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瑜伽論記 9.141

瑜伽論記 9.141

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9.141

如是一法一事,應有眾多自性者,若隨說有法有法性者,如世一法有眾多名,法體隨言應多,且如一眼有眾多名,或說為眼或說能見,如是一眼隨彼多名應有多體,世親菩薩取此中意攝論中說,名若定表,名多體多故。

Regarding "[then] for one single phenomenon or one single real thing, there would have to be numerous intrinsic natures": if an entity and an entity's nature existed in accordance with [linguistic] convention, then just as a single phenomenon in the world has many names, the entity of the phenomenon would also have to be manifold in accordance with the words. For example, a single eye has many names—it may be called an "eye" or called "the seer"; thus, this single eye would have to possess multiple entities in accordance with its manifold names. Bodhisattva Vasubandhu grasped this intention, stating in the *Mahāyānasaṃgraha* that if names definitely express [entities], then since names are manifold, entities would be manifold.

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