[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) › [金光明經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783) › 2.25 # 金光明經玄義 2.25 金光明經玄義 2.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.25) 二、料簡者，問：法性定是空、為非是空？答：法性過諸菩薩所行清淨，淨於四句，不應以空有求之。雖非四句，或時赴緣作四句說之。文云「兩足世尊行處亦空」，新本云「是第三身是真實有」，又云「前二種身是假名有」，又云「非有非無」。此有四句，四門意也。門乃有四，悟理非數。佛示人無諍法，不應執此相競。舊本明空、新本明有，以體達義釋之，二文不乖，即此意也。 > Third, critical analysis. Question: Is dharmatā definitively empty, or is it not empty? Answer: Dharmatā surpasses the purity of what the bodhisattvas practice; it is pure of the four propositions, and one should not seek it through emptiness or existence. Although it is not of the four propositions, at times, in response to conditions, it is explained in terms of the four propositions. The text says, 'The sphere of the Two-Footed World-Honoured One is also empty.' The new translation says, 'This third body is truly existent.' It also says, 'The former two kinds of bodies are conventionally existent.' It also says, 'Neither existent nor non-existent.' These are the four propositions, the purport of the four gates. Although there are four gates, awakening to the principle is not a matter of numbers. The Buddha showed people the dharma of non-contention; one should not grasp onto these to dispute with one another. The old translation clarified emptiness, and the new translation clarified existence; when explained with the meaning of substance as penetration, the two texts do not conflict. This is precisely the meaning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.24) - [Next: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.26) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783~en-mt.2.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.25) · Pramāṇa