大般若波羅蜜多経 巻十七 (Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra Vol. 17 — Historic Manuscript)

"...Apart from the Suchness of phenomena such as form there is a Bodhisattva Mahasattva—this does not exist."

Shariputra a chief disciple of the Buddha said, "Subhuti, well said, well said! It is just as you have spoken, Subhuti. Because phenomena such as form are ungraspable, the Suchness of phenomena such as form is also ungraspable. Because the dharma and its Suchness are ungraspable, the Bodhisattva Mahasattva is also ungraspable. Because the Bodhisattva Mahasattva is ungraspable, the Prajnaparamita Perfection of Wisdom that one practices is also ungraspable. Subhuti, when all Bodhisattva Mahasattvas practice the single-minded Prajnaparamita, they should train in this way."

Furthermore, Subhuti, what is your intention regarding this? Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the permanence of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the permanence of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the impermanence of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the impermanence of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the accumulation of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the accumulation of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the suffering of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the suffering of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the cessation of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the cessation of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the path of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the path of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the purity of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the purity of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the impurity of form? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for the impurity of feeling, perception, formation, or consciousness? No, World-Honored One. Is the Bodhisattva Mahasattva a designation for...