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維摩義記 3.52

維摩義記 3.52

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Classical Chinese

3.52

自下第七明無所生。舍利初問「汝於此沒當生何所」。天女類答「佛化所生吾如彼生」。如來化身生則無生、滅則無滅,故取類己。舍利次領,「佛化所生無沒生也」。沒猶滅矣。「天女」下,復取其所言類顯一切。如佛化生,生則無生、滅則無滅。

From here on, the seventh section clarifies that there is no arising. First, Śāriputra asks: 'When you pass away from here, where will you be born?' The goddess answers analogously: 'As an illusory creation of the Buddha is born, so I am born.' For the Tathāgata's transformation body, arising is non-arising and passing away is non-passing away; hence she uses it to compare with herself. Śāriputra next acknowledges: 'An illusory creation of the Buddha has neither passing away nor arising.' 'Passing away' is like 'perishing'. Next, 'the goddess' again takes what he said to analogously reveal everything: like the Buddha's illusory creations, arising is non-arising and passing away is non-passing away.

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