What is the Tolerance of Non-Arising Dharmas (anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti)?

The dharma of non-arising not only encompasses the non-self of persons within the five aggregates (pañcaskandha), but also includes the more advanced and subtler non-self of dharmas. To accept with forbearance the non-self of dharmas is itself a great wisdom, called the patience with the non-arising of dharmas (anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti). The patience with the non-arising of dharmas is the wisdom-realm of realizing the consciousness-only nature and the tathatā nature of all dharmas; it is also the samādhi realm of suchness (tathatā), surpassing the stage of the three virtuous positions (trayaḥ-phalā), partially realizing the one true dharma realm, possessing the seed-wisdom of consciousness-only (vijñapti-mātratā), and entering the consciousness-only stages of the first bhūmi and above.

In the Mahāyāna, during the stage of the three virtuous positions, the three barriers of Chan must be passed, and the wisdom realms such as mirage contemplation and dream-like contemplation must all be realized. As one's direct realization of the principle of prajñā gradually deepens and becomes more refined, the levels of wisdom grow ever deeper. When the depth reaches a certain degree, one will possess a portion of the seed-wisdom of consciousness-only, thereby entering the first bhūmi and attaining a portion of the patience with the non-arising of dharmas. What is realized at this time? What is realized is tathatā—that is, one realizes that all dharmas possess a portion of the tathatā nature. At this point it is called partial realization of buddhahood, partial realization of the Dharmakāya Buddha (dharma-kāya-buddha), and is also called partial realization of the patience with the non-arising of dharmas.

We already know what "non-arising" means and what "patience" means; there is also the meaning of "dharma." The scope of this dharma is deeper, subtler, and broader than the scope of the five aggregates, encompassing all phenomena, principles, views, and concepts in the world. In general terms, it is material form (rūpa) and mind. The five aggregates also contain material form and mind, but their scope is narrow and their level shallow, so the wisdom gained is inferior to the wisdom of the patience with the non-arising of dharmas, which realizes the non-arising of all dharmas. The wisdom of the patience with the non-arising of dharmas is also called the wisdom of all aspects (sarvākārajñatā) or the seed-wisdom of consciousness-only. When the wisdom of all aspects reaches perfection, it is the omniscient wisdom of a Buddha.