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從此第二，證有中有。依大眾部不立中有，故論云：「有餘部說，從死至生，處容間絕，故無中有（述大眾部宗也）。此不應許（論主總非）。所以者何（大眾部徵也）？依理教故（總答）。何謂理教？」頌曰：

From this, the second section proves the existence of intermediate existence. According to the Mahāsāṃghikas, intermediate existence is not established. Thus the treatise says: "Other schools say that from death to birth, a spatial gap is permissible, and therefore there is no intermediate existence (this sets forth the tenet of the Mahāsāṃghika school). This should not be accepted (the author of the treatise rejects it entirely). Why is this? (The Mahāsāṃghika asks for the reason.) Because of reason and scripture (a summary answer). What are reason and scripture?" The verse says: