A Gāthā

Published in 1942 in Buddhist Studies Semimonthly

Dharma Master Dayu of the Republic of China

Before the bhūmis, nonattachment is difficult to attain; after the bhūmis, attachment is not the Buddha’s intent.

Attachments before the bhūmis are cast off after the bhūmis; this is the unsurpassed secret of profound prajñā.