Year: 2025
Dimensions: 50.5×31 cm
Title: Excerpt from The Diamond Sutra
Medium: Solid wood frame, silk brocade,goat-brain ritual paper(Gold)
Content:
What do you think, Subhuti, is the Tathagata to be seen by means of the accomplishment of his form-body? Subhuti replied: No indeed, O Lord, the Tathagata is not to be seen by means of the accomplishment of his form-body. And why? ‘Accomplishment of his form-body, accomplishment of his form-body', this, O Lord, has been taught by the Tathagata as noaccomplishment. Therefore is it called 'accomplishment of his form-body'.
The Lord asked: What do you think, Subhuti, is the Tathagata to be seen through his possession of marks? Subhuti replied: No indeed, O Lord. And why? This possession of marks, O Lord, which has been taught by the Tathagata, as a no-possession of no-marks this has been taught by the Tathagata. Therefore is it called 'possession of marks'.
The Lord asked: What do you think, Subhuti, does it occur to the Tathagata, ‘by me has Dharma been demonstrated'? Whosoever, Subhuti, would say, 'the Tathagata has demonstrated Dharma', he would speak falsely, he would misrepresent me by seizing on what is not there. And why? 'Demonstration of dharma, demonstration of dharma', Subhuti, there is not any dharma which could be got at as a demonstration of dharma.
Excerpt from The Diamond Sutra
Colophon & Signature:
Written by Wang Yunyun in the tenth month in the year of Yisi.
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