Nine similes of illusion
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The nine similes of illusion occur in this verse from the Diamond Cutter Sutra:
- Like a star, hallucination, candle,
- Magical illusion, dewdrop, bubble,
- Dream, lightning, or a cloud—
- Know all compounded phenomena to be like this.[1]
Notes
Further Reading
- The Light of Wisdom Volume 1. Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2. pp.140-141. See also note 277 page 274 for an explanation of the quotation.