[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) › [華嚴法界玄鏡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883) › 1.18 # 華嚴法界玄鏡 1.18 華嚴法界玄鏡 1.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883.1.18) 觀曰：就初門中為四。一、色不即空，以即空故。何以故？以色不即斷空，故不是空也。以色舉體是真空也，故云以即空故。良由即是真空，故非斷空也。是故言由是空故，不是空也。 > The Contemplation says: Within the first gate, there are four \[propositions\]: First, form is not identical to emptiness because it is identical to emptiness. Why is this? Because form is not identical to annihilatory emptiness, it is therefore not emptiness. Because the entirety of form's essence is true emptiness, it is therefore said "because it is identical to emptiness." Precisely because it is identical to true emptiness, it is not annihilatory emptiness. Therefore, it is said that because it is this emptiness, it is not emptiness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883.1.17) - [Next: 1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883.1.19) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883~en-mt.1.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [華嚴發菩提心章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1878.1.73) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1883.1.18) · Pramāṇa