[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) › [華嚴經探玄記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733) › 13.53 # 華嚴經探玄記 13.53 華嚴經探玄記 13.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.13.53) 四約一切相智分別者，於九門內以第八第九二門合為一無始觀。遠公云「是真諦觀也。見法緣集無本性故，名為無始。」今謂因緣起法，的無元本依之始起，故云無始。《維摩》中「依無住本立一切法」同此義也。中際生故後際生者，舉法釋成，謂此緣生則是不生，故名無始，是謂大智所知之法。 > Fourth, regarding differentiation by the knowledge of all aspects: within the nine gates, the eighth and ninth gates are combined into a single contemplation of beginninglessness. Master Yuan said: 'This is the contemplation of absolute truth. Seeing that the causal collection of phenomena lacks fundamental nature, it is termed beginningless.' Now I state: phenomena arising from causes and conditions definitely lack an original source upon which they initially arise, hence termed 'beginningless'. The Vimalakīrti\[-nirdeśa\]'s 'basing all phenomena on the root of non-abiding' shares this same meaning. 'Because the middle limit is produced, the latter limit is produced' adduces the phenomenon to explain and establish it, meaning that this dependent origination is precisely non-production, hence termed beginningless; this is the phenomenon known by great knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.13.52) - [Next: 13.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.13.54) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733~en-mt.13.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.13.53) · Pramāṇa