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妙法蓮華經玄義 2.130

妙法蓮華經玄義 2.130

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然《勝鬘》說無作四諦中,別取一滅諦,是佛所究竟,是常、是諦、是依,三是無常,非諦,非依。何者?三入有為相中,故無常。無常則虛妄,故非諦。無常則不安,故非依。滅諦離有為,故是常。非虛妄,故是諦。第一安隱,故是依。故名第一義諦,亦名不思議也。

However, the Śrīmālā[-sūtra], in expounding the unconstructed four truths, separately singles out the one truth of cessation as what is fully realized by the Buddha—it is permanent, it is truth, it is a refuge—whereas the other three are impermanent, not truth, and not a refuge. Why so? Because the three fall within conditioned characteristics, they are impermanent. Being impermanent, they are illusory, hence not truth. Being impermanent, they are unstable, hence not a refuge. The truth of cessation is free from the conditioned, hence it is permanent; it is not illusory, hence it is truth; it is supreme peace and security, hence it is a refuge. Therefore it is named the ultimate truth, and also named the inconceivable.

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