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    The Dharmadhātu cannot be dedicated, because it does not ... — Carmelics
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    The Dharmadhātu cannot be dedicated, because it does not change.

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    • 1.The Sugata-matrix (Dharmadhātu, Tathāgata-nature) is unchanging.
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    • 2.Dedication requires something to go from being undedicated to dedicated.
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    Dedication requires something to go from being undedicated to dedicated.Going from undedicated to dedicated is a change.That which does not change cannot undergo the transition from undedicated to ded...The Sugata-matrix (Dharmadhātu, Tathāgata-nature) is unchanging.

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    That which does not change cannot undergo the transition from undedica...87%God cannot change (God is immutable).78%Dedication requires something to go from being undedicated to dedicate...77%Going from undedicated to dedicated is a change.76%

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    Sapaṇ begins the argument by quoting a wide range of authoritative sources to show that the “Sugata-matrix” is unchanging, that it is equivalent to the Dharmadhātu and the Tathāgata-nature, and that these are all completely devoid of evil and virtue, which are illusory constructions.[16] Near the end of the passage Sapaṇ recommends that the reader study, in particular, the Dharmodgata chapter of the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines (I.137; Rhoton 2002: 58). That chapter teaches that suchnes
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