[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709) › 2.16 # 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 2.16 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 2.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2.16) 問：即滅為同剎那、為復異世？答：然以一念有多剎那，於一剎那有多生滅。以多生滅成一剎那即體明空，故同念也。此同《華嚴》偈云「譬如長風起，鼓拂生動勢，二俱不相知，諸法亦如是。」生滅即空不相知也。從此第二徵其所以。 > Question: Does "instantly ceasing" occur in the very same kṣaṇa, or in a different time period? Answer: Since there are many kṣaṇas in a single thought-moment (citta-kṣaṇa), and within a single kṣaṇa there are many arisings and ceasings, forming a single kṣaṇa out of many arisings and ceasings clarifies emptiness right within the entity; therefore they are in the same thought-moment. This is identical to the verse in the \*Avataṃsaka\*: "Just as when a great wind rises, / Stirring and blowing to create momentum, / The two do not know each other; / All phenomena are also like this." Arising and ceasing are instantly empty and do not know each other. Next is the second \[part\], inquiring into the reason. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2.15) - [Next: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2.17) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709~en-mt.2.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2.16) · Pramāṇa