[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [淨名玄論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780) › 1.24 # 淨名玄論 1.24 淨名玄論 1.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780.1.24) 問：此門破顛倒二明於不二、為破不顛倒二以明不二？答：歷覽眾門，略為三例：一就顛倒二明不二。如云我我所為二，達此二不二，名入不二門。次約不顛倒二明於不二，如云三寶為二，知二不二，名入不二門。三合明顛倒不顛倒二不二，如云生死涅槃為二，知此二不二，名入不二門。問：為破三種二明於不二、為耶三種二明不二耶？答：若倒心所見三種二者，並須破之。若因緣之二即是不二，不壞假名而說實相，無可破也。又倒情謂二，實無二可破，故但除其病而不除其法。又病本性空亦無可除，但約謂情故言除耳。所以此門明不二之道，異於小乘析法辨空。破三種二，則屬初門。次遣三法之名，屬於後二。 > Question: Does this gate break down inverted duality to illuminate nonduality, or does it break down non-inverted duality to illuminate nonduality? Answer: Surveying the various gates, there are briefly three paradigms: First, in terms of inverted duality, it illuminates nonduality; for instance, it says self and what belongs to self are dual, and penetrating these two as nondual is called entering the gate of nonduality. Next, with reference to non-inverted duality, it illuminates nonduality; for instance, it says the three jewels are dual, and knowing these two are nondual is called entering the gate of nonduality. Third, it combinedly illuminates that inverted and non-inverted dualities are nondual; for instance, it says saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are dual, and knowing these two are nondual is called entering the gate of nonduality. Question: Does it break down the three kinds of duality to illuminate nonduality, or does it eliminate the three kinds of duality to illuminate nonduality? Answer: If they are the three kinds of duality seen by the inverted mind, all must be broken down. If the duality of causes and conditions is itself nondual, then without destroying conventional designations one expounds dharmatā, and there is nothing to break down. Moreover, it is inverted sentiment that deems them dual, when in reality there is no duality that can be broken down; hence one only removes their illness without removing their phenomena. Furthermore, the illness is fundamentally empty of inherent nature and also has nothing that can be removed; it is only with reference to conceptual sentiment that one speaks of removing it. Therefore, the way of nonduality illuminated in this gate is different from the Lesser Vehicle's analyzing phenomena to distinguish emptiness. Breaking down the three kinds of duality belongs to the first gate; next, eliminating the designations of the three phenomena belongs to the latter two. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780.1.23) - [Next: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780.1.25) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780~en-mt.1.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1780.1.24) · Pramāṇa