[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) › [大乘法苑義林章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861) › 4.48 # 大乘法苑義林章 4.48 大乘法苑義林章 4.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.4.48) 性境不隨心，獨影唯從見， 帶質通情本，性種等隨應。 能食及所食，此依身所住， 能見此如理，所求二諦空。 為常益有情，為不捨生死， 為善無窮盡，故菩薩觀空。 為種性清淨，為得諸相好， 為淨諸佛法，故菩薩觀空。 補特伽羅法，實性俱非有， 此無性有性，故別立二空。 > "The intrinsic nature of the object does not conform to the mind; / The solitary shadow conforms solely to the seeing aspect; / That which carries substance connects both the subjective affect and the base; / Their natures, seeds, and so forth conform as appropriate. / The eater and that which is eaten, / The basis upon which this body abides: / One who is able to see this in accordance with reality / Seeks the emptiness of the two truths. / In order to constantly benefit sentient beings, / In order not to abandon birth and death, / In order that wholesomeness be inexhaustible, / Therefore the bodhisattva contemplates emptiness. / In order to purify the spiritual lineage, / In order to attain all the marks and signs, / In order to purify all Buddha-dharmas, / Therefore the bodhisattva contemplates emptiness. / The person and phenomena (dharmas) / Are both devoid of substantial nature; / Through this having the nature of nonexistence, / Therefore the two emptinesses are distinctly established." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.4.47) - [Next: 4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.4.49) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861~en-mt.4.48) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [辯中邊論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.darsana.yogacara.madhyantavibhaga!bhasya*zh-xuanzang.1.40) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.4.48) · Pramāṇa