大般涅槃經集解 46.66

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46.66

Daosheng says: This explains and answers the two questions and seven propositions. Since it is called unborn, yet one speaks of its birth, this would mean that the unborn constitutes birth. Sengliang says: Birth is termed arising; non-birth means non-arising. If it is termed birth, then this is arising. For non-arising to constitute arising—how could that be stated? Sengzong says: This reiterates the explanation of the reason. How could it be that from complete non-existence, it suddenly comes to be born? Therefore, we know there is an intelligible principle of that which can be born. Baoliang says: What is unborn is now born; how could one definitively say that what is born is born, or that what is unborn is definitively unborn?

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