[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) › [成唯識論了義燈](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832) › 2.51 # 成唯識論了義燈 2.51 成唯識論了義燈 2.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.2.51) 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.2.50) - [Next: 2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.2.52) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832~en-mt.2.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.2.51) · Pramāṇa