大般涅槃經集解 56.66

56.66

案僧亮曰：上明二因無果，似與俗乖，今欲會之。如世人說有，以將有耳。乃因問以擊揚也。寶亮曰：過去已滅、未來未至，云何名有耶？

Sengliang comments: Above, he clarified that neither of the two causes contains the result, which seemed to contradict conventional worldly usage; now he wishes to reconcile them. Just as worldly people speak of existence because it is about to exist, he raises this question to prompt and bring this out. Baoliang comments: The past is already extinguished, and the future has not yet arrived; how can it be called existent?