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veil are both destroyed by samadhi, but one abides in<br />

Nirvana. This is not so good. One should abide<br />

nowhere.<br />

iv. Nonabiding in Nirvana. By the power of the Great<br />

Wisdom, nothing is held to. That is, the samadhi being<br />

purified, one therefore abides nowhere <strong>and</strong> endlessly<br />

performs all deeds of Salvation.<br />

b. In the Great Nirvana Sutra are listed seven different<br />

meanings of the word, thus:<br />

i. Nir = not; vana = weaving. We should not weave with<br />

threads of sorrow <strong>and</strong> so make the cloth of<br />

birth-<strong>and</strong>-death. Well-developed concentration force is<br />

needed to subdue sorrow.<br />

ii. Nir = not; vana = hiding. This refers to the unhidden<br />

nature of the Dharmakaya. We have to discover this by<br />

the wisdom-teaching taught perfectly by the Buddha:<br />

that is, the wisdom of non-ego (anatman). This can only<br />

be realized by meditation.<br />

iii. Nir = not; vana = to <strong>and</strong> fro. This means not running<br />

up <strong>and</strong> down on this shore of samsara; not w<strong>and</strong>ering<br />

through the six worlds of transmigration. How can we<br />

avoid this? By meditation.<br />

iv. Nir = not; vana = grasping. We should not grasp at<br />

rebirth. We should abide in the Truth by the power of<br />

concentration.<br />

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