[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) › [十二門論宗致義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826) › 1.17 # 十二門論宗致義記 1.17 十二門論宗致義記 1.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826.1.17) 二、約一異門者，有四句：一、不異義者，以若不緣生不無性故，謂緣有者顯不自有，不自有者則是無性。又無自性者顯非自有，非自有者則是緣有。是故經云「色即是空、空即是色」，論云「智障極盲闇，謂真俗別執」，此之謂也。亦不得以性空故而不許緣生，以無緣生空不立故。論云「有為法空，以從緣生故」。又此是真空，非斷空故。若待滅緣生方為空者，是則情中惡取空也。又亦不得許緣有故違害真空，以若不空非是緣有，自若有者非緣生故。又不異有之空方為真空，不異空之有方是幻有，是故此二不二，故無異也。經云「色、色空為二，色即是空，非色滅空，色性自空，於其中而通達者，是為入不二法門。」又《大品》云「非以空色故名色空，但以色即是空、空即是色。」又《大般若經》三百八十九云「善現！以因緣不異本性空，本性空不異因緣，因緣即本性空，本性空即因緣。」又云「善現！以從緣所生諸法不異本性空，本性空不異從緣所生諸法，從緣所生諸法即本性空，本性空即從緣所生諸法。」如是等文明此不異門也。 > Second, concerning the gate of identity and difference, there are four propositions. First, regarding the meaning of non-difference: if \[dharmas\] did not arise dependently, they would not lack intrinsic nature; that is, existence through conditions shows that they do not exist of themselves, and not existing of themselves is precisely lacking intrinsic nature. Moreover, lacking intrinsic nature shows that they do not exist of themselves, and not existing of themselves is precisely existence through conditions. Therefore a sūtra says: 'Form is precisely emptiness, and emptiness is precisely form.' A treatise says: 'The cognitive hindrance is exceedingly dark and blind, grasping at the ultimate and conventional as distinct.' This is what it refers to. Nor can one disallow conditioned arising on account of the emptiness of intrinsic nature, because without conditioned arising, emptiness cannot be established. A treatise says: 'Conditioned dharmas are empty, because they arise from conditions.' Furthermore, this is true emptiness, not an annihilationist emptiness. If one were to await the destruction of conditioned arising before it becomes empty, then that would be an evil grasping at emptiness within conceptual sentiment. Nor can one, by allowing conditioned existence, contradict and impair true emptiness, because if \[a dharma\] were not empty it would not exist through conditions; if it existed of itself, it would not arise from conditions. Furthermore, only the emptiness that is not different from existence is true emptiness, and only the existence that is not different from emptiness is illusory existence; therefore, these two being non-dual, they are not different. A sūtra says: 'Form and the emptiness of form are dual; form is precisely emptiness, not that form is destroyed to make emptiness, for the nature of form is intrinsically empty. One who thoroughly penetrates within this enters the Dharma gate of non-duality.' Furthermore, the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra says: 'It is not because of emptying form that it is called the emptiness of form; it is simply that form is precisely emptiness and emptiness is precisely form.' Furthermore, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra, fascicle 389, says: 'Subhūti! Because causes and conditions are not different from primordial emptiness of nature, primordial emptiness of nature is not different from causes and conditions; causes and conditions are precisely primordial emptiness of nature, and primordial emptiness of nature is precisely causes and conditions.' It also says: 'Subhūti! Because all dharmas produced from conditions are not different from primordial emptiness of nature, primordial emptiness of nature is not different from all dharmas produced from conditions; all dharmas produced from conditions are precisely primordial emptiness of nature, and primordial emptiness of nature is precisely all dharmas produced from conditions.' Passages such as these clarify this gate of non-difference. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826.1.16) - [Next: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826.1.18) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826~en-mt.1.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1826.1.17) · Pramāṇa