[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) › [大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736) › 20.18 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 20.18 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 20.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.18) 疏「二就緣起性」者，一通說因緣之法依他而起，因緣所生無有生故。故經云「一切法無來，是故無有生。以生無有故，滅亦不可得。」二明二義中，「又緣起無性故」者，緣生即無性也。「無性緣起」者，無性即緣性也。前句即因緣故空，此句即無性故有，故引《中論》「以有空義故，一切法得成」，唯證後句也。三顯無性中，若無因緣，不知無性，故論四句推之。「諸法不自生，亦不從他生，不共不無因，是故知無生。」若不推此，安知無生？無生即是生無自性性也。 > Regarding the commentary's statement, "Second, in terms of the nature of dependent origination": first, universally speaking, dharmas of causes and conditions arise in dependence on other \[factors\]; because what is produced by causes and conditions has no arising, the sūtra therefore says: "All dharmas have no coming; therefore they have no arising. Since arising does not exist, ceasing also cannot be attained." Second, in explaining the two meanings, "Furthermore, because dependent origination is without intrinsic nature": conditioned arising is precisely devoid of intrinsic nature. "Dependent origination devoid of intrinsic nature": being devoid of intrinsic nature is precisely the nature of conditions. The former line means empty because of causes and conditions; this line means existent because of lacking intrinsic nature. Hence it cites the Madhyamakaśāstra: "Because there is the meaning of emptiness, all dharmas can be accomplished," which solely proves the latter line. Third, in revealing the non-nature: if there were no causes and conditions, one would not know the absence of intrinsic nature; hence the treatise analyzes with the four propositions: "Dharmas do not arise from themselves, nor do they arise from another, nor from both, nor without cause; therefore one knows there is no arising." If one does not examine this, how could one know non-arising? Non-arising is precisely the nature of arising without intrinsic nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.17) - [Next: 20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.19) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.20.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.18) · Pramāṇa