大般若波羅蜜多経 巻五百六十五 (Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra Vol. 565)

All phenomena, in accordance with the Dharma, are white? a likely reference to purity or emptiness; upon what do they rely? Why is this so? Because the root of virtue? is essentially without? anything to possess.

Those who provide interpretations say: "They are not established by relying on emptiness; how could they be?" Why? Because the venerable Subhuti Good Appearance/Elder disciple of the Buddha observes that all phenomena are ultimately empty. He does not see any dharma, paramita perfection, or Bodhisattva-practice. One who practices the Prajnaparamita Perfection of Wisdom cannot even attain supreme, perfect enlightenment, so how much less can they attain the wisdom of all-knowing? One who is wise cannot even attain all-knowing wisdom, so how much less can they attain the Buddha? Even the Tathagata Thus-Come One/The Buddha cannot attain the unborn nature, so how could anyone attain the ability to realize the unborn nature? One cannot even attain the ability to realize the Buddha’s enlightenment; one cannot even attain the nature of all phenomena, so how could one attain the ability to accomplish the original source of all phenomena? The reason is? that one cannot even attain the Dharma, so how could one attain the ability to preach the Dharma?

Kaushika a name for Sakra/Indra, the venerable Subhuti dwells in the subtle practices of Prajnaparamita Perfection of Wisdom regarding all phenomena. If one were to compare this to one part in a hundred, it does not compare; it does not compare to one part in a thousand, and so on? to the point that calculations and analogies cannot reach it. These Bodhisattvas, great beings, as well as the shravakas hearers/disciples and pratyekabuddhas solitary realized ones, are supreme, honorable, high, subtle, extremely subtle, and superior. Therefore, Kaushika, if Bodhisattvas, great beings, among all sentient beings are supreme, honorable, high, subtle, extremely subtle, and superior, they should dwell in the Prajnaparamita Perfection of Wisdom and dedicate their intent to the multitude.

The Trayastrimsha Heaven of the Thirty-Three gods heard the Dharma and scattered flowers. Each took heavenly mandarava celestial flowers—fragrant flowers—to offer and scatter before the World-Honored One and the Bodhisattvas. There were six million billion kotis a vast numerical unit of them. They rose, knelt with their right knees on the ground, and pressed their palms together toward the Buddha. Due to the Buddha's supernatural power, these subtle and fragrant flowers naturally filled? their hands. Once they had these flowers, they all voiced the same vow: "We use these flowers to offer to the Buddha."

The remainder of the text consists of a repeated formulaic phrase: "After scattering the flowers, they all vowed: 'We use these flowers to offer to the Buddha.'"