is it that an ordained bodhisatva is to stay in the accomplishing that belongs to ordination? Householder, for this, if an ordained bodhisatva hears of totally pure discipline, he trains in that; the following four are the totally pure discipline. What are they? They are: staying in the families of the noble ones; taking great joy in ascetic training’s good qualities and in diminished articles; the ordained not mingling with those who stay in a household; and staying in a remote monastery in an uncontrived manner. Those four are the totally pure discipline.

“Householder, furthermore, what are the four totally pure disciplines? They are: that by restrained (171) body one does not reference body; that by restrained speech one does not reference speech; that by restrained mind one does not reference mind; and that by separating from views the mind for all-knowing is generated. Those four are the totally pure discipline.

“Householder, furthermore, what are the four totally pure disciplines? They are: abandoning grasping at I; casting off grasping at mine; separating from nihilism and permanence; and entering into the dharma which is a basis. Those four are the totally pure discipline.

“Householder, furthermore, what are the four totally pure disciplines? They are: conceiving of the aggregates as having origination and disintegration; entirely meeting the dharmadhātu in the dhātus; perceiving the āyatanas as an empty village; and not overtly clinging to the designated conventions. Those four are the totally pure discipline.

“Householder, furthermore, what are the four totally pure disciplines? They are: not praising self through perceiving that in self there is absence of self; not disparaging other through not referencing other; being without conceit through a mind which has been thoroughly processed; and being without guile through the equalness of all dharmas. Those four are the totally pure discipline.

“Householder, furthermore, what are the four totally pure disciplines? They are: being intent on emptiness; not being scared of signlessness; compassion at a greater level for all sentient beings; and forbearance with respect to lack of self. Those four are the totally pure discipline.

“Householder, furthermore, if an ordained bodhisatva hears of totally pure concentration, he trains in that. What is totally pure concentration? It is: being without conceived effort (172) for all dharmas; being without separation into two through the equalness of all dharmas; workable mind, one-pointed mind, renounced mind, mind not elaborating, mind not totally running (173) , mind not abiding, certainty of mind, blessed mind, control over mind, no attachment to the qualities of a desirous mind, mind discriminating dharmas as illusions, the way that dharmadhātu is not to be actually formed, and the way that there is non-production, non-origination, and equalness. Householder, in that way an ordained bodhisatva discriminates totally pure concentration.

“Householder, furthermore, if an ordained bodhisatva hears of totally pure Prajñāparamita, he trains in it. What is totally pure prajñā? It is discriminated like this: knowing all dharmas in direct perception; knowing how to

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