肇論 1.87

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1.87

The Named said: Without sentient beings, there is no way to direct the triyāna; without the triyāna, there is no way to accomplish nirvāṇa. Thus there must first be sentient beings, and afterwards nirvāṇa. This being so, nirvāṇa has a beginning, and that which has a beginning must have an end. Yet the sūtras say: 'Nirvāṇa is without beginning and without end, clear and still like empty space.' If so, nirvāṇa has existed beforehand, and is not something accomplished after learning.

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肇論 — Classical Chinese