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the devas of formlessness (arupavacara devas).
d. If viewing the Dharmakaya as the autumn sky, one
clings to such an experience, this will result in birth in
the sphere of infinite space (akasanantyayatana).
e. If one holds to the view that everything is
consciousness-only, this will lead to birth in the sphere
of infinite consciousness (vijnananantyayatana).
f. Holding that everything is nothing, requiring no
action, will only result in existence in the sphere of no
things (akincanyayatana).
g.Thinking of only neither-perception-nornonperception
will of course lead to birth in that sphere
(naivasamjnanasamjnayatana).
h. If one's attainment of voidness is perfected, but one
lacks bodhicitta and great compassion, then one falls
into the voidness of the Hinayana and only obtains
realization there.
5. Fallings in the Chan School
According to the Chan patriarch Cao Shan, there are
three fallings:
a. If one does not cut off voice and form, this is the
falling of pursuing worldly things, and should certainly
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