肇論疏 1.97

1.97

Second, reviewing and explaining. 'Existence is not truly produced': they are produced relying on conditions, and therefore are not truly produced. Because they are not truly produced, one cannot speak of existence. 'Phenomena and images having already taken shape': all phenomena and all images have already taken shape and manifested; having already taken shape and manifested, one cannot speak of non-existence. 'Taking shape, images are not immediately non-existent; not being real, non-existence is not real existence': phenomena and images taking shape and manifesting is not immediately non-existence; existence not being truly produced is not determinate existence. 'Thus, the meaning of "not real, therefore empty" is revealed herein': precisely because they are not genuinely real existence, it is said to be 'not real'. Since they are not real existence, they are therefore said to be 'empty'. The treatise derives its title from this meaning.