因明入正理論疏 3.69

3.69

問：「若喻上能立不依所立，能立依何？」答：「二解。一言：以依因故，因無無依。」

Question: 'If the means of proof on the example does not rely on the probandum, what does the means of proof rely on?' Answer: 'There are two explanations. One says: because it relies on the reason; when the reason is absent, it has no substratum.'