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Studies in Indian Philosophy enlightenment. (ii) The fear of suffering inspires the Three Thoughts, i.e., Compassion, Wisdom and Resolve; and consequently frees oneself from the Six Ways of existence. (iii) The Five perfections negate the formation of deed. 15 (iv) The arising of the three thoughts negate the three poisons. Except for the Gozamban edition, the remaining versions of the text read as follows: "These are the aforementioned thoughts of Compassion, Wisdom and Resolve which are now arising The śāstra (i. e., The Awakening of Faith) states in developing the aspiration for enlightenment through the perfection of faith... three kinds sof mind are to be cultivated): The first is the mind characterized by straightforwarduess, for it correctly meditates on the principle of Suchness. The second is the mind of profoundness, for there is no limit to its joyful accumulation of all kinds of goodness. The third is the mind filled with great compassion, for it wishes to uproot the sufferings of all sentient beings.''16 The Gozamban enition reads : "The wish of ferrying the sentient beings to the other shore as aspired by the Mind of Compassion negates hatred; the wish for a thorough understanding of all dharmas as aspired by the Mind of Wisdom negates delusion; and the wish for cultivating of myriad practices as aspired by the Mind of Resolve negates attachment. 17 The Korean edition which Kamata has translated into Japanese stands in the middle: it is identical with Gozamban in the text and identical with other editions in the charter. 18(v) The realization of the emptiness of the Self negates the obstinate attachment of the Self. (vi) The realization of the emptiness of dharma negates the obstinate grasping of dharma. (vii) Unhindered by matters negates the attachment to phenomena. (viii) Illuminations of mind negates wordly characteristics. (ix) Freedom of mind from thoughts negates arising of thought. (x) The attainment of Buddba-hood.
Of the aforementioned three motions of the Chinese Buddhist Wheel only the first and third are usually discussed by scholars because, to a certain extent, the second and the
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