Just as it is very hard in this world here to obtain a pure gem,<br>Be it located in the ocean or resting below the earth, which makes [people] yearn for it,<br>So the sight of a tathāgata should be understood as something not easily found<br>In the minds of very unsuitable beings who are in the grip of all kinds of afflictions. +
Though it is insubstantial, without appearance,<br>Without support, without basis,<br>Beyond the pathway of the eyes,<br>Formless, and indemonstrable, +
Highs and lows are seen in space,<br>But it is not like that at all.<br>Likewise, everything can be seen in the buddhas,<br>But they are not like that at all. +
Since some do not see that activity<br>Can be performed without effort,<br>The nine kinds of examples were given<br>In order to eliminate the doubts of those to be guided. +