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# 金光明經文句記 4.21

金光明經文句記 4.21

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1786.4.21)

初、約四教詮空示。所言空者，破相為義，故一代教四空不同，若不辨之迷名昧理。此自分二：初、約部列四，二：

> First, demonstrating by explaining emptiness according to the four teachings. What is called 'emptiness' has the refutation of characteristics as its meaning; hence, across the teachings of the Buddha's lifetime the four \[teachings'\] emptinesses differ. If one does not distinguish them, one will be deluded by the names and ignorant of the principle. This itself is divided into two: first, listing the four according to textual classes, in two parts:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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