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大般涅槃經義記 8.84

大般涅槃經義記 8.84

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Classical Chinese

8.84

自下第三翻前難辭,明空三昧見空是妙,說有為凡,空為聖故。先舉二說,「有無」列名。下就人論,「為生說有」明有是麁,「為聖說無」明空是妙。「為聖說無」總以標舉,次別顯之,「為不空者修空見空」,為前九地,令入空也。「無法性者亦修空故」,為第十地證窮空也。「以是」下結,以前兩義故亦宣說修空見空。

Below, the third part reverses the earlier phrasing of the objection, explaining that the emptiness samādhi's seeing of emptiness is subtle, because speaking of existence is for the ordinary, while emptiness is for the noble. First it raises the two teachings: "existence and non-existence" lists their names. Below, it discusses them in terms of persons: "speaking of existence for sentient beings" explains that existence is coarse; "speaking of non-existence for the noble" explains that emptiness is subtle. "Speaking of non-existence for the noble" marks the general topic; next it reveals it specifically: "for those who are not empty, cultivating emptiness to see emptiness" is for the preceding nine grounds, causing them to enter emptiness; "those without dharma-nature also cultivate emptiness" is for the tenth ground to exhaustively realize emptiness; from "For this reason..." onward is the conclusion: because of the preceding two meanings, it also proclaims cultivating emptiness to see emptiness.

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