大般涅槃經集解 46.48

46.48

Daosheng notes: It should have been called born early on; why is it so late now? Sengliang notes: The fifth proposition. If when not yet born there is a dharma, and having a dharma is called born, why is it only now called born? Sengzong notes: This objection aims to make dharmas not arise from the mark of birth. Baoliang notes: One should also first posit the premise. This first fork means: if it had already previously obtained the name of born, why only at a later time is it called born?