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# 注大乘入楞伽經 7.143

注大乘入楞伽經 7.143

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [7.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.7.143)

夫方便教說有無者，相形待而生故。為遣執有故言無，遣墮無故言有。若言法身超一切量，無既不可取，有豈容言說？

> When the expedient teachings speak of existence and non-existence, it is because they arise in mutual dependence. To dispel the grasping at existence, non-existence is taught; to dispel falling into non-existence, existence is taught. If one says that the Dharmakāya transcends all measures, since non-existence cannot be grasped, how could existence ever be spoken of?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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