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DfkThe Lankavatara Sutra   HDream WorldH {A Commentary}      Chapter I   Discrimination   Thus have I heard:   The Blessed One once appeared in the Castle of Lanka, which is   on the summit of Mt. Malaya in the midst of the great Ocean. A   great many Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas had miraculously   assembled from all the Buddha-lands, and a large number of   Bhikshus were gathered there. The Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas with   Mahamati at their head were all perfect masters of the various   Samádhis, the tenfold Self-mastery, the ten Powers, and the six   Psychic Faculties. Having been anointed by the Buddha’s own   hands, they all well understood the significance of the objective   world; they all knew how to apply the various means, teachings   and disciplinary measures according to the various mentalities and   behaviors of beings; they were all thoroughly versed in the five   Dharmas, the three Svabhavas, the eight Vijnanas, and the twofold   Ego-less-ness.   The Blessed One, knowing the mental agitations going on in the   minds of those assembled (like the surface of the ocean stirred into   waves by the passing winds), and his great heart moved by   compassion, smiled and said, "In the days of old the Tathágatas of   the past who were Arhats and fully-enlightened Ones came to the   Castle of Lanka on Mount Malaya and discoursed on the Truth of   Noble Wisdom that is beyond the reasoning knowledge of the   philosophers as well as being beyond the understanding of