Summary
s.1While the Buddha is residing on Vulture Peak Mountain, the bodhisattva Siṃhavikrāntagāmin asks him a series of questions about emptiness and the nondual view in which the dichotomy between subject and object has been left behind. The Buddha responds with a discourse in verse identifying the nature of phenomena as the single principle of emptiness. Later, he teaches the bodhisattva about the dangers of judging the behavior of other bodhisattvas, and the dangers of making any imputations about phenomena at all—explaining that both stem from ill-founded preconceptions that are transcended with spiritual awakening. In an ensuing discussion with Mañjuśrī, the Buddha further connects many standard Buddhist concepts and categories to the nondual view that all phenomena are unborn and without intrinsic nature. Lastly, a god is instructed in the knowledge that overcomes the duality of various opposites, and Mañjuśrī concludes the sūtra by revealing the circumstances of his time as a beginning bodhisattva.
s.1佛在鷲峰山時，菩薩獅子勇猛行向佛提出一系列關於空和不二見的問題，在這種觀點中，主體和客體的二元對立已被超越。佛以一篇韻文開示來回應，揭示法相的本質就是空這個單一原則。之後，他教導菩薩關於評判其他菩薩行為的危險，以及對法相進行任何假立的危險——解釋說這兩者都源於根基不牢固的預設概念，這些概念在精神覺悟中得到超越。在隨後與文殊菩薩的討論中，佛進一步將許多標準的佛教概念和範疇連結到不二見，說明一切法都是無生且無自性的。最後，一位天向空性智慧得到指導，這種智慧能克服各種對立的二元性，文殊菩薩透過揭露他作為初發心菩薩時期的情況來作為經的結尾。