| bcom ldan ’das kyis bka’ stsal pa | rab ’byor de bzhin te | byang chub sems dpa’ gang ’di skad du bdag gis sems can rnams yongs su mya ngan las bzla’o zhes zer na de byang chub sems dpa’ zhes mi bya’o |
| de ci’i phyir zhe na | rab ’byor gang byang chub sems dpa’ zhes bya ba’i chos de gang yang yod dam |
rab ’byor gyis gsol pa | bcom ldan ’das de ni ma mchis so |
| bcom ldan ’das kyis bka’ stsal pa | rab ’byor de bas na de bzhin gshegs pas chos thams cad ni sems can med pa | srog med pa | gang zag med pa zhes gsungs so |
The Lord said, “Quite so, Subhūti. Any bodhisattva who would say such things as ‘I will bring living beings to final extinction’ should not be called a bodhisattva.
Why is that? Does any dharma at all exist called ‘a bodhisattva,’ Subhūti?”
He said, “No indeed, Lord.”
The Lord said, “Therefore the Realized One preaches that all dharmas are devoid of a living being, devoid of a soul, devoid of a person.