肇論新疏 1.78
English (machine translation) 1.78
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The first sentence cites the sūtra, but explains motion and rest to exemplify going and coming. Motion is flux, and rest is immutability. From 'how could it be that it sets aside' downward, it harmonizes and explains them. The next two sentences clarify not abandoning the motion of phenomena to seek the rest of principle. However, motion and rest have multiple aspects; for now they are briefly indicated in terms of mind and objective realm. As for the objective realm: the ultimate principle of the ultimate truth is restful, while the phenomenal dharmas of the conventional truth are active. The two truths are mutually identical, hence it says 'not abandoning'. The meaning is: if one wants to realize the rest of the ultimate truth, it is not separated from the conventional motion. As for the mind: tattva-jñāna faces the ultimate and is therefore restful, while upāya-jñāna responds to the conventional and is therefore active. Because the two kinds of wisdom are unimpeded, it also does not abandon conventional motion. The last four sentences pick up on what precedes them to clarify that motion is identical with rest. This also applies to both mind and objective realm: because one enters rest without abandoning phenomenal motion, the very moment of rest is precisely the moment of motion. In the treatise it is strictly just principle and phenomena, but since it says 'seeking rest without abandoning' and so forth, it concurrently encompasses the two kinds of wisdom.
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- 肇論新疏 — Classical Chinese