btsun pa sha ra dva ti’i bu, gzhan yang byang chub sems dpa’ rnams kyi chos kyi mdo bzhi mi zad pa ste.
punar aparaṃ, bhadanta śāradvatīputra, bodhisattvānāṃ catvāri dharmoddānāny apy akṣayāṇi.
Further, reverend Śāradvatīputra, the bodhisattvas’ four summaries of religion are also imperishable.
ston pa’i byang chub sems dpa’ ni ’du byed thams cad kyi mtshan nyid shes pa dang, zag pa dang bcas pa thams cad kyi mtshan nyid shes pa dang, chos thams cad kyi mtshan nyid shes pa dang, zhi ba’i nga rgyal med pa ste, de’i dbang du byas nas btsun pa sha ra dva ti’i bu gzhan yang byang chub sems dpa’ rnams kyi chos kyi mdo bzhi mi zad pa ste zhes bya ba la sogs pa gsungs te, de dag gi bsdus pa’i don de thob pa rnam par gzhag pa bstan to. chos kyi mdo zhes bya ba ni ’dus byas dang ’dus ma byas kyi chos rnams mi rtag pa la sogs pa ’di bzhi mdor bsdus te bstan pa’i phyir chos kyi mdo zhes bya’o – "As for the teaching (anushāsaka) bodhisattva, he is 1) knowing the essential character of all conditioned things (sarvasaṃskāralakṣaṇajnya), 2) knowing the essential character of all sullied things (sarvasāsravalakṣaṇajnya), 3) knowing the essential character of all moments of existence (sarvadharmalakṣaṇajnya), and 4) free of conceit caused by peace (shāntinirmāṇa); with reference to him (tam adhipatiṃ kṛtvā) it is said: ...; as a summarizing title (piṇḍārtha) it is taught as Defining the Attainment of That (tatprāptivyavasthāpanā). They are called Summaries of Religion (dharmoddāna) since they teach these four statements concerned with the impermanence, etc., of all conditioned (saṃskṛta) and unconditioned (asaṃskṛta) moments of existence in a condensed way (samāsanirdeshatas).
mi zad pa ni des bsdu bar bya ba’i ’dus byas dang ’dus ma byas kyi chos zad mi shes pas na mi zad pa zhes bya’o – "As for imperishability, since the conditioned and unconditioned moments of existence which they are to summarize are imperishable, they are imperishable".
’dir yang bstan pa dang bshad pa’i tshul du rig par bya ste, bzhi gang zhe na? ’di lta ste zhes bya ba nas brtsams te mi zad pa’i shes pa rab tu ’jug pa’o zhes bya ba yan chad ni bstan pa’i tshul lo, de man chad lhag ma rnams ni bshad pa’i tshul lo.
’du byed thams cad mi rtag par byang chub sems dpa’ rnams kyis bstan mi zad pa’i shes pa rab tu ’jug pa zhes bya ba ni ’du byed thams cad mi rtag pa’o zhes byang chub sems dpa’ rnams kyis bstan pa’i shes pa ’byung ste, mi zad pa yin no zhes bya ba’i don te, de mi zad pa yang ’du byed kyi chos rnams mi zad pa’i phyir, de bstan pa’am shes pa yang mi zad pa ste, de bzhin du sdug bsngal la sogs pa ’og ma rnams la yang sbyar ro.