大般涅槃經義記 8.283

Language: Classical Chinese

8.283

第五句中文少不足，若具，應言：若有佛性，云何而言是毘跋致。阿毘跋致，毘跋名退，阿毘不退。佛性常住，云何得有退不退義？毘跋致者，當知無性，以退證無。

In the fifth clause, the text is deficient and incomplete. If complete, it should say: "If there is a buddha-nature, why then say 'is an avivartika'?" Regarding *avivartika*: *vivarta* means retrogression; *avivarta* means non-retrogression. If the buddha-nature is permanently abiding, how could there be the sense of retrogression or non-retrogression? If one retrogresses, one should know there is no nature; he proves non-existence by means of retrogression.
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