肇論 1.67

1.67

有名曰：論自云「涅槃既不出有無，又不在有無。」不在有無，則不可於有無得之矣；不出有無，則不可離有無求之矣。求之無所，便應都無。然復不無其道。其道不無，則幽途可尋。所以千聖同轍，未嘗虛返者也。其道既存，而曰不出不在，必有異旨。可得聞乎？

The Named One said: "Your treatise itself says: 'Nirvāṇa neither transcends being and non-being, nor does it abide in being and non-being.' If it does not abide in being and non-being, it cannot be found within being and non-being; if it does not transcend being and non-being, it cannot be sought apart from being and non-being. If there is nowhere to seek it, it must be entirely non-existent. Yet again, its path is not non-existent. Since its path is not non-existent, the profound journey can be pursued; this is why the thousand sages followed the same rut and never returned in vain. Since its path already exists, and yet you say it neither transcends nor abides, there must be an extraordinary purport. May I hear it?"