大般涅槃經集解 46.56

46.56

Daosheng says: This is addressed to clarify the sixth heading. Sengliang says: The preceding two lines spoke of the existence or non-existence of born dharmas; this speaks of whether the characteristic of birth can give birth to existence or non-existence. The unborn is non-existence; that birth could give birth to non-existence therefore cannot be determined. Sengzong says: Human minds generate doubts one after another. If it is not the case that what has already been born comes to be born, is it then born from that which cannot be born? Now he states that it likewise cannot be spoken of in this way. Baoliang says: There is also no fixed nature of birth or fixed nature of non-birth, hence it cannot be stated.