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[[Command of the Eight Great Displays]] ([[八大自在)]]. According to the [[Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra]] (T12n0375), fascicle 23, the [[true self]] of a [[Buddha]] has total [[command of the eight great displays]]: | [[Command of the Eight Great Displays]] ([[八大自在)]]. According to the [[Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra]] (T12n0375), fascicle 23, the [[true self]] of a [[Buddha]] has total [[command of the eight great displays]]: | ||
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(3) this vast [[body]] can lift off and travel far; | (3) this vast [[body]] can lift off and travel far; | ||
| − | (4) it can remain in one land and [[manifest]] innumerable varieties of [[forms]] in response to [[sentient beings]]; | + | (4) it can remain in one land and [[manifest]] {{Wiki|innumerable}} varieties of [[forms]] in response to [[sentient beings]]; |
(5) the functions of its [[five faculties]] can be interchangeable; | (5) the functions of its [[five faculties]] can be interchangeable; | ||
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(6) He can attain all [[dharmas]] with no [[attachment]] to any [[attainment]]; | (6) He can attain all [[dharmas]] with no [[attachment]] to any [[attainment]]; | ||
| − | (7) He can expound the meaning of one [[stanza]] for innumerable [[kalpas]]; | + | (7) He can expound the meaning of one [[stanza]] for {{Wiki|innumerable}} [[kalpas]]; |
(8) His [[body]] can pervade everywhere, like [[space]]. | (8) His [[body]] can pervade everywhere, like [[space]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:44, 11 March 2024
Command of the Eight Great Displays (八大自在). According to the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375), fascicle 23, the true self of a Buddha has total command of the eight great displays:
(1) one physical body can manifest many copies;
(2) one physical body can fill a Large Thousandfold World;
(3) this vast body can lift off and travel far;
(4) it can remain in one land and manifest innumerable varieties of forms in response to sentient beings;
(5) the functions of its five faculties can be interchangeable;
(6) He can attain all dharmas with no attachment to any attainment;
(7) He can expound the meaning of one stanza for innumerable kalpas;
(8) His body can pervade everywhere, like space.
