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## The Introduction of Qualities
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What to speak of other scholars! Their existence holds no significance in the presence of Samantabhadra.
This verse provides some insight into the state of the opponents in the presence of Samantabhadra.
Many scholars have interpreted 'Dhurjati' in this verse as a synonym for 'Mahadeva' or 'Shiva' and therefore used the names Mahadeva and Shiva in their translations instead of 'Dhurjati'. However, this is not the case. Even if this name is a synonym for a particular individual here, it is not a synonym for the deity Rudra by the name Mahadeva or the deity Shiva. Mahadeva was neither a contemporary of Samantabhadra nor did Samantabhadra ever have any direct encounter or interaction with him. In such a situation, deriving the meaning of Mahadeva from 'Dhurjati' here is not just a mistake.
In reality, this verse was not composed solely to establish the importance of Samantabhadra, but it mentions a specific incident related to Samantabhadra's subject of debate. And from this, two historical facts are revealed:
Firstly, there was a very great scholar named 'Dhurjati' during the time of Samantabhadra, who was renowned for his cleverness, clarity, speed, and eloquence. This description further indicates that he was a specific individual of that time.
Secondly, Samantabhadra had a debate with him, in which he was quickly rendered speechless and could not speak further.
The meaning of this verse becomes even clearer from its ancient form, which was inscribed in the year 1050 Saka, by Mallisen...