Xiuxing Institute of Taos

acintita sutra


Please Note that the translation of the following sutra has not been reviewed or approved by His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III and probably contains some errors. That is why it is presented for REFERENCE ONLY and cannot be considered as true Buddha-dharma. Only the words of a true Buddha can be so considered.

The Four Unconjecturables

“There are these four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them. Which four?

“The Buddha-range of the Buddhas [i.e., the range of powers a Buddha develops as a result of becoming a Buddha] is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.

“The jhana-range of a person in jhana [i.e., the range of powers that one may obtain while absorbed in jhana]…

“The [precise working out of the] results of kamma…

“Conjecture about [the origin, etc., of] the world is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.

“These are the four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them.”

Prayer Wheel