[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) › [俱舍論疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822) › 20.67 # 俱舍論疏 20.67 俱舍論疏 20.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822.20.67) 論「如世間說至其義亦應爾」，喻合也。如世間說：有燈前日無，有燈昨日無。說有燈無時，豈有燈耶？爾時無燈而言有燈，故知有聲非唯顯於有法。有燈已滅，亦准於此。既言已滅，即是無燈而言燈，故知於無說有。 > The Śāstra says: "Just as in worldly conventions it is said... its meaning should be understood likewise": this brings together the simile and its application. Just as in worldly conventions it is said, 'There is a lamp that was absent the day before', 'There is a lamp that was absent yesterday'—when saying 'there is an absence of a lamp', how could there be a lamp? At that time there is no lamp, yet one says 'there is a lamp'; hence we know that the word 'exists' does not solely indicate an existing entity. 'There is a lamp that has already been extinguished' should also be understood accordingly. Since one says 'already extinguished', this is non-existence of a lamp, yet one speaks of a lamp; hence we know that one speaks of 'existence' with respect to non-existence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822.20.66) - [Next: 20.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822.20.68) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822~en-mt.20.67) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822.20.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1822.20.67) · Pramāṇa