pćan to wisdom transcendent
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hail wisdom transcendent unlimited unimagined in form unblemished the observant know perfection pure unbounded soundless as the entire universe whoso knows you knows him whose coming is also blessed pity is what brought you those who hail buddhadharmas theirs o salutary one is sovereignty peerless pure in heart the revelation of you makes them they have won already you who make fertile the heroically compassionate for the rest of humankind are nourished by you as a mother given birth and love Buddhas teach the world and are your pitying sons thus you great lady are the grandmother of us all what is perfectly pure surrounds you always as stars the moon’s bow sanctified you are utterly they who walk in darkness the Tathagatas tell of you as one and many various with many names dew disappears when once the sunbeams come so theoretics depart when you are known you are frightening to those who foolish see you fearfully you are peace and succor in the sight of the wise there must be fondness for you in anyone you save or mother how would anyone discern the rest of it? you come from nowhere don’t go anywhere there is no dwelling place where the sages have you this is the way to see you not and so find you seeing you is freedom not seeing you is freedom too you bind the faithful and the faithless free the one as well as the other perfect is your fame and mystery though hard to discern you appear as semblances and can’t be seen at all all the Buddhas everywhere and disciples seek you who are the only path of holiness there can be no other they who save the world for pity of ignorant men speak of you by custom and speak not of you who on earth can praise you in your featurelessness? there are no words nor means of approach we do our best with common coinage praising you though it concerns you not thus are we blessed praise to wisdom transcendent thus I raise in return grant only that the world become devoted to you peerless |
Rahulabhadra (2nd
c.)
tr. after Edward Conze