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LESSON 13 - य / Ya

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As in यथावत् yathāvat (’fact’)

夜字門,入諸法如實不生故

The syllable YA is a gateway because one enters the fact (yathāvat यथावत्) of the non-arising (birthlessness) of all things (sarva-dharma-yathāvat-anutpanna).

-Kumarajiva

入也字門,悟一切法如實不生故

Entering the gateway of the syllable YA, one realizes the fact (yathāvat) of the non-arising (birthlessness) of all things (dharmas).

- Xuanzang

野字門一切法乘不可得故

The syllable YA is a gateway because the vehicle (yāna यान) of all things cannot be grasped.

- Amoghavajra

YA because of the non-apprehension of any fact (yathāvad).

- Conze

YA the syllable YA is an opening because of the non-arising of an essence (yathāvat) of all mental phenomena.

- Jayarava