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The Path of Liberation for the Saints
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Not all beings have six perfections, but some have five and some have four. To explain this, the following four sutras are spoken.
Five perfections, five imperfections. || 72 || There are five perfections and five imperfections. || 72 ||
Although these five perfections are included in the above six perfections, some beings have all six perfections, while others have only five. This particularity is shown by this separate sutra. Here, the mind perfection is excluded, and the remaining five perfections are intended.
To remove the doubt about who has these five perfections and five imperfections, the following sutra is spoken:
From the two-sensory beings to the non-cognizant five-sensory beings. || 73 || The above five perfections and five imperfections are from the two-sensory beings to the non-cognizant five-sensory beings. || 73 ||
To explain the existence of the number of perfections in more detail, the following sutra is spoken:
Four perfections, four imperfections. || 74 || There are four perfections and four imperfections. || 74 ||
Some beings have only these four perfections and imperfections: food perfection, body perfection, sensory perfection, and breath perfection. Similarly, the four imperfections should also be understood.
Now, to explain the beings who have these four perfections and four imperfections, the following sutra is spoken:
One-sensory beings. || 75 ||
These four perfections and four imperfections, devoid of speech and mind perfection-imperfections, are only for one-sensory beings. || 75 ||
Thus, after explaining the perfections and imperfections, the following sutra is spoken to state that this yoga is present in a certain being and this yoga is not present in a certain being:
Audaricakayayoga is for the perfections, and Audaricamisrakayayoga is for the imperfections. || 76 || Audaricakayayoga is for the perfections, and Audaricamisrakayayoga is for the imperfections. || 76 ||