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Chapter Eight

Skillful Means — The Bodhisattva’s Infinite Adaptability (Compassion in Its Most Masterful Form) After revealing the Bodhisattva’s fearless nature, the Śūraṃgamasamādhi Sūtra naturally turns to the next great expression of awakened activity: skillful means (upāya-kauśalya). If fearlessness is the Bodhisattva’s inner unshakability, then skillful means is the Bodhisattva’s outer brilliance — the ability to respond with flawless appropriateness to every being, in every realm, under every condition. read more