[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) › [肇論新疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860) › 2.54 # 肇論新疏 2.54 肇論新疏 2.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.54) 始，初萌也。靈智妙存，如何暫時可廢？有無兩非，如何形相可得？言暫者，少選不可，況久廢久得邪？非直有無諸相等不得，而智亦無得，言語道斷、心行處滅。 > "Ever" refers to the initial sprout. With spiritual wisdom wonderfully persisting, how could it be suspended even for an instant? Being and non-being both negated, how could form and appearance be obtained? Speaking of "an instant" means not even for a brief moment, how much less could it be suspended for long or obtained for long? Not only can characteristics such as being and non-being not be obtained, but wisdom itself is also unobtainable: the path of speech is cut off, and the place of mental activity is extinguished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.53) - [Next: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.55) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860~en-mt.2.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.54) · Pramāṇa