肇論疏 1.83

1.83

Second, citing two scriptures to verify and establish it. 'The youth' is the elder's son Ratnakāra in the *Vimalakīrtinirdeśa*. It means that the Buddha's preaching of the Dharma is not determinately existent, nor is it non-existent, but all exists through causes and conditions. As for 'the *Yingluo jing* says,' this is the *Da yingluo jing*. At the beginning of the thirteenth fascicle of that scripture, Mañjuśrī asks: 'When all the Buddhas turn the wheel of the Dharma, is there a turning, or is there no turning?' The Buddha says: 'The correct Dharma of the Buddhas is neither turned as existent, nor turned as non-existent.' Mañjuśrī asks again: 'Why is it neither turned as existent nor turned as non-existent?' The Buddha says: 'Because all dharmas are empty, there is neither an existent turning nor a non-existent turning.' 'These are the subtle words of the various scriptures': the subtle and profound words found within the various scriptures.