[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) › [肇論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858) › 1.31 # 肇論 1.31 肇論 1.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.31) 答曰：聖人無無相也。何者？若以無相為無相，無相即為相。捨有而之無，譬猶逃峰而赴壑，俱不免於患矣。是以至人處有而不有，居無而不無。雖不取於有無，然亦不捨於有無。所以和光塵勞，周旋五趣，寂然而往，怕爾而來，恬淡無為而無不為。 > I reply: The sage does not take the markless as markless. Why is this? If one takes the markless as markless, then the markless becomes a mark. Abandoning existence to go to non-existence is like fleeing a mountain peak only to plunge into a ravine; both alike fail to escape calamity. Therefore the ultimate man dwells in existence without being existent, and abides in non-existence without being non-existent. Although he does not grasp at existence or non-existence, neither does he abandon existence or non-existence. Therefore he softens his glare amidst the defilements of the world and moves through the five destinies, departing in silence and arriving in calmness, tranquil in non-action and yet leaving nothing undone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.30) - [Next: 1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.32) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858~en-mt.1.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36.56) — Classical Chinese - [肇論新疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.187) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.31) · Pramāṇa