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Book of Equanimity Case 48:

Vimalakirti's Nonduality

Master Wong Song's Preface to the Assembly:

Even if one's subtle function is universal, there's a place where one can't even begin to act. Even if one's eloquence is unhindered, there's a time when one can't open one's mouth. Longya was like a handless man boxing. Jiashan made a tongueless man able to speak. Who is it who can extricate oneself midway?

The Main Case:

Vimalakirti asked Manjushri, "What is a bodhisattva's method of entering nonduality?" Manjushri said, "According to my mind, in all things, no speech, no explanations, no direction, no representation, leaving behind all questions and answers, this is the method of entering nonduality. Then Manjushri asked Vimalakirti, "We have each spoken, now you should say. Good man, what is a bodhisattva's method of entering into nonduality? Vimalakirti was silent.

Master Hongzhi's Verse

Manjushri inquires after the illness of the old Vaisalian;

The gate of nonduality opens

Behold the adept.

Crude without, pure within who appreciates it?

Forgetting "before' and losing "after,' don't sigh.

Struggling to present the gem, the man with his feet cut off in the garden of Chu.

Repaying with a jewel, shining bright the cut snake of Sui.

Stop checking

There are absolutely no flaws.