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成唯識論了義燈 2.51

成唯識論了義燈 2.51

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2.51

問:過去法多耶?未來法多耶?一師云:過去法多,已無初際故,流入過去故。二云未來法多,以未來無盡故。三云相似,佛云法無去來故。云何三世?以其一法,若正作用名現在,已作用名過去,未作用名未來。

Question: Are past dharmas more numerous, or are future dharmas more numerous? One master says: Past dharmas are more numerous, because there is no initial beginning, and because they have flowed into the past. A second says: Future dharmas are more numerous, because the future is without end. A third says: They are equal, because the Buddha said dharmas have no coming or going. What are the three times? Because regarding a single dharma, when it is currently active, it is called the present; when it has already acted, it is called the past; when it has not yet acted, it is called the future.

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