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/gźal yas khan ni ye ses te /
ndala. The temple is wisdom (jñāna), sems kyi brtsegs pa bsgren ba yin / uplifting an edifice of consciousness. (118) "illustrious" : because incorporated by the Sambhogakāya. "wisdom" : (here,) in
sight (prajña). (119) / phyi yi gru bzi pa gan yin/ (119) The outer square has equality of
/ tshad kyi mñam pa ñid gyur pa / measure. The thought(s) of friendliness,
byams pa la sogs sems gan yin/ and so on, are explained as the four lines.
/ thig bãi źes ni bśad pa yin // (119) "friendliness, and so on": friendliness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanim
ity. These four are called "boundless" (apramāna) when focussed upon the boundless sentient beings; and are called "pure abodes" (brahmavihara) when focussed
upon the sentient beings ranging in desire. (120) / chos kyi sbyor ba rjes dran ñid / (120) The recollection praxis of the Dharma / gan de rdo rje thig tu bśad /
(Doctrine) is what is explained as the di/lta ba kun las rnam grol ba / amond line. The liberation from all views / ye ses thig tu bśad pa yin //
is explained as the knowledge line. (121) / tshul khrims tshogs kyi dam pa ni/ (121) The sublime collection of morality is
gan zig rgyan du bśad pa yin/ referred to as "ornament". The thoughts /dad dban la sogs sems gan yin/ of the powers of faith, and so on, realize / re ba Ina ni yan dag byun //
the five hopes. (121) "five hopes”: the five powers beginning with faith. [Among the thirty-seven
bodhipakşya-dharma-s, there are five "faculties” (indriya), faith (śraddha), and so on. When these become strong, the same five are called the five "powers" (bala), which therefore are the "five hopes".] (122) / rnam par thar pa bãi po ni/ (122) The four liberations (vimokşa) are
| sgo rnams su ni yan dag bśad / the gates. The four right elimination-ex/yan dag spoi ba bái po ni /
ertions (samyak-prahāņa) are the arches /rta babs rnams dan ka bar byun // and involve posts. (123) / dran pa ñer báng bái po ni/ (123) The four stations of mindfulness (sm
Khyams rnams bzi por ses par bya / rtyupasthāna) are understood as the four rdsu phrul rhai ba bái po ni / courtyards. The bases of magical power de ni sgo khyud rnam bzi yin // (rddhi-pada) are the four gate projec
tions (niryūha). (124) / byan chub yan lan lag bdun po ni/ (124) The seven ancillaries of enlightenment
/ phren ba me tog chun brgyan pa / (bodhyanga)are the adornment with garl'phags lam yan lag brgyad po ni/ lands and flower bundles. The eightfold
