肇論新疏 1.18

1.18

The first phrase follows from the preceding: causes and conditions are the cause, and all dharmas are the result. For the cause to be absent while the result is present is impossible; this is stated with respect to the prior limit. In the latter phrase, since dharmas arise from conditions of themselves and the conditioned undergoes transition and decay, when causes and conditions separate and disperse, all dharmas perish and decay; this is stated with respect to the posterior limit.