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:Magical illusion, dewdrop, bubble,
:Magical illusion, dewdrop, bubble,
:Dream, lightning, or a cloud—
:Dream, lightning, or a cloud—
:Know all [[compounded]] phenomena to be like this.<ref>[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/ ''Translation courtesy of Lotsawa House]</ref>
:Know all [[conditioned|compounded]] phenomena to be like this.<ref>[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/ ''Translation courtesy of Lotsawa House]</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 10:12, 23 June 2015

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]

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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.