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Buddha - Diamond sutra - 20 The Unreality of Phenomenal Distinctions
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Section XX. The Unreality of Phenomenal Distinctions
Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Buddha be perceived by His perfectly-formed body?
No, World-honored One, the Tathagata cannot be perceived by His perfectly-formed body, because the Tathagata teaches that a perfectly-formed body is not really such; it is merely called "a perfectly-formed body."
Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Tathagata be perceived by means of any phenomenal characteristic?
No, World-honored One, the Tathagata may not be perceived by any phenomenal characteristic, because the Tathagata teaches that phenomenal characteristics are not really such; they are merely termed "phenomenal characteristics."