The Gospel of Thomas side-by-side with The Diamond Sutra Scrolling both texts together, sequentially similar thoughts, words, and rhetoric are highlighted using similar colors. Like a present-day Conversation between Two Cultures; Jesus and the Buddha. Compare and Contrast.
The Gospel of Thomas by Mark M. Mattison	The Diamond Sutra Translated by William Gemmell
Prologue The hidden sayings  The living Jesus spoke	[Chapter 1] I heard Our Lord Buddha
These are the hidden sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.	Thus have I heard [1] concerning our Lord Buddha:—
Saying 1 Whoever discovers won't taste death	Buddha sojourned in Shravasti (the abode of immortals.)
And he said, "Whoever discovers the meaning of these sayings won't taste death."	Upon a memorable occasion, the Lord Buddha [2] sojourned in the kingdom of Shravasti, [3] lodging in the grove of Jeta, [4] (C.f. Shravasti is the abode of immortals.)
Saying 2 Whoever seeks, finds. They reign over the All	With the Lord... assembled... all whom attained to degrees of wisdom
Jesus said, "Whoever seeks shouldn't stop until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will be […] amazed, and reign over the All."	a park within the imperial domain, which Jeta, the heir-apparent, bestowed upon Sutana, [5] a benevolent Minister of State, renowned for his charities and benefactions. With the Lord Buddha, there were assembled together twelve hundred and fifty mendicant disciples, [6] all of whom had attained to eminent degrees of spiritual wisdom.
Saying 3 The kingdom is within. Know yourselves. You're the children	Within the great city accept the honoured seat by his disciples
Jesus said, "If your leaders tell you, 'Look, the kingdom is in heaven,' then the birds of heaven will precede you. If they tell you, 'It's in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is within you and outside of you. "When you know yourselves, then you'll be known, and you'll realize that you're the children of the living Father. But if you don't know yourselves, then you live in poverty, and you are the poverty."	As it approached the hour for the morning meal, Lord Buddha, Honoured of the Worlds, [7] attired himself in a mendicant’s robe, [8] and bearing an alms-bowl in his hands, walked towards the great city of Shravasti, which he entered to beg for food. [9] Within the city he proceeded from door to door, [10] and received such donations as the good people severally bestowed. [11] Concluding this religious exercise, the Lord Buddha returned to the grove of Jeta, and partook of the frugal meal [12] received as alms. Thereafter he divested himself of his mendicant’s robe, laid aside the venerated alms-bowl, [13] bathed his sacred feet, and accepted the honoured seat reserved for him by his disciples. (C.f. Shravasti is the abode of immortals.)
Saying 4 The older person will live. They'll become one	[Chapter 2] The venerable Subhuti rising knelt pressing together the palms
Jesus said, "The older person won't hesitate to ask a little seven-day-old child about the place of life, and they'll live, because many who are first will be last, and they'll become one." (C.f. Pressing together hands - See Hands becoming One, Saying 22.)	Upon that occasion, the venerable Subhuti [1] occupied a place in the midst of the assembly. Rising from his seat, with cloak arranged in such manner that his right shoulder was disclosed, Subhuti knelt upon his right knee, then pressing together the palms of his hands,
Saying 5 What's hidden from you will be revealed to you	Thou art of transcendent wisdom of enlightened disciples
Jesus said, "Know what's in front of your face, and what's hidden from you will be revealed to you, because there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed."	he respectfully raised them towards Lord Buddha, saying: “Thou art of transcendent wisdom, Honoured of the Worlds! With wonderful solicitude, Thou dost preserve in the faith, and instruct in the Law, this illustrious assembly of enlightened disciples. [2]
Saying 6 His Disciples Do what is Revealed	Enabled Enlightened Disciples
His disciples said to him, "Do you want us to fast? And how should we pray? Should we make donations? And what food should we avoid?" Jesus said, "Do not lie, and do not do what you hate, because everything is revealed in the sight of heaven; for there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and nothing covered up that will stay secret."	Honoured of the Worlds! if a good disciple, whether man or woman, [3] seeks to obtain supreme spiritual wisdom, [4] what immutable Law shall sustain the mind of that disciple, and bring into subjection every inordinate desire?” [5] The Lord Buddha replied to Subhuti, saying: “Truly a most excellent theme! As you affirmed, I preserve in the faith, and instruct in the Law, this illustrious assembly of enlightened disciples. Attend diligently unto me, and I shall enunciate a Law whereby the mind of a good disciple, whether man or woman, seeking to obtain supreme spiritual wisdom, [6] shall be adequately sustained, and enabled to bring into subjection [7] every inordinate desire.”
Saying 7 The lion eaten by a human	Every inordinate desire brought into subjection by the person
Jesus said, "Blessed is the lion that's eaten by a human and then becomes human, but how awful for the human who's eaten by a lion, and the lion becomes human." (C.f. A destructive consuming transforming  light, Saying 11 and 61.)	Subhuti was gratified, and signified glad consent. Thereupon, the Lord Buddha, with majesty of person, [8] and perfect articulation, proceeded to deliver the text of this Scripture, [9] saying:— [Chapters 3 and 4] “By this wisdom shall enlightened disciples be enabled to bring into subjection every inordinate desire!
Saying 8 Easily choosing the large fish (anyone who has ears) from All the little fish from the sea	You, (the enlightened disciples) shall be delivered from Every species of life from an illimitable world of sentient life
He said, "The human being is like a wise fisher who cast a net into the sea and drew it up from the sea full of little fish. Among them the wise fisher found a fine large fish and cast all the little fish back down into the sea, easily choosing the large fish. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"	Every species of life, whether hatched in the egg, formed in the womb, evolved from spawn, produced by metamorphosis, with or without form or intelligence, possessing or devoid of natural instinct—from these changeful [1] conditions of being, I command you to seek deliverance, [2] in the transcendental concept of Nirvana. [3] Thus, you shall be delivered from an immeasurable, innumerable, and illimitable world of sentient life; but, in reality, there is no world of sentient life from which to seek deliverance. And why? Because, in the minds [4] of enlightened disciples there have ceased to exist such arbitrary concepts of phenomena as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality.” [5]
Saying 9 A sower went out & scattered seed. It produced fruit.	[Chapter 4] An enlightened disciple exercised charity. He will realise a merit.
Jesus said, "Look, a sower went out, took a handful of seeds, and scattered them. Some fell on the roadside; the birds came and gathered them. Others fell on the rock; they didn't take root in the soil and ears of grain didn't rise toward heaven. Yet others fell on thorns; they choked the seeds and worms ate them. Finally, others fell on good soil; it produced fruit up toward heaven, some sixty times as much and some a hundred and twenty." (C.f. Sensuous & illusive forms of phenomena explained, Mark 4:16-19.)	“Moreover, Subhuti, an enlightened disciple ought to act spontaneously in the exercise of charity, [6] uninfluenced by sensuous phenomena [7] such as sound, odour, taste, touch, or Law. [8] Subhuti, it is imperative that an enlightened disciple, in the exercise of charity, should act independently of phenomena. And why? Because, acting without regard to illusive forms of phenomena, he will realise in the exercise of charity, a merit inestimable and immeasurable.”
Saying 10 Watching over it (The world)	Estimate the universe of space (The Worlds)
Jesus said, "I've cast fire on the world, and look, I'm watching over it until it blazes." (C.f. "What think you?" with "Maybe people think," Saying 16 with 10.)	“Subhuti, what think you? Is it possible to estimate the distance comprising the illimitable universe of space?” [9] Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds!
Saying 11 Heaven will disappear. When the living are in the light what will you do?	The seductive influences of the illimitable universe (do not disturb) an enlightened disciple, who discharges the exercise of charity
Jesus said, "This heaven will disappear, and the one above it will disappear too. Those who are dead aren't alive, and those who are living won't die. In the days when you ate what was dead, you made it alive. When you're in the light, what will you do? On the day when you were one, you became divided. But when you become divided, what will you do?"	It is impossible to estimate the distance comprising the illimitable universe of space.” The Lord Buddha thereupon discoursed, saying: “It is equally impossible to estimate the merit [10] of an enlightened disciple, who discharges the exercise of charity, unperturbed by the seductive influences of phenomena. Subhuti, the mind of an enlightened disciple ought thus to be indoctrinated.” [11] [Chapter 5] The Lord Buddha interrogated Subhuti, saying: “What think you?
Saying 12 We know Heaven and earth  came into being.	Clear perception (beyond)  the Worlds, every form, or his physical body.
The disciples said to Jesus, "We know you're going to leave us. Who will lead us then?" Jesus said to them, "Wherever you are, you'll go to James the Just, for whom heaven and earth came into being." (C.f. "Who will lead us?" Saying 108.)	Is it possible that by means of his physical body, [1] the Lord Buddha may be clearly perceived?” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! It is impossible that by means of his physical body, the Lord Buddha may be clearly perceived. And why? Because, what the Lord Buddha referred to as a physical body, is in reality not merely a physical body.” Thereupon: “Every form or quality of phenomena is transient and illusive.
Saying 13 Who would you say I'm like? An angel, a wise philosopher? Become intoxicated by the bubbling spring?	The Lord may be clearly perceived. With minds sincere in beings destined. Conceive a pure and holy faith
Jesus said to his disciples, "If you were to compare me to someone, who would you say I'm like?" Simon Peter said to him, "You're like a just angel." Matthew said to him, "You're like a wise philosopher." Thomas said to him, "Teacher, I'm completely unable to say whom you're like." Jesus said, "I'm not your teacher. Because you've drunk, you've become intoxicated by the bubbling spring I've measured out." He took him aside and told him three things. When Thomas returned to his companions, they asked, "What did Jesus say to you?" Thomas said to them, "If I tell you one of the things he said to me, you'll pick up stones and cast them at me, and fire will come out of the stones and burn you up." (C.f. "The remote period of five centuries subsequent to the Nirvana of the Lord Buddha" is also the time of Jesus and his disciples.)	When the mind realises that the phenomena of life are not real phenomena, the Lord Buddha may then be clearly perceived.” [2] [Chapter 6] Subhuti enquired of the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! In future ages, when this scripture is proclaimed, amongst those beings   destined to hear, shall any conceive within their minds a sincere, unmingled faith?” [1] The Lord Buddha replied to Subhuti, saying: “Have no such apprehensive thought! Even at the remote period of five centuries subsequent to the Nirvana of the Lord Buddha, [2] there will be many disciples observing the monastic vows, [3] and assiduously devoted to good works. [4] These, hearing this scripture proclaimed, will believe in its immutability, and similarly conceive within their minds a pure, unmingled faith. Besides, it is important to realise that faith [5] thus conceived, is not exclusively in virtue of the insular thought of any particular Buddha, but because of its affiliation with the concrete [6] thoughts of myriad Buddhas, throughout infinite ages. Therefore, amongst the beings destined to hear this Scripture proclaimed, many, by momentary reflection, will intuitively [7] conceive a pure and holy faith.”
Saying 14 Those who are sick Bring guilt upon yourselves Fasting, praying, & making donations	These assume the permanency of phenomena & ideas coincident with Law
Jesus said to them, "If you fast, you'll bring guilt upon yourselves; and if you pray, you'll be condemned; and if you make donations, you'll harm your spirits. "If they welcome you when you enter any land and go around in the countryside, heal those who are sick among them and eat whatever they give you, because it's not what goes into your mouth that will defile you. What comes out of your mouth is what will defile you."	“Subhuti, the Lord Buddha by his prescience, [8] is perfectly cognisant of all such potential disciples, and for these also there is reserved an immeasurable merit. And why? Because, the minds of these disciples will not revert to such arbitrary concepts of phenomena as an entity, a being, a living being, a personality, qualities or ideas coincident with Law, or existing apart from the idea of Law. And why? Because, assuming the permanency and reality of phenomena, the minds of these disciples would be involved in such distinctive ideas as an entity, a being, a living being, and a personality. Affirming the permanency and reality of qualities or ideas coincident with Law, their minds would inevitably be involved in resolving these same definitions.
Saying 15 When you see that person; That's your Father	Postulating ideas of abstruse distinctions like a living being, and a personality
Jesus said, "When you see the one who wasn't born of a woman, fall down on your face and worship that person. That's your Father." (C.f. The "living father," Saying 3 and 50.)	Postulating the inviolate nature of qualities or ideas which have an existence apart from the Law, there yet remain to be explained these abstruse distinctions—an entity, a being, a living being, and a personality.
Saying 16 Maybe people think and they don't know. Jesus said, I've come to cast fire. They'll stand up and be one	Enlightened disciples ought not affirm nor postulate. Buddha invariably repeated words. Thus, we are enabled
Jesus said, "Maybe people think that I've come to cast peace on the world, and they don't know that I've come to cast divisions on the earth: fire, sword, and war. Where there are five in a house, there'll be three against two and two against three, father against and son and son against father. They will stand up and be one."	Therefore, enlightened disciples ought not to affirm the permanency or reality of qualities or ideas coincident with Law, nor postulate as being of an inviolate nature, qualities or ideas having an existence apart from the concept of Law.” “Thus, we are enabled to appreciate the significance of those words which the Lord Buddha invariably repeated to his followers: (C.f. "Cast... fire," words repeated in Saying 10 & 16. The "words... invariably repeated." )
Saying 17 I'll give you what no human mind has ever thought	I presented you disciples ideas before your minds which must inevitably be abandoned
Jesus said, "I'll give you what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, no hand has ever touched, and no human mind has ever thought. (C.f. "The Law — having fulfilled its function... must inevitably be abandoned" is like "The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto [or until] Christ,” Galatians 3:34.)	‘You disciples must realise that the Law which I enunciated, was presented before your minds in the simile of a raft. [9] If the Law—having fulfilled its function in bearing you to the other shore (Nirvana) [10] —with its coincident qualities and ideas must inevitably be abandoned, [11]
Saying 18 Have you discovered that the end is where the beginning is? They'll know, and won't taste death	Has the Lord Buddha really attained? Has he a system of doctrine? Knowledge is not supreme spiritual wisdom
The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us about our end. How will it come?" Jesus said, "Have you discovered the beginning so that you can look for the end? Because the end will be where the beginning is. Blessed is the one who will stand up in the beginning. They'll know the end, and won't taste death."	how much more inevitable must be the abandonment of qualities or ideas which have an existence apart from the Law?’” [Chapter 7] The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Has the Lord Buddha really attained to supreme spiritual wisdom? Or has he a system of doctrine which can be specifically formulated?” Subhuti replied, saying: “As I understand the meaning of the Lord Buddha’s discourse, he has no system of doctrine which can be specifically formulated; nor can the Lord Buddha express, in explicit terms, a form of knowledge which can be described as supreme spiritual wisdom.
Saying 19 Jesus said, Become my disciples. Whoever knows won't taste death	Buddha adumbrated, Wise disciples exemply the intuition of their minds attaining to spiritual wisdom
Jesus said, "Blessed is the one who came into being before coming into being. If you become my disciples and listen to my message, these stones will become your servants; because there are five trees in paradise which don't change in summer or winter, and their leaves don't fall. Whoever knows them won't taste death."	And why? Because, what the Lord Buddha adumbrated in terms of the Law, is transcendental and inexpressible. Being a purely spiritual concept, it is neither consonant with Law, nor synonymous with anything apart from the Law. Thus [1] is exemplified the manner by which wise disciples and holy Buddhas, regarding intuition [2] as the Law of their minds, severally attained to different planes of spiritual wisdom.” [3]
Saying 20 The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed... the smallest of all. On tilled soil it makes a large plant	[Chapter 8] Bestowed as alms, the seven treasures sufficient to fill the universe accrue to a very  considerable merit, Honoured of the Worlds!
The disciples asked Jesus, "Tell us, what can the kingdom of heaven be compared to?" He said to them, "It can be compared to a mustard seed. Though it's the smallest of all the seeds, when it falls on tilled soil it makes a plant so large that it shelters the birds of heaven."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? If a benevolent person bestowed as alms, an abundance of the seven treasures [1] sufficient to fill the universe, would there accrue to that person a considerable merit?” Subhuti replied, saying: [2] “A very considerable merit, Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because, what is referred to does not partake of the nature of ordinary merit, and in this sense the Lord Buddha made mention of a ‘considerable’ merit.”
Saying 21 Your disciples - They will strip naked & give them their field May there be a wise person among you. Who has ears to hear.	A disciple, & the holy Buddhas - They attained to supreme spiritual wisdom. May a Scrotapatti enter. Who avoids the seductive... sound.
Mary said to Jesus, "Whom are your disciples like?" He said, "They're like little children living in a field which isn't theirs. When the owners of the field come, they'll say, 'Give our field back to us.' They'll strip naked in front of them to let them have it and give them their field. "So I say that if the owner of the house realizes the bandit is coming, they'll watch out beforehand and won't let the bandit break into the house of their domain and steal their possessions. You, then, watch out for the world! Prepare to defend yourself so that the bandits don't attack you, because what you're expecting will come. May there be a wise person among you! "When the fruit ripened, the reaper came quickly, sickle in hand, and harvested it. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"	The Lord Buddha rejoined, saying: “If a disciple adhered with implicit faith to a stanza [3] of this Scripture, and diligently explained it to others, the intrinsic merit of that disciple would be relatively greater. And why? Because, Subhuti, the holy Buddhas, and the Law [4] by which they attained to supreme spiritual wisdom, severally owe their inception to the truth [5] of this sacred Scripture. Subhuti, what is ordinarily termed the Buddhic Law, is not really a Law attributive to Buddha.” [6] [Chapter 9] The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? May a Scrotapatti [1] (having entered the stream which bears on to Nirvana) thus moralise within himself, ‘I have obtained the fruits [2] commensurate with the merit of a Scrotapatti’?” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because, Scrotapatti is simply a descriptive term signifying ‘having entered the stream.’ A disciple who avoids the seductive phenomena of form, sound, odour, taste, touch, and Law, [3] is named a Scrotapatti.”
Saying 22 Make the two into one.  Nursing children are like those who enter the kingdom. Then... we'll enter the kingdom.	Reflect within - in reality. A Sakridagami is subject only to one more reincarnation. Hence... having immunity from reincarnation.
Jesus saw some little children nursing. He said to his disciples, "These nursing children can be compared to those who enter the kingdom." They said to him, "Then we'll enter the kingdom as little children?" Jesus said to them, "When you make the two into one, and make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and so make the male and the female a single one so that the male won't be male nor the female female; when you make eyes in the place of an eye, a hand in the place of a hand, a foot in the place of a foot, and an image in the place of an image; then you'll enter [the kingdom]."	The Lord Buddha again enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? May a Sakridagami [4] (who is subject only to one more reincarnation) thus muse within himself, ‘I have obtained the fruits consonant with the merit of a Sakridagami’?” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because, Sakridagami is merely a descriptive title denoting ‘only one more reincarnation’; [5] but in reality there is no such condition as ‘only one more reincarnation,’ hence Sakridagami is merely a descriptive title.” The Lord Buddha once again enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? May an Anagami [6] (having entire immunity from reincarnation) thus reflect within himself, ‘I have obtained the fruits which accord with the merit of an Anagami?’” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because, Anagami is merely a designation meaning ‘immunity from reincarnation’; but in reality there is no such condition as ‘immunity from reincarnation,’ hence Anagami is merely a convenient designation.”
Saying 23 They will stand as a single one	I have obtained... having attained to absolute quiescence of mind
Jesus said, "I'll choose you, one out of a thousand and two out of ten thousand, and they will stand as a single one." (C.f. Arhat meaning worthy. See Saying 55, 62, 85, & 114.)	The Lord Buddha yet again enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? May an Arhat [7] (having attained to absolute quiescence of mind) thus meditate within himself, ‘I have obtained the condition of an Arhat’?” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because, there is not in reality a condition synonymous with the term Arhat.
Saying 24 Show us. We need to look for the place where you are & shine	It would be obvious. He meditates within himself in absolute quiescence of mind
His disciples said, "Show us the place where you are, because we need to look for it." He said to them, "Anyone who has ears to hear should hear! Light exists within a person of light, and they light up the whole world. If they don't shine, there's darkness."	Honoured of the Worlds! if an Arhat thus meditates within himself, ‘I have obtained the condition of an Arhat,’ there would be obvious recurrence of such arbitrary concepts as an entity, a being, a living being, and a personality. Honoured of the Worlds! When the Lord Buddha declared that in absolute quiescence [8] of mind,
Saying 25 Love your brother as your own soul like the pupil of your eye	Amongst the disciples cogitate within in perfect observance and true spiritual perception
Jesus said, "Love your brother as your own soul. Protect them like the pupil of your eye."	perfect observance of the Law, [9] and true spiritual perception, I was pre-eminent amongst the disciples, I did not cogitate thus within myself, ‘I am an Arhat, freed [10] from desire!’ Had I thus cogitated, ‘I have obtained the condition of an Arhat,’ [11] the ‘Honoured of the Worlds’ would not have declared concerning me,
Saying 26 You'll be able to see clearly but you don't see the beam	Subhuti was perfectly quiescent and oblivious to phenomena
Jesus said, "You see the speck that's in your brother's eye, but you don't see the beam in your own eye. When you get the beam out of your own eye, then you'll be able to see clearly to get the speck out of your brother's eye."	‘Subhuti delights in the austerities practised by the Aranyaka’; [12] but, in reality, Subhuti was perfectly quiescent and oblivious to phenomena; [13] hence the allusion, ‘Subhuti delights in the austerities practised by the Aranyaka.’” (C.f. The austerities and Public Rituals of Saying 6.)
Saying 27 You... find the kingdom. Make the Sabbath... a (true) Sabbath	[Chapter 10] He... became a Buddha. Receiving not prescribed Law
"If you don't fast from the world, you won't find the kingdom. If you don't make the Sabbath into a Sabbath, you won't see the Father."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? When the Lord Buddha, in a previous life, was a disciple of Dipankara Buddha, [1] was there communicated to him any prescribed Law, or system of doctrine, whereby he eventually became a Buddha?” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds!
Saying 28 My soul ached because they were blind in their hearts	Enlightened disciples engender within themselves a pure and holy mind
Jesus said, "I stood in the middle of the world and appeared to them in the flesh. I found them all drunk; I didn't find any of them thirsty. My soul ached for the children of humanity, because they were blind in their hearts and couldn't see. They came into the world empty and plan on leaving the world empty. Meanwhile, they're drunk. When they shake off their wine, then they'll change."	When the Lord Buddha was a disciple of Dipankara Buddha, neither prescribed Law nor system of doctrine was communicated to him, whereby he eventually became a Buddha.” [2] The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? may an enlightened disciple thus ponder within himself, ‘I shall create numerous Buddhist Kingdoms’?” [3] Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because kingdoms, thus created would not in reality be Buddhist kingdoms, [4] therefore ‘the creation of numerous Buddhist kingdoms’ is merely a figure of speech.” The Lord Buddha, continuing, addressed Subhuti, saying: “Enlightened disciples ought therefore to engender within themselves a pure and holy mind; they ought not to depend on the phenomena of form, sound, odour, taste, touch, or Law;
Saying 29 If spirit came into the body, that's amazing... great	Esteem... a body... as being great. Cultivate an independent mind.
Jesus said, "If the flesh came into existence because of spirit, that's amazing. If spirit came into existence because of the body, that's really amazing! But I'm amazed at how [such] great wealth has been placed in this poverty."	they ought to sedulously cultivate a mind independent of every material aid.” The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “Supposing a man with a body as pretentious as Sumeru, [5] prince among mountains, would you esteem such a body as being great?” (C.f. "Depend on" vs "independent of"... See Sayings 87, and 112.)
Saying 30 Jesus says, I'm with them. They are divine - One	A Body exceedingly great: Buddha referred not to a physical body
Jesus said, "Where there are three deities, they're divine. Where there are two or one, I'm with them." (C.f. An Alternate text - Jesus says: "Where there are two  they are not without God, and where there is one, I say to you, I am with him. Raise the stone, and there thou wilt find me; split the wood: I am even there!" Saying 30, DORESSE - The  Greek Oxyrhynchus fragment. See also Saying 77b.)	Subhuti replied, saying: “Exceedingly great, Honoured of the Worlds! And why? Because, the Lord Buddha referred not to a physical body, [6]
Saying 31 Welcome & know the prophet & the doctor	Regard spiritual concepts of bodies
Jesus said, "No prophet is welcome in their own village. No doctor heals those who know them."	but to mental and spiritual concepts of bodies, in which sense a body may be regarded as really Great.”
Saying 32 A city built and fortified on a high mountain	[Chapter 11] The aggregate grains of sand of considerable number
Jesus said, "A city built and fortified on a high mountain can't fall, nor can it be hidden." (C.f. A high mountain of gathered sand as a body of people which cannot be numbered, Genesis 32:12, & Hebrews 11:12.)	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If there were rivers Ganges as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, would the aggregate grains of sand [1] be of considerable number?” Subhuti replied, saying: “Of very considerable number, Honoured of the Worlds! The rivers Ganges alone would be innumerable, and much more innumerable would be the grains of sand.”
Saying 33 Listen... everyone comes to  see the light of the lamp stand	I have a truth... a good disciple bestows the seven treasures on the grains of sand
Jesus said, "What you hear with one ear, listen to with both, then proclaim from your rooftops. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket or in a hidden place. Rather, they put it on the stand so that everyone who comes and goes can see its light." (C.f. The seven branched golden menora lampstand can symbolize universal enlightenment. See also the seven seals opening within the body of the Testimony of Jesus.)	The Lord Buddha thereupon addressed Subhuti, saying: “I have a truth to declare unto you! If a good disciple, whether man or woman, were to bestow in the exercise of charity, an abundance of the seven treasures, [2] sufficient to fill as many boundless universes as there would be grains of sand in these innumerable rivers, would the cumulative merit of such a disciple be considerable?”  Subhuti replied, saying: “Very considerable, Honoured of the Worlds!”
Saying 34 Jesus said, If someone leads someone else	Buddha declared, If a good disciple diligently explains it to others
Jesus said, "If someone who's blind leads someone else who's blind, both of them fall into a pit."	The Lord Buddha then declared unto Subhuti, “If a good disciple, whether man or woman, were with implicit faith to adhere to a stanza of this Scripture, and diligently explain it to others, the consequent merit would be relatively greater than the other.”
Saying 35 Break into the house. Loot the house	[Chapter 12] Realise that place. Be sanctified by the presence of the whole realm
Jesus said, "No one can break into the house of the strong and take it by force without tying the hands of the strong. Then they can loot the house." (C.f. "Realise that place... as if before a sacred shrine." "The... kingdom is already spread out over the earth and people do not see it," saying 113.)	The Lord Buddha, continuing, said unto Subhuti: “Wherever this Scripture is proclaimed, even though it were but a stanza comprising four lines, you should realise that that place would be sanctified by the presence of the whole realm of gods, men, and terrestrial spirits, [1] who ought unitedly to worship, as if before a sacred shrine of Buddha. [2]
Saying 36 Don't be anxious morning to evening about what you'll wear	Express the merit of a disciple who rigorously observes, and diligently studies Scripture
Jesus said, "Don't be anxious from morning to evening or from evening to morning about what you'll wear."	But what encomium shall express the merit of a disciple who rigorously observes, and diligently studies, [3] the text of this Scripture?
Saying 37 His disciples strip naked without being ashamed & see the Son	Disciples worthy of reverence and honour should realise whatever place constitutes a repository for this sacred Scripture
His disciples said, "When will you appear to us? When will we see you?" Jesus said, "When you strip naked without being ashamed, and throw your clothes on the ground and stomp on them as little children would, then [you'll] see the Son of the Living One and won't be afraid." (C.f. The Logos or Message.)	Subhuti, you should realise that such a disciple will be endowed [4] with spiritual powers commensurate with initiation in the supreme, incomparable, and most wonderful Law. [5] Whatever place constitutes a repository for this sacred Scripture, there also the Lord Buddha may be found, together with disciples worthy of reverence and honour.”
Saying 38 Often you've wanted to hear  this message. Look for me. Find me	[Chapter 13] Upon that occasion, Subhuti enquired, "By what name shall this Scripture be  known, & regarded?"
Jesus said, "Often you've wanted to hear this message that I'm telling you, and you don't have anyone else from whom to hear it. There will be days when you'll look for me, but you won't be able to find me."	Upon that occasion, Subhuti enquired of the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! by what name shall this Scripture be known, that we may regard it with reverence?”
Saying 39 The keys of knowledge were hidden. But be wise and... enter	This Scripture shall be known. It is the Transcendent Wisdom,’ by means of which we reach ‘The Other Shore
Jesus said, "The Pharisees and the scholars have taken the keys of knowledge and hidden them. They haven't entered, and haven't let others enter who wanted to. So be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."	The Lord Buddha replied, saying: “Subhuti, this Scripture shall be known as The Diamond Sutra, [1] ‘The Transcendent Wisdom,’ by means of which we reach ‘The Other Shore.’ By this name you shall reverently regard it! And why? Subhuti, what the Lord Buddha declared as ‘transcendent wisdom’ by means of which ‘we reach the other shore,’ is not essentially ‘transcendent wisdom’—in its essence it transcends all wisdom.”
Saying 40 A grapevine has been planted	Formulate a precise system of Law or doctrine
Jesus said, "A grapevine has been planted outside of the Father. Since it's malnourished, it'll be pulled up by its root and destroyed."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: [2] “What think you? Did the Lord Buddha formulate a precise system of Law or doctrine?” Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! The Lord Buddha did not formulate a precise system of Law or doctrine.”
Saying 41 Whoever has will be given more. Whoever doesn't have loses the little they have	Honoured of the Worlds, The atoms of dust within the myriad worlds are very numerous.
Jesus said, "Whoever has something in hand will be given more, but whoever doesn't have anything will lose even what little they do have." (C.f. "Many... become one," Saying 4.)	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? within the myriad worlds which comprise this universe, are the atoms of dust numerous?” [3] Subhuti replied, saying: “Very numerous, Honoured of the Worlds!”
Saying 42 Jesus said, "Become passersby."	Buddha declares, These are not really... dust. They are merely designated... dust.
Jesus said, "Become passersby." (C.f. An alternate translation - Jesus said, "Passing away, Come into being.")	The Lord Buddha continuing his discourse, said: “Subhuti, the Lord Buddha declares that all these ‘atoms of dust’ are not essentially ‘atoms of dust,’ they are merely termed ‘atoms of dust.’ The Lord Buddha also declares that those ‘myriad worlds’ are not really ‘myriad worlds,’ they are merely designated ‘myriad worlds.’”
Saying 43 "Who are you to say these things? Realize who I am from what I say to you. Love the tree. Love the fruit.	Saying: “What think you? Can the Lord... be perceived merely as ‘bodily distinctions?
His disciples said to him, "Who are you to say these things to us?" "You don't realize who I am from what I say to you, but you've become like those Judeans who either love the tree but hate its fruit, or love the fruit but hate the tree." (C.f. "32 bodily distinctions.")	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Can the Lord Buddha be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions?” [4] Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha cannot be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions. And why? Because, what the Lord Buddha referred to as his ‘thirty-two bodily distinctions,’ are not in reality ‘bodily distinctions,’ they are merely defined as ‘bodily distinctions.’” (C.f Jesus said, "The tree is known by its fruit," Matthew 12:33.)
Saying 44 Jesus said, Whoever blasphemes will be forgiven	Buddha addressed a good disciple: Scripture diligently explained is greater than sacrificed lives
Jesus said, "Whoever blasphemes the Father will be forgiven, and whoever blasphemes the Son will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither on earth nor in heaven." (C.f. Heaven & earth: "Make the two into one," Saying 22 & 106.)	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a good disciple, whether man or woman, day by day sacrificed lives innumerable as the sands of the Ganges; [5] and if another disciple adhered with implicit faith to a stanza of this Scripture, and diligently explained it to others, the intrinsic merit of such a disciple would be relatively greater than the other.”[6] (C.f. "Explained it to others": There is a great merit.)
Saying 45 A person who's good brings good things out of  their treasure	[Chapter 14] The venerable & the honoured proclaimed, and expounded this most excellent wisdom
Jesus said, "Grapes aren't harvested from thorns, nor are figs gathered from thistles, because they don't produce fruit. [A person who's good] brings good things out of their treasure, and a person who's [evil] brings evil things out of their evil treasure. They say evil things because their heart is full of evil." (C.f. "Its meaning"... "Whoever discovers the meaning of these sayings won't taste death," Saying 1.)	Upon that occasion, the venerable Subhuti, hearing the text of this scripture proclaimed, and profoundly realising its meaning, was moved to tears. Addressing the Lord Buddha, he said: “Thou art of transcendent wisdom, Honoured of the Worlds! The Lord Buddha in expounding this supreme canon of Scripture, surpassed in perspicuity every exposition previously heard by me, since my eyes [1] were privileged to perceive this most excellent wisdom.
Saying 46 I say whoever will become a child will know the kingdom & become greater than John	This scripture proclaimed that true concepts of the cumulative merit will be intrinsic within minds of such disciples,
Jesus said, "From Adam to John the Baptizer, no one's been born who's so much greater than John the Baptizer that they shouldn't avert their eyes. But I say that whoever among you will become a little child will know the kingdom and become greater than John."	Honoured of the Worlds! In years to come, if disciples hearing this scripture proclaimed, and having within their minds a pure and holy faith, engender true concepts of the ephemeral nature of phenomena—we ought to realise that the cumulative merit of such disciples will be intrinsic and wonderful. Honoured of the Worlds! The true concept of phenomena is, that these are not essentially phenomena, and hence the Lord Buddha declared that they are merely termed phenomena.”
Saying 47 Jesus said, "It's not possible for a servant to follow two leaders.	Having heard this... Scripture, firm resolve to observe its precepts, follows as a natural sequence, so disciples... believe... & observe its precepts.
Jesus said, "It's not possible for anyone to mount two horses or stretch two bows, and it's not possible for a servant to follow two leaders, because they'll respect one and despise the other. "No one drinks old wine and immediately wants to drink new wine. And new wine isn't put in old wineskins, because they'd burst. Nor is old wine put in new wineskins, because it'd spoil. "A new patch of cloth isn't sewn onto an old coat, because it'd tear apart."	“Honoured of the Worlds! having heard this unprecedented Scripture, faith, clear understanding, and . If, in future ages, disciples destined to hear this Scripture, likewise believe, understand, and observe its precepts, their merit will incite the highest wonder and praise. [2] And why? Because, the minds of those disciples [3] will have outgrown such arbitrary ideas of phenomena as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality. And why? Because, the entity is in reality non-entity; and a being, a living being, or a personality, are ideas equally nebulous and hypothetical. [4] Wherefore, discarding every arbitrary idea of phenomena, the wise and wholly enlightened were severally designated Buddha.” [5]
Saying 48 If two make peace they will say go & the mountain will go away	If disciples do not become perturbed these disciples will incite wonder and praise
Jesus said, "If two make peace with each other in a single house, they will say to the mountain, 'Go away,' and it will."	The Lord Buddha, assenting, said unto Subhuti: “If, in future ages, disciples destined to hear this Scripture, neither become perturbed by its extreme modes of thought, [6] nor alarmed by its lofty sentiments, [7] nor apprehensive about realising its high ideals [8] —these disciples also, by their intrinsic merit, will incite superlative wonder and praise.”
Saying 49 Those who are one – Those who are chosen... find the kingdom	The Lord referred to The first Paramita (Charity)
Jesus said, "Blessed are those who are one – those who are chosen, because you'll find the kingdom. You've come from there and will return there."	“Subhuti, what the Lord Buddha referred to as the first Paramita [9] (charity), is not in reality the first Paramita, it is merely termed the first Paramita”
Saying 50 If they ask you (3 times)... Then say, 'We are its children, and we're chosen by our living Father	Enduring without feelings of anger & resentment, at that time, I was oblivious to such arbitrary ideas of phenomena as a living being, or a personality
Jesus said, "If they ask you, 'Where do you come from?' tell them, 'We've come from the light, the place where light came into being by itself, [established] itself, and appeared in their image.' "If they ask you, 'Is it you?' then say, 'We are its children, and we're chosen by our living Father.' "If they ask you, 'What's the sign of your Father in you?' then say, 'It's movement and rest.'"	“Subhuti, regarding the third Paramita (endurance), it is not in reality a Paramita, it is merely termed a Paramita. And why? Because, in a previous life, when the Prince of Kalinga [10] (‘Kaliradja’) severed the flesh from my limbs and body, at that time I was oblivious to such arbitrary ideas of phenomena as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality. And why? Because, upon that occasion, when my limbs and body were rent asunder, had I not been oblivious to such arbitrary ideas as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality, there would have originated within my mind, feelings of anger and resentment.”
Saying 51 When will the dead have rest? What you're looking for already is but you don't know	Five hundred incarnations ago I recollect... an enlightened disciple discarding every conceivable form of phenomena
His disciples said to him, "When will the dead have rest, and when will the new world come?" He said to them, "What you're looking for has already come, but you don't know it."	“Subhuti, five hundred incarnations ago, [11] I recollect that as a recluse practising the ordinances of the Kshanti-Paramita, [12] even then I had no such arbitrary ideas as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality. Therefore, Subhuti, an enlightened disciple ought to discard as being unreal and illusive, every conceivable form of phenomena. [13]
Saying 52 You've ignored the Living One right in front of you, and you've talked about those who are dead	Cultivate a condition of complete independence of mind; insensible to every sensuous influence. If the mind is depending upon any external aid, it is obviously deluded
His disciples said to him, "Twenty-four prophets have spoken in Israel, and they all spoke of you." He said to them, "You've ignored the Living One right in front of you, and you've talked about those who are dead."	In aspiring to supreme spiritual wisdom, the mind ought to be insensible to every sensuous influence, and independent of everything pertaining to sound, odour, taste, touch, or Law. There ought to be cultivated a condition of complete independence of mind; because, if the mind is depending upon any external aid, it is obviously deluded—there is in reality nothing external to depend upon. [14]
Saying 53 His disciples said to him, "Is circumcision useful, or not. True circumcision is profitable.	An enlightened disciple desirous to confer benefits ought not to depend upon any form of phenomena. The exercise of charity confers benefits.
His disciples said to him, "Is circumcision useful, or not?" He said to them, "If it were useful, parents would have children who are born circumcised. But the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every way."	Therefore, the Lord Buddha declared that in the exercise of charity, the mind of an enlightened disciple ought not to depend upon any form of phenomena. Subhuti, an enlightened disciple desirous to confer benefits upon the whole realm of being, ought thus to be animated in the exercise of charity.” [15] The Lord Buddha, in declaring the “unreality of phenomena,” also affirmed “that the whole realm of sentient life is ephemeral and illusory.” [16]
Saying 54 Blessed are those who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven	The plane of thought in the mind of an enlightened disciple is not extravagant nor chimerical
Jesus said, "Blessed are those who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven."	“Subhuti, the sayings of the Lord Buddha are true, credible, and immutable. His utterances are neither extravagant nor chimerical. Subhuti, the plane [17] of thought to which the Lord Buddha attained, cannot be explained in terms synonymous with reality or non-reality.” “Subhuti, in the exercise of charity, if the mind of an enlightened disciple is not independent of every Law,
Saying 55 Whoever becomes my disciple hates their father & mother & takes up their cross like I do	An enlightened disciple, discharging  charity with a mind independent of every Law is like unto a person having the power of vision to whom every object is visible
Jesus said, "Whoever doesn't hate their father and mother can't become my disciple, and whoever doesn't hate their brothers and sisters and take up their cross like I do isn't worthy of me." (C.f. Love and hate, Saying 101.)	he is like unto a person having entered impenetrable darkness, and to whom every object is invisible. But an enlightened disciple, discharging the exercise of charity with a mind independent of every Law, is like unto a person having the power of vision, in the meridian glory of the sunlight, and to whom every object is visible.”
Saying 56 Whoever has known has found... of them the world isn't worthy	Buddha... knows a good disciple  observes the text of Scripture & in future ages there is reserved a cumulative merit
Jesus said, "Whoever has known the world has found a corpse. Whoever has found a corpse, of them the world isn't worthy."	“Subhuti, in future ages, if a good disciple, whether man or woman, rigorously studies and observes the text of this Scripture; the Lord Buddha, by means of his Buddhic wisdom, [18] entirely knows and perceives that for such a disciple there is reserved a cumulative merit, immeasurable and illimitable.”
Saying 57 Someone had good seed; & on the day of the harvest, the wheat	[Chapter 15] A good disciple this Scripture proclaimed without intermission throughout infinite ages
Jesus said, "My Fathers' kingdom can be compared to someone who had [good] seed. Their enemy came by night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The person didn't let anyone pull out the weeds, 'so that you don't pull out the wheat along with the weeds,' [he] said to them. 'On the day of the harvest, the weeds will be obvious. Then they'll be pulled out and burned.'"	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a good disciple, whether man or woman, in the morning, at noonday, and at eventide, sacrificed lives innumerable as the sands of the Ganges, and thus without intermission throughout infinite ages; and if another disciple, hearing this Scripture proclaimed, steadfastly believed it, his felicity would be appreciably greater than the other. But how much greater must be the felicity of a disciple who transcribes the sacred text, observes its precepts, studies its Laws, and repeats the Scripture that others may be edified thereby?”
Saying 58 "Blessed is the person who's gone to a lot of trouble.	This Scripture's truth is infinite... its merit interminable
Jesus said, "Blessed is the person who's gone to a lot of trouble. They have found life." (C.f. Jesus as a word or message, John 1. And a person as a message: "You are our letter," 2 Corinthians 3:2.)	“Subhuti, the relative importance of this Scripture may thus be summarily stated: its truth is infinite; its worth incomparable; and its merit interminable.”
Saying 59 Look for the Living One	Enter upon the path. Attain to the ultimate plane
Jesus said, "Look for the Living One while you're still alive. If you die and then try to look for him, you won't be able to."	“The Lord Buddha delivered this Scripture specifically for those who are entered upon the path which leads to Nirvana, and for those who are attaining to the ultimate plane of Buddhic thought. [1]
Saying 60 A Samaritan carrying a lamb What do you think ? He's going to kill it and eat it. Look for a resting place	A disciple rigorously observes & studies this Scripture endowed with  transcendent...  wisdom & enlightenment. Adore whatever place there is this Scripture
They saw a Samaritan carrying a lamb to Judea. He said to his disciples, "What do you think he's going to do with that lamb?" They said to him, "He's going to kill it and eat it." He said to them, "While it's living, he won't eat it, but only after he kills it and it becomes a corpse." They said, "He can't do it any other way." He said to them, "You, too, look for a resting place, so that you won't become a corpse and be eaten." (C.f. Transformation & Eating: "Our God is a consuming fire," Hebrews 12:29. See Sayings 7, & 11.)	If a disciple rigorously observes, studies, and widely disseminates the knowledge of this Scripture, the Lord Buddha entirely knows and perceives that for such an one there will be a cumulative merit, immeasurable, incomparable, illimitable, and inconceivable. All such disciples will be endowed with transcendent Buddhic wisdom and enlightenment. [2] And why? Because, Subhuti, if a disciple takes pleasure in a narrow or exclusive form of the Law, [3] he cannot receive with gratification [4] the instruction of this Scripture, or delight in its study, or fervently explain it to others. Subhuti, in whatever place there is a repository for this Scripture, the whole realm of spiritual beings ought to adore it; and reverencing it as a sacred shrine, [5] ceremoniously surround it, scattering profusely sweet-scented flowers, and pure odours of fragrant incense.” [6]
Saying 61 Two will rest on a couch. One will die, the other will live What belongs to my Father was given to me	[Chapter 16] A good disciple, and the disciple whether man or woman will be recompensed by the attainment of supreme spiritual wisdom
Jesus said, "Two will rest on a couch. One will die, the other will live." Salome said, "Who are you, Sir, to climb onto my couch and eat off my table as if you're from someone?" Jesus said to her, "I'm the one who exists in equality. Some of what belongs to my Father was given to me." "I'm your disciple." "So I'm telling you, if someone is equal [or destroyed] they'll be full of light; but if they're divided, they'll be full of darkness."	The Lord Buddha, continuing, addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a good disciple, whether man or woman, devoted to the observance and study of this Scripture, is thereby despised, or lightly esteemed, [1] it is because that in a previous life there had been committed some grievous transgression, followed now by inexorable retribution. [2] But, although in this life despised or lightly esteemed, the compensating merit thus acquired will cause the transgression of a former life to be fully expiated, and the disciple adequately recompensed by the attainment of supreme spiritual wisdom.” (C.f. "Despised," See Saying 47, and "rejected," Isaiah 53:3.)
Saying 62 I tell my mysteries to those who are worthy of my mysteries. Know... what your right hand is doing	A disciple received religious instruction. Observe & study my conduct... entirely blameless & without reproach
Jesus said, "I tell my mysteries to [those who are worthy of my] mysteries. Don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."	“Furthermore, Subhuti, numberless ages ago, I recollect that before the advent of Dipankara Buddha, there were myriad Buddhas before whom I served and received religious instruction, my conduct being entirely blameless and without reproach. But, in the ages to come, if a disciple be enabled to rigorously observe and to study the text of this Scripture,
Saying 63 There was a rich man with much money... he was thinking to himself... money to sow, reap, plant and fill my barns with fruit.  Anyone with ears should hear	The merit thus acquired is not comprehended by means of any analogy. The fruitful rewards of a good disciple are beyond ordinary comprehension
Jesus said, "There was a rich man who had much money. He said, 'I'll use my money to sow, reap, plant, and fill my barns with fruit, so that I won't need anything.' That's what he was thinking to himself, but he died that very night. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"	the merit thus acquired will so far exceed the measure of my merit in the service of those myriad Buddhas, that it cannot be stated in terms of proportion, nor comprehended by means of any ‘analogy.’” “Again, Subhuti, in future ages, if a good disciple, whether man or woman, be enabled to rigorously observe and to study consecutively the texts of this Scripture, were I to elaborate either the nature or extent of this merit, those who heard it might become delirious, or entirely doubt its credibility. [3] Subhuti, it is necessary to realise, that as the meaning of this Scripture is beyond ordinary comprehension, the scope of its fruitful rewards is equally incomprehensible.” [4]
Saying 64 On having guests the master said "Call the visitors." The servant went to bring whomever	[Chapter 17] Upon that occasion  the Lord replied "Become oblivious." An enlightened disciple attained to supreme spiritual wisdom
Jesus said, "Someone was planning on having guests. When dinner was ready, they sent their servant to call the visitors.      "The servant went to the first and said, 'My master invites you.' "They said, 'Some merchants owe me money. They're coming tonight. I need to go and give them instructions. Excuse me from the dinner.'      "The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.' "They said, "I've just bought a house and am needed for the day. I won't have time.'      "The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'  "They said, 'My friend is getting married and I'm going to make dinner. I can't come. Excuse me from the dinner.'      "The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'  "They said, "I've just bought a farm and am going to collect the rent. I can't come. Excuse me.'      "The servant went back and told the master, 'The ones you've invited to the dinner have excused themselves.'      "The master said to their servant, 'Go out to the roads and bring whomever you find so that they can have dinner.'      "Buyers and merchants won't [enter] the places of my Father."	Upon that occasion, the venerable Subhuti addressed the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! if a good disciple, whether man or woman, having desired to attain to supreme spiritual wisdom, what immutable Law shall support the mind of that disciple, and bring into subjection every inordinate desire?” [1]      The Lord Buddha replied, saying: “A good disciple, whether man or woman, ought thus to habituate his mind: [2] ‘I must become oblivious to every idea of sentient life; and having become oblivious to every idea of sentient life, there is no one to whom the idea of sentient life has become oblivious.’ [3] And why? Because, Subhuti, if an enlightened disciple retains within his mind such arbitrary ideas of sentient life as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality, he has not attained to supreme spiritual wisdom. And why? Because, Subhuti, there is no Law by means of which a disciple may be defined as one having obtained supreme spiritual wisdom.” [4]      The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? When the Lord Buddha was a disciple of Dipankara Buddha, was there bequeathed to him any Law whereby he attained to supreme spiritual wisdom?” Subhuti replied, saying: “No! Honoured of the Worlds! inasmuch as I am able to comprehend the meaning of the Lord Buddha’s discourse, when the Lord Buddha was a disciple of Dipankara Buddha, there was no Law bequeathed to him whereby he attained to supreme spiritual wisdom.”
Saying 65 A good man owned a vineyard to collect its fruit. Anyone who has ears should hear	The Lord Buddha obtained supreme spiritual wisdom What are declared to be ‘systems of Law,’ are not in reality ‘systems of Law
He said, "A [creditor or a good man] owned a vineyard. He leased it out to some sharecroppers to work it so he could collect its fruit. "He sent his servant so that the sharecroppers could give him the fruit of the vineyard. They seized his servant, beat him, and nearly killed him. "The servant went back and told his master. His master said, 'Maybe he just didn't know them.' He sent another servant, but the tenants beat that one too. "Then the master sent his son, thinking, 'Maybe they'll show some respect to my son.' "Because they knew that he was the heir of the vineyard, the sharecroppers seized and killed him. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"	The Lord Buddha endorsed these words, saying: [5] “Truly there is no Law by means of which the Lord Buddha obtained supreme spiritual wisdom. Subhuti, if there existed a Law by means of which the Lord Buddha obtained supreme spiritual wisdom, Dipankara Buddha would not have foretold at my initiation, ‘In future ages [6] thou shalt become Sakyamuni Buddha.’ But, in reality, there is no Law by means of which supreme spiritual wisdom can be obtained. Therefore, at my initiation, Dipankara Buddha foretold concerning me, ‘In future ages, thou shalt become Sakyamuni Buddha.’ And why? Because, in the word Buddha. [7] every Law is summarily and intelligibly comprehended.” “If a disciple affirmed that the Lord Buddha attained to supreme spiritual wisdom, it is necessary to state that there is no Law whereby this condition of mind can be realised. The supreme spiritual wisdom to which the Lord Buddha attained, cannot, in its essence, be defined as real or unreal. Thus, the Lord Buddha declared that the ordinarily accepted term, ‘the Buddhic Law,’ is synonymous with every moral and spiritual Law. Subhuti, what are ordinarily declared to be ‘systems of Law,’ are not in reality ‘systems of Law,’ they are merely termed ‘systems of Law.’”
Saying 66 Show me the stone the builders rejected; the cornerstone	Imagine a man having a great physical body not maintaining greatness. It is merely termed ‘a great body
Jesus said, "Show me the stone the builders rejected; that's the cornerstone." (C.f. "Jesus... said... Destroy this temple, & in three days I will raise it up... But he spake of the temple of his body," John 2:19-21.)	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “Can you imagine a man having a great physical body?” Subhuti replied, saying: “The Lord Buddha, discoursing upon the proportions of a physical body, did not maintain for these any real greatness, therefore it is merely termed ‘a great body.”’
Saying 67 Whoever knows everything, but is personally lacking, lacks everything	An enlightened disciple if he says, "I must become oblivious" he could not be described as fully enlightened
Jesus said, "Whoever knows everything, but is personally lacking, lacks everything."	The Lord Buddha, thereupon, addressed Subhuti, saying: “Thus it is with an enlightened disciple: if he were to expatiate after this manner, ‘I must become oblivious to every idea of sentient life,’ [8] he could not be described as fully enlightened. And why?
Saying 68 Blessed are you when  hated and persecuted. No place will be found there	A disciple can be approved as ‘fully enlightened within the realm of spiritual Law
Jesus said, "Blessed are you when you are hated and persecuted, and no place will be found where you have been persecuted."	Because, there is no Law whereby a disciple can be approved as ‘fully enlightened.’ [9] Therefore, the Lord Buddha declared that within the realm of spiritual Law, there is neither an entity, a being, a living being, nor a personality.”
Saying 69 Blessed are they persecuted within they heart. truly knowing the Father  that their stomachs may be filled	If an enlightened disciple were to speak in this wise he could not be fully enlightened. The Lord... did not affirm the idea of creating ‘material’ kingdoms
Jesus said, "Blessed are those who've been persecuted in their own hearts. They've truly known the Father. Blessed are those who are hungry, so that their stomachs may be filled."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If an enlightened disciple were to speak in this wise, ‘I shall create numerous Buddhist kingdoms,’ he could not be designated ‘fully enlightened.’ And why? Because, the Lord Buddha, discoursing upon ‘creating numerous Buddhist kingdoms,’ did not affirm the idea of creating numerous ‘material’ Buddhist kingdoms,
Saying 70 Give birth to what's within you. What you have will save you	A truly enlightened disciple's mind is imbued with non-individuality & not just the creation of numerous kingdoms
Jesus said, "If you give birth to what's within you, what you have within you will save you. If you don't have that [within you], what you don't have within you [will] kill you."	hence the ‘creation of numerous Buddhist kingdoms’ is merely a figure of speech. Subhuti, the Lord Buddha declared that a disciple may be regarded as ‘truly enlightened,’ whose mind is thoroughly imbued with the Law of non-individuality.” [10]
Saying 71 I will destroy this temple made with hands, &... build another made without hands	[Chapter 18] The Lord possesses the physical eye
Jesus said, "I'll destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to build it […]" (C.f. "There arose certain, & bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, &... I will build another made without hands," Mark 14:57-59, & John 2:18-19.)	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Does the Lord Buddha possess the physical eye?” Subhuti assented, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha truly possesses the physical eye.”
Saying 72 Divide our inheritance	Possess wisdom
[Someone said to him], "Tell my brothers to divide our inheritance with me." He said to [or enquired of] him, "Who made me a divider?" He turned to his disciples and said to [or enquired of] them, "Am I really a divider?" (C.f. King Solomon in his wisdom counsels division, 1 Kings 3:25-26, 28.)	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Does the Lord Buddha possess the divine or spiritual eye?” Subhuti assented, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha truly possesses the divine or spiritual eye.” The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Does the Lord Buddha possess the eye of wisdom?” Subhuti assented, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha truly possesses the eye of wisdom.”
Saying 73 The harvest really is plentiful. The Lord sends workers to the harvest	Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord... truly possesses the eye of truth
Jesus said, "The harvest really is plentiful, but the workers are few. So pray that the Lord will send workers to the harvest." (C.f. The disciple, or the messenger becomes a message.)	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Does the Lord Buddha possess the eye of truth?” [1] Subhuti assented, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha truly possesses the eye of truth.” (C.f. [To the workers] Jesus said, "if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light... Ye cannot serve God and mammon," Matthew 6:22,24.)
Saying 74 Lord, the well, but there's nothing	The Lord truly possesses the Buddhic eye
He said, "Lord, many are gathered around the well, but there's nothing to drink." (C.f. "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation,"  Isaiah 12:3. The Spiritual eye of wisdom - Saying 72.)	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Does the Lord Buddha possess the Buddhic eye?” Subhuti assented, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha truly possesses the Buddhic eye.” [2] (C.f. "They drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ," 1 Corinthians 10:4.)
Saying 75 Many or  those who are one	The sands or the Buddha
Jesus said, "Many are waiting at the door, but those who are one will enter the bridal chamber." (C.f. Innumerable sands - Sayings 32-34,44,57, & 76 etc.)	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Concerning the sands of the Ganges, did the Lord Buddha declare that these were grains of sand?” Subhuti assenting, said: “Honoured of the Worlds! the Lord Buddha declared that these were grains of sand.”
Saying 76 The Father's kingdom is like  a merchant who found a single pearl	Honoured of the Worlds!  Worlds as numerous the  grains of sand in the rivers
Jesus said, "The Father's kingdom can be compared to a merchant with merchandise who found a pearl. The merchant was wise; they sold their merchandise and bought that single pearl for themselves. "You, too, look for the treasure that doesn't perish but endures, where no moths come to eat and no worms destroy."	The Lord Buddha enquired of Subhuti, saying: “What think you? If there were as many rivers Ganges as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, and if there were as many Buddhist worlds as the grains of sand in those innumerable rivers, would these Buddhist worlds be numerous?” Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! these Buddhist worlds would be very numerous.”
Saying 77 I am the All. Split a log; I am there	Every form of sentient life & their  various mental dispositions
Jesus said, "I am the light that's over all. I am the All. The All has come from me and unfolds toward me. "Split a log; I am there. Lift the stone, and you'll find me there."	The Lord Buddha, continuing, addressed Subhuti, saying: “Within these innumerable worlds, every form of sentient life, with their various mental dispositions, are entirely known to the Lord Buddha. [3] And why? Because, what the Lord Buddha referred to as their ‘various mental dispositions,’ are not in reality their ‘various mental dispositions,’ these are merely termed their ‘various mental dispositions.’
Saying 78 Wearing fancy clothes, like your rulers & powerful people	Having obtained all the treasures of this universe enjoy a considerable merit
Jesus said, "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? A [person] wearing fancy clothes, [like your] rulers and powerful people? They (wear) fancy [clothes], but can't know the truth."	And why? Because, Subhuti, dispositions of mind, or modes of thought, whether relating to the past, the present, or the future, are alike unreal and illusory.” [Chapter 19] The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? If a disciple, having obtained all the treasures of this universe, [1] were to bestow these in the exercise of charity, would such a disciple consequently enjoy a considerable merit?”
Saying 79 Blessed are those who listened because blessed are breasts not giving milk	Such a disciple would enjoy because there is merit neither tangible nor material
A woman in the crowd said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that nourished you." He said to [her], "Blessed are those who have listened to the message of the Father and kept it, because there will be days when you'll say, 'Blessed is the womb that didn't conceive and the breasts that haven't given milk.'"	Subhuti assenting, said: “Honoured of the Worlds! such a disciple would consequently enjoy a very considerable merit.” [2] The Lord Buddha thereupon addressed Subhuti, saying: “If there were any real or permanent quality in merit, the Lord Buddha would not have spoken of such merit as ‘considerable.’ It is because there is neither a tangible nor material quality in merit, that the Lord Buddha referred to the merit of that disciple as ‘considerable.’”
Saying 80 Whoever has known the world has found the body, but the world isn't worthy	[Chapter 20] The honoured of the Worlds; the Buddha said, “What think you? Can the Lord be perceived by his body?
Jesus said, "Whoever has known the world has found the body; but whoever has found the body, of them the world isn't worthy."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Can the Lord Buddha be perceived by means of his perfect material body?” [1] Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! it is improbable that the Lord Buddha can be perceived by means of his perfect material body.
Saying 81 Whoever has should become a ruler & should renounce	The Lord referred not in reality to a ‘perfect material body
Jesus said, "Whoever has become rich should become a ruler, and whoever has power should renounce it."	And why? Because, what the Lord Buddha referred to as a ‘perfect material body,’ is not in reality a ‘perfect material body ‘,’ it is merely termed a perfect material body.’”
Saying 82 Jesus said, Whoever is near me is near the fire	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying Can the Lord be perceived by physical phenomena?
Jesus said, "Whoever is near me is near the fire, and whoever is far from me is far from the kingdom."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? Can the Lord Buddha be perceived by means of any physical phenomena?” [2] Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! it is improbable that the Lord Buddha can be perceived by means of any physical phenomena.
Saying 83 Jesus said, "Images are revealed, but the light within is hidden	The Lord referred to physical phenomena. but within himself,   not thinking of it as reality.
Jesus said, "Images are revealed to people, but the light within them is hidden in the image of the Father's light. He will be revealed, but his image will be hidden by his light."	And why? Because, what the Lord Buddha referred to as ‘physical phenomena,’ are not in reality ‘physical phenomena,’ these are merely termed ‘physical phenomena.’” [Chapter 21] The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “Do not affirm that the Lord Buddha thinks thus within himself, ‘I ought to promulgate a system of Law or doctrine.’
Saying 84 Jesus said, when you see how much you'll have to bear	Being manifestly unable to understand the purport of my instruction
Jesus said, "When you see your likeness, you rejoice. But when you see your images that came into being before you did – which don't die, and aren't revealed – how much you'll have to bear!"	Have no such irrelevant thought! And why? Because, if a disciple affirmed that the Lord Buddha promulgated a system of Law or doctrine, he would defame the Lord Buddha, being manifestly unable to understand the purport of my instruction.
Saying 85 Adam came into being from a great power & great wealth. But not worthy, he experienced death	In reality there is no system of Law or doctrine. The virtuous; and engendering faith within the mind
Jesus said, "Adam came into being from a great power and great wealth, but he didn't become worthy of you. If he had been worthy, [he wouldn't have tasted] [or experienced] death."	Subhuti, regarding the promulgation of a ‘system of Law or doctrine,’ there is in reality no ‘system of Law or doctrine’ to promulgate, it is merely termed a ‘system of Law or doctrine.’” [1] Upon that occasion, the virtuous and venerable Subhuti enquired of the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! in ages to come, will sentient beings destined to hear this Law, [2] engender within their minds the essential elements of faith?”
Saying 86 The foxes and the birds have, but the Son of Humanity has nowhere	These are sentient beings or these are not sentient beings. They are merely termed sentient beings
Jesus said, "[The foxes have dens] and the birds have nests, but the Son of Humanity has nowhere to lay his head and rest."	The Lord Buddha replied, saying: “Subhuti, it cannot be asserted that these are sentient beings, or that these are not sentient beings. And why? Because, Subhuti, regarding ‘sentient beings,’ the Lord Buddha declared that in reality these are not ‘sentient beings,’ they are merely termed ‘sentient beings.’” [3]
Saying 87 How miserable is the body & the soul that depends on both	[Chapter 22] Obtaining nothing of a real or tangible nature, but Honoured in attaining to spiritual wisdom
Jesus said, "How miserable is the body that depends on a body, and how miserable is the soul that depends on both."	Subhuti enquired of the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! did the Lord Buddha, in attaining to supreme spiritual wisdom, obtain nothing of a real or tangible nature?”
Saying 88 They give you & you will give them what belongs to you	In attaining to supreme spiritual wisdom
Jesus said, "The angels and the prophets will come to you and give you what belongs to you. You will give them what you have and ask yourselves, 'When will they come and take what is theirs?'"	The Lord Buddha replied, saying: “In attaining to supreme spiritual wisdom, not a vestige of Law or doctrine was obtained, [1] and therefore it is termed ‘supreme spiritual wisdom.’”
Saying 89 Jesus said, Whoever created the inside created the outside too	[Chapter 23] The Lord... said, It is neither ‘above’ nor ‘below. It is termed ‘supreme spiritual wisdom
Jesus said, "Why do you wash the outside of the cup? Don't you know that whoever created the inside created the outside too?" (C.f. Wisdom: Jesus said, "Make the two one... the inside... the outside... the above... the  below... [into] a single one... then you will enter the kingdom," Saying 22.)	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “This Law is coherent and indivisible, [1] it is neither ‘above’ nor ‘below,’ [2] therefore it is termed ‘supreme spiritual wisdom.’ It excludes such arbitrary ideas as an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality; but includes every Law pertaining to the cultivation of goodness. [3]
Saying 90 My yoke is easy... my requirements are light	Laws, are not Laws, they are merely termed Laws
Jesus said, "Come to me, because my yoke is easy and my requirements are light. You'll be refreshed."	Subhuti, what were referred to as ‘Laws pertaining to goodness,’ these the Lord Buddha declared are not in reality ‘Laws pertaining to goodness,’ they are merely termed ‘Laws pertaining to goodness.’” [4]
Saying 91 You are... the one. You read, but you don't know how to read	[Chapter 24] The seven treasures... heaped together. Select a stanza of this Scripture, & observe it
They said to him, "Tell us who you are so that we may trust you." He said to them, "You read the face of the sky and the earth, but you don't know the one right in front of you, and you don't know how to read the present moment."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If within this universe of universes, the seven treasures [1] were heaped together, forming as many great elevations as there are Sumerus, prince of mountains, and these treasures bestowed entirely in the exercise of charity; and if a disciple were to select a stanza of this Scripture, rigorously observe it, and diligently explain it to others, the merit [2] thus obtained would so far exceed the former excellence,
Saying 92 I want to give you answers, but you aren't looking for them	What think you? You disciples, do not affirm that it cannot be stated... nor comprehended
Jesus said, "Look and you will find. I didn't answer your questions before. Now I want to give you answers, but you aren't looking for them."	that it cannot be stated in terms of proportion, nor comprehended by any analogy.” [3] [Chapter 25] The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “What think you? You disciples, do not affirm that the Lord Buddha reflects thus within himself,
Saying 93 Don't give what's holy to the dogs, or it might be thrown on the manure pile	I bring salvation to every living being. Entertain no such delusive thought
Jesus said, "Don't give what's holy to the dogs, or else it might be thrown on the manure pile. Don't throw pearls to the pigs, or else they might […]" (C.f. [Alternatively,] Jesus said, "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you," Matthew 7:6.)	‘I bring salvation to every living being.’ Subhuti, entertain no such delusive thought! And why? Because, in reality there are no living beings to whom the Lord Buddha can bring salvation. [1] If there were living beings to whom the Lord Buddha could bring salvation, the Lord Buddha would necessarily assume the reality of such arbitrary concepts as an entity, a being, a living being, and a personality.
Saying 94 Whoever will find,  for them it will be opened	The common, uneducated people believe in such, and it is understood to be
Jesus [said], "Whoever looks will find, [and whoever knocks], it will be opened for them."	Subhuti, what the Lord Buddha adverted to as an entity, is not in reality an entity; it is only understood to be an entity, and believed in as such, by the common, uneducated people.
Saying 95 Someone from whom you won't get [money] back	Common, uneducated people are not merely common, uneducated people.
[Jesus said], "If you have money, don't lend it at interest. Instead, give [it to] someone from whom you won't get it back."	Subhuti, what are ordinarily referred to as the ‘common, uneducated people,’ these the Lord Buddha declared to be not merely ‘common, uneducated people.’” [2]
Saying 96 The Father's kingdom is like yeast hidden in large loaves of bread	[Chapter 26] The Lord can be perceived by his thirty-two bodily distinctions
Jesus [said], "The Father's kingdom can be compared to a woman who took a little yeast and [hid] it in flour. She made it into large loaves of bread. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “Can the Lord Buddha be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions?” [1] Subhuti replied, saying: “Even so, [2] the Lord Buddha can be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions.”
Saying 97 The kingdom is like a woman carrying a jar of flour. She didn't realize there was a problem	The Lord resembles one of the great wheel-turning kings. It is improbable the Buddha may be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions
Jesus said, "The Father's kingdom can be compared to a woman carrying a jar of flour. While she was walking down [a] long road, the jar's handle broke and the flour spilled out behind her on the road. She didn't know it, and didn't realize there was a problem until she got home, put down the jar, and found it empty."	The Lord Buddha, continuing, said unto Subhuti: “If by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions it were possible to perceive the Lord Buddha, then the Lord Buddha would merely resemble one of the great wheel-turning kings.” [3] Subhuti thereupon addressed the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! According as I am able to interpret the Lord Buddha’s instruction, it is improbable that the Lord Buddha may be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions.”
Saying 98 The Father's kingdom is like a man who wanted to kill someone powerful	Whosoever walks in the way of iniquity does not seek after and cannot perceive the blessedness of the Lord
Jesus said, "The Father's kingdom can be compared to a man who wanted to kill someone powerful. He drew his sword in his house and drove it into the wall to figure out whether his hand was strong enough. Then he killed the powerful one."	Thereafter, the “Honoured of the Worlds” delivered this sublime Gatha:     “I am not to be perceived by means of any visible form,      Nor sought after by means of any audible sound;      Whosoever walks in the way of iniquity,      Cannot perceive the blessedness of the Lord Buddha.” [4]
Saying 99 The people here who do the will of my Father will enter my Father's kingdom	[Chapter 27] Those disciples who obtain  supreme spiritual wisdom
The disciples said to him, "Your brothers and mother are standing outside." He said to them, "The people here who do the will of my Father are my brothers and mother; they're the ones who will enter my Father's kingdom."	The Lord Buddha said unto Subhuti: “If you think thus within yourself ‘The Lord Buddha did not, by means of his perfect bodily distinctions, obtain supreme spiritual wisdom,’ Subhuti, have no such deceptive thought! Or if you think thus within yourself, ‘In obtaining supreme spiritual wisdom, the Lord Buddha declared the abrogation of every Law,’ Subhuti, have no such delusive thought! And why? Because, those disciples who obtain supreme spiritual wisdom, neither affirm the abrogation of any Law, nor the destruction of any distinctive quality of phenomena.” [1]
Saying 100 They showed Jesus a gold coin. He said, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar	[Chapter 28] An enlightened disciple, in the exercise of charity, bestowed an amount of the seven treasures. There is no abstract individual existence
They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "Those who belong to Caesar demand tribute from us." He said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give to God what belongs to God, and give to me what belongs to me." (C.f. No individual existence: Jesus said, "I am the All," Saying 77.)	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If an enlightened disciple, in the exercise of charity, bestowed as considerable an amount of the seven treasures as might fill worlds numerous as the sands of the Ganges; and if a disciple, realising that within the meaning and purport of the Law, there is no abstract individual existence, [1]
Saying 101 Become my disciple. My true Mother gave me Life	Enlightened disciples are entirely unaffected by considerations of ‘reward or merit
"Whoever doesn't hate their [father] and mother as I do can't become my [disciple], and whoever [doesn't] love their [father] and mother as I do can't become my [disciple]. For my mother [gave me falsehood], but [my] true [Mother] gave me Life."	perfects himself in the virtue of endurance, this latter disciple will have a cumulative merit, relatively greater than the other.  And why? Because, enlightened disciples are entirely unaffected by considerations of ‘reward or merit.’” Subhuti thereupon enquired of the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! in what respect are enlightened disciples unaffected by considerations of ‘reward or merit’?”
Saying 102 The Pharisees vs the cattle	Enlightened disciples do not aspire, in a spirit of covetousness
Jesus said, "How awful for the Pharisees who are like a dog sleeping in a feeding trough for cattle, because the dog doesn't eat, and [doesn't let] the cattle eat either." (C.f. The Pharisees were  "buyers and merchants," Saying 64.)	The Lord Buddha replied, saying: “Enlightened disciples do not aspire, in a spirit of covetousness, to rewards commensurate with their merit; therefore, I declare that they are entirely unaffected by considerations of ‘reward or merit.’” [2]
Saying 103 The bandits are going to enter. Get up & be prepared before they arrive	[Chapter 29] If a disciple asserts that the Lord comes or goes, sits or reclines, he has not understood
Jesus said, "Blessed is the one who knows where the bandits are going to enter. [They can] get up to assemble their defenses and be prepared to defend themselves before they arrive." (C.f. Jesus said, Discover the meaning of these sayings, Saying 1.)	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a disciple asserts that the Lord Buddha comes or goes, sits or reclines, obviously he has not understood the meaning of my discourse.
Saying 104 They said "Come let's pray and fast" Jesus said, "What have I done wrong? Leaving the bridal chamber fast & pray	The idea ‘Buddha’ implies neither coming, nor going. The Lord [spoke of] a good disciple reducing worlds. Would the aggregate be great?
They said to [Jesus], "Come, let's pray and fast today." Jesus said, "What have I done wrong? Have I failed? "Rather, when the groom leaves the bridal chamber, then people should fast and pray."	And why? Because, the idea ‘Buddha’ implies neither coming from anywhere, nor going to anywhere, and hence the synonym ‘Buddha!’” [1] [Chapter 30] The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a good disciple, whether man or woman, were to take infinite worlds and ‘reduce’ them to minute particles of dust; what think you, would the aggregate of all those particles of dust be great?”
Saying 105 Know the father and mother. Be called a bastard	In reality, would the aggregate of the particles of dust  be declared to be great?
Jesus said, "Whoever knows their father and mother will be called a bastard."	Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! the aggregate of all those particles of dust would be exceedingly great. And why? Because, if all those were in reality ‘minute particles of dust,’ the Lord Buddha would not have declared them to be ‘minute particles of dust.’
Saying 106 Make two one. Become the sons of man, and say 'Mountain, go away!	The Lord declared that in reality these are not minute particles of dust
Jesus said, "When you make the two into one, you'll become Children of Humanity [ or the sons of man], and if you say 'Mountain, go away!', it'll go."	And why? Because, the Lord Buddha, discoursing upon ‘minute particles of dust,’ declared that in reality those are not ‘minute particles of dust,’ they are merely termed ‘minute particles of dust.’” [1]
Saying 107 The kingdom is like a hundred sheep. The largest one left the ninety-nine	The Lord discoursed upon infinite worlds & the ‘unity. It is merely termed ‘unity and eternity
Jesus said, "The kingdom can be compared to a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. The largest one strayed. He left the ninety-nine and looked for that one until he found it. Having gone through the trouble, he said to the sheep: 'I love you more than the ninety-nine.'"	Subhuti continuing, addressed the Lord Buddha, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! what the Lord Buddha discoursed upon as ‘infinite worlds,’ these are not in reality ‘infinite worlds,’ they are merely termed ‘infinite worlds.’ And why? Because, if these were in reality ‘infinite worlds,’ there would of necessity be unity and eternity of matter. But the Lord Buddha, discoursing upon the ‘unity and eternity of matter,’ declared that there is neither ‘unity’ nor ‘eternity of matter,’ therefore it is merely termed ‘unity and eternity of matter.’”
Saying 108 Jesus said, "I myself will become  whoever drinks what's hidden & revealed from my mouth	The Lord declared common, worldly-minded people covet the incomprehensible belief in the unity or eternity of matter
Jesus said, "Whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me, and I myself will become [them or] like them; then, what's hidden will be revealed to them."	The Lord Buddha thereupon declared unto Subhuti, “Belief in the unity or eternity of matter is incomprehensible; [2] and only common, worldly-minded people, for purely materialistic reasons, covet this hypothesis.”
Saying 109 The kingdom is like someone who didn't know they had a treasure in their field. The buyer began to loan money at interest	[Chapter 31] Honoured of the Worlds! If a disciple affirmed a belief about the Lord Buddha’s discourse that disciple would not be interpreting aright the meaning
Jesus said, "The kingdom can be compared to someone who had a treasure [hidden] in their field. [They] didn't know about it. After they died, they left it to their son. The son didn't know it either. He took the field and sold it. "The buyer plowed the field, [found] the treasure, and began to loan money at interest to whomever they wanted."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a disciple affirmed that the Lord Buddha enunciated a belief [1] that the mind can comprehend the idea of an entity, a being, a living being, or a personality; what think you, Subhuti, would that disciple be interpreting aright the meaning of my discourse?” Subhuti replied, saying: “Honoured of the Worlds! that disciple would not be interpreting aright the meaning of the Lord Buddha’s discourse.
Saying 110 Whoever has found the world and become rich should renounce	The Honoured of the Worlds,  discoursing upon comprehending declared that ideas like a personality are unreal and illusive
Jesus said, "Whoever has found the world and become rich should renounce the world."	And why? Because, Honoured of the Worlds! discoursing upon comprehending such ideas as an entity, a being, a living being, and a personality, it was declared that these are entirely unreal and illusive, and therefore they are merely termed an entity, a being, a living being, and a personality.”
Saying 111 The heavens & the earth will roll up in front of you, & whoever lives from the Living One won't see death	Those who aspire to supreme spiritual wisdom eliminate from their minds visible objects and interpret phenomena
Jesus said, "The heavens and the earth will roll up in front of you, and whoever lives from the Living One won't see death." Doesn't Jesus say, "Whoever finds themselves, of them the world isn't worthy"? (C.f.  "Whoever discovers the interpretation of these sayings won't taste death," Saying 1.)	The Lord Buddha thereafter addressed Subhuti, saying: [2] “Those who aspire to the attainment of supreme spiritual wisdom ought thus to know, believe in, and interpret phenomena. They ought to eliminate from their minds every tangible evidence of every visible object. Subhuti, concerning ‘visible objects,’ the Lord Buddha declared that these are not really ‘visible objects’ they are merely termed ‘visible objects.’”
Saying 112 Depends on the flesh or the soul	[Chapter 32] A disciple bestowed these in the exercise of charity
Jesus said, "How awful for the flesh that depends on the soul. How awful for the soul that depends on the flesh."	The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying: “If a disciple, having immeasurable spheres filled with the seven treasures, [1] bestowed these in the exercise of charity;
Saying 113 They won't say, 'Look over here! The kingdom is already over the earth	In what attitude of mind should it be  explained? Not assuming the reality of earthly phenomena, but in the blessedness of a mind at rest
His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?" "It won't come by looking for it. They won't say, 'Look over here!' or 'Look over there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is already spread out over the earth, and people don't see it." (C.f. Jesus said, "Come to me, because my yoke is easy and my requirements are light. [You will find rest for your souls]," Saying 90, &  Matthew 11:29.)	and if a disciple, whether man or woman, having aspired to supreme spiritual wisdom, selected from this Scripture a stanza comprising four lines, then rigorously observed it, studied it, and diligently explained it to others; the cumulative merit of such a disciple would be relatively greater than the other.” “In what attitude of mind should it be diligently explained to others? [2] Not assuming the permanency or the reality of earthly phenomena, but in the conscious blessedness of a mind at perfect rest. [3]
Saying 114 Jesus: "Look, I will draw her in to make her male, so she too may become a living male spirit, similar to you & enter the kingdom	Phenomena ought to be contemplated. When The Lord concluded his enunciation of this Scripture the monks & sisters & the whole realm of spiritual  beings consecrated to its practice received it & departed
Simon Peter said to them, "Mary should leave us, because women aren't worthy of life." Jesus said, "Look, am I to make her a man? So that she may become a living spirit too, she is equal to you men, because every woman who makes herself manly will enter the kingdom of heaven." (C.f. An alternate translation: Jesus said: "Look, I will draw her in so as to make her male, so that she too may become a living male spirit, similar to you..."  Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson. On being made spiritually compete - See also "make the two one... so that the male not be male, nor the female female," Saying 22,  & "Become the sons of man," Saying 106.)	And why? Because, the phenomena of life may be likened unto a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, [4] a shadow, the glistening dew, or lightning flash, and thus they ought to be contemplated.” When the Lord Buddha concluded his enunciation of this Scripture, [5] the venerable Subhuti, the monks, [6] nuns, lay-brethren and sisters, all mortals, and the whole realm of spiritual beings, rejoiced exceedingly, and consecrated to its practice, they received it and departed. (C.f. "These are the hidden sayings that the living Jesus spoke," The Prologue. Jesus said, "Whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me, and I myself will become [them or] like them; then, what's hidden will be revealed to them," Saying 108.)
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