華嚴一乘教義分齊章 4.29

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第四、開合者，或約體唯一，以因無二體故。或約義分二，謂空有，以無自性故、緣起現前故。或約用分三：一有力不待緣、二有力待緣、三無力待緣。初即全有力，後即全無力，中即亦有力亦無力。以第四句無力不待緣非因，故不論也，是故唯有三句也。或分為六，謂開三句入二門故也，如前辯。或分為九，謂於上三義隨一皆具彼三故。何以故？若非有力，即無無力，是故隨一具三，故有九也。或分十二，謂於上六義，空有二門不相離故，隨空即有、隨有即空。有空有六、空有亦六，故有十二也。或分十八，謂於上六義中一一皆有三義故，一體有無、二力有無、三約待緣不待緣，三六成十八也。或分為三十六，謂於上六義，隨一皆具六。何以故？以若無一，餘皆無故。餘門思而準之。

Fourth, opening and combining: It may be taken as solely one in terms of substance, because a cause has no dual substance. Or it may be divided into two in terms of meaning, namely emptiness and existence, because it lacks self-nature and because dependent origination is manifest. Or it may be divided into three in terms of function: 1. potent and not dependent on conditions; 2. potent and dependent on conditions; 3. impotent and dependent on conditions. The first is entirely potent, the last is entirely impotent, and the middle is both potent and impotent. Because the fourth proposition—impotent and not dependent on conditions—is not a cause, it is not discussed, and hence there are only three propositions. Or they may be divided into six, by opening the three propositions into the two approaches [of emptiness and existence], as explained before. Or they may be divided into nine, because any one of the above three meanings possesses all three. Why? Because if there were no potency, there would be no impotency; therefore, each one possesses the three, thus there are nine. Or they may be divided into twelve, because in the above six meanings, the two approaches of emptiness and existence are inseparable: what accords with emptiness is immediately existence, and what accords with existence is immediately emptiness. Existence being empty has six, and emptiness being existent also has six, thus there are twelve. Or they may be divided into eighteen, because within each of the above six meanings there are three meanings: first, existence and nonexistence of substance; second, presence and absence of power; third, in terms of depending on conditions or not depending on conditions; three times six makes eighteen. Or they may be divided into thirty-six, because within the above six meanings, any one possesses all six. Why? Because if one were absent, all the rest would be absent. The other approaches can be understood by analogy through reflection.