The Buddha said to Subhūti, "What do you think? When the tathāgata studied under Dīpaṃkara Buddha, did he gain any attainment in the dharma?"
"World Honored One, when the Tathāgata studied under Dīpaṃkara Buddha, there was, in reality, nothing that he attained in the dharma."
"Subhūti, what do you think? Does the Buddha create sublime Buddha-lands?"
"No, he does not, World Honored One. And why not? Sublime Buddha-lands are not sublime. Therefore they care called sublime."
"And so, Subhūti, the bodhisattvas and mahasattvas should give rise to the pure aspiration in this way: they should not give rise to the aspiration while abiding in form. They should not give rise to the aspiration while abiding in sound, odor, taste, touch, or concepts. They should give rise to the aspiration while not abiding in anything."
"Subhūti, it is like if there were a person with a body as large as Mt. Sumeru. What do you think? Would this body not be huge?"
"Extremely huge, World Honored One. And why so? The Buddha teaches us that it is not a body. Hence it is called a huge body"
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