devanagari

prajba-paramitam awritya viharati a-citta-avaranah
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awritya, abs.: having resorted to (from a+wri-),

citta-, n.: mind,

avarana-, n.: covering, hindrance,

that he dwells without the hindrances of the mind, having resorted to the perfection of wisdom.

    Because a bodhisattva is fully aware of the true nature of things, he relies on the Perfection of Wisdom. Thus a bodhisattva understands the emptiness. And that means, paradoxically, to rely on nothing at all - to let things take their natural course.
    Then he dwells without "hindrances of mind" - obstructions to spiritual development. They are of three kinds:

1. karma-avarana - past wrong deeds that did not bring the fruit yet,
2. klewa-avarana - defilements such as greed, hatred, delusion etc.
3. jbeya-avarana - obstructions arising from attachment to cognizable objects, from believing in their real existence.

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