大般若波羅蜜多経 巻四十 (Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra Vol. 40)

...up to the limbs of the Eightfold Noble Path original: "八聖道支", the characteristics of permanence and impermanence; this is practicing the Perfection of Wisdom. One does not practice the four foundations of mindfulness original: "四念住" as accumulating suffering; one does not practice the four foundations of mindfulness as accumulating happiness. If this is the characteristic, this is practicing the Perfection of Wisdom. One does not practice the four foundations of mindfulness as accumulating suffering; one does not practice the four foundations of mindfulness as accumulating happiness. If this is the characteristic, this is practicing the Perfection of Wisdom. The text continues in a repetitive, rhythmic structure common in this sutra, emphasizing the rejection of conceptual extremes regarding suffering and happiness.

[The text continues repeating the refrain: "One does not practice the four foundations of mindfulness as accumulating suffering; one does not practice the four foundations of mindfulness as accumulating happiness. If this is the characteristic, this is practicing the Perfection of Wisdom."]

The manuscript suffers from extreme repetition here, characteristic of the "Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra" style, which utilizes circular, exhaustive negation to demonstrate the emptiness of all conceptual phenomena. Due to severe degradation and fiber loss at the end of the scroll, the text terminates abruptly mid-sentence.