肇論新疏 3.47

English (machine translation) 3.47

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3.47

The first line provides an analogy to clarify that to which things return. The second line gives the doctrinal explanation, briefly showing namelessness. Traces of being and non-being are like images in a mirror: images, being empty, return to the mirror; traces, being empty, return to nature. This line cuts off characteristics, while the next line leaves behind names. “Profound dwelling” refers to nirvāṇa; because it is the place to which the three vehicles and nine currents return, it is figuratively called a dwelling. Question: If designations are cut off, why establish two names?

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肇論新疏 — Classical Chinese