Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the bodily eye?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the bodily eye.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the heavenly eye?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the heavenly eye.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the eye of knowledge?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the eye of knowledge.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the eye of the Law?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the eye of the Law.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the eye of Buddha?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the eye of Buddha.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the heavenly eye?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the heavenly eye.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the eye of knowledge?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the eye of knowledge.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the eye of the Law?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the eye of the Law.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, has the Tathāgata the eye of Buddha?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathāgata has the eye of Buddha.”
Bhagavat said: “What do you think, O Subhūti, as many grains of sand as there are in the great river Ganga—were they preached by the Tathāgata as grains of sand?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, they were preached as grains of sand by the Tathāgata.” Bhagavat said:
“What do you think, O Subhūti, if there were as many Ganga rivers as there are grains of sand in the great river Ganga; and, if there were as many worlds as there are grains of sand in these, would these worlds be many?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, these worlds would be many.” Bhagavat said: “As many beings as there are in all those worlds, I know the manifold trains of thought of them all. And why? Because what was preached as the train of thoughts, the train of thoughts indeed, O Subhūti, that was preached by the Tathāgata as no-train of thoughts, and therefore it is called the train of thoughts. And why? Because, O Subhūti, a past thought is not perceived, a future thought is not perceived, and the present thought is not perceived.” (18)
“What do you think, O Subhūti, if there were as many Ganga rivers as there are grains of sand in the great river Ganga; and, if there were as many worlds as there are grains of sand in these, would these worlds be many?” Subhūti said: “So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, these worlds would be many.” Bhagavat said: “As many beings as there are in all those worlds, I know the manifold trains of thought of them all. And why? Because what was preached as the train of thoughts, the train of thoughts indeed, O Subhūti, that was preached by the Tathāgata as no-train of thoughts, and therefore it is called the train of thoughts. And why? Because, O Subhūti, a past thought is not perceived, a future thought is not perceived, and the present thought is not perceived.” (18)