Diamond Sutra – 5 eyes of the Buddha
The Buddha has 5 eyes:
1) Human eyes – what we ordinarily use to see
2) Deva eyes – sight that transcend ordinary time and space
3) Wisdom eyes – mental/psychic discernment that aligns with truth
4) Dharma eyes – perception of one’s innate unchanging reality
5) Buddha eyes – perfect perception as the Buddha upon completing the entire journey of Buddhist cultivation
The public aware mostly of their Human eyes, the curious are easily drawn to the Deva eyes, truth seekers cultivate their Wisdom eyes, the realized ones see with the Dharma eyes, those who continue on eventually perfects the Buddha eyes.
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CONTEMPLATING THE ONENESS OF EVERYTHING, EIGHTEEN
须菩提!于意云何?如来有肉眼不?
如是,世尊!如来有肉眼。
须菩提!于意云何?如来有天眼不?
如是,世尊!如来有天眼。
须菩提!于意云何?如来有慧眼不?
如是,世尊!如来有慧眼。
须菩提!于意云何?如来有法眼不?
如是,世尊!如来有法眼。
须菩提!于意云何?如来有佛眼不?
如是,世尊!如来有佛眼。
“Subhuti, what do you think.? Does the Tathagata possess human eyes?”
“Yes, World Honoured One, the Tathagata possesses human eyes.”
“’Subhuti, what do you think? Does the Tathagata possess deva eye?”
“’Yes, World Honoured One, the Tathagata possesses deva eyes.”
“Subhuti, what do you think? Does the Tathagata possess wisdom eyes?”
“Yes, World Honoured One, the Tathagata possesses wisdom eyes.”
“Subhuti, what do you think? Does the Tathagata possess Dharma eyes?”
“Yes, World Honoured One. The Tathagata possess Dharma eyes.”
“Subhuti, What do you think? Does the Tathagata possess Buddha eyes?”
“Yes, World Honoured One, the Tathagata possesses Buddha eyes.”
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