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Analysis of Yoga in the Samdhinirmocana-sutra Maitreya represents the Aparijña's standpoint while the Buddha reveals the Parijña's view.
TRANSLATION
SAMDHINIRMOCANA-SŪTRA (Sūtra of the Explanation of the Profound Meaning) Chapter IX: Questions of the Bodhisattva Maitreya
or the Analysis of Yoga
1) At that time, Bodhisattva Maitreya asked the Bhagavat:
"Bhagavat! Relying on what (kim samniśritya), and standing on what base (kim pratișthāya), do Bodhisattvas intensely contemplate Calming (samatha) and Clear Vision (vipaśyanā) in the Mahāyāna ?
The Bhagavat gave this answer : "Maitreya ! Standing on the provisional establishment of the natures (dharma-prajñaptivyavasthāpana), and relying on the non-abandonment of the vow (anirākṣta-pranidhi) for the supreme perfection of enlightenment (anuttarā-samyaksambodhi), (Bodhisattvas intensely contemplate Calming and Clear Vision in the Mahāyāna).
(Sūtra-alamkāra pp. 167–168, WI , XE30. p. 519b) · 2) The Bhagavat taught the following four as the meditativeobject elements (ālambana-vastu) of Calming and Clear Vision.
a) the image attended with predication (savikalpa-pratibimba) b) the image devoid of predication (nirvikalpa-pratibimba) c) the limits of the entity (vastu-paryantatā)
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