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又《中論》偈云「因緣所生法」即是生滅；「我說即是空」是無生滅；「亦名為假名」是無量；「亦名中道義」是無作。又解：「因緣」即集，「所生」即苦，「滅苦方便」是道，「苦集盡」是滅。又偈言因緣：「因緣即無明，所生法即行、名色、六入等。」故文云：「為利根弟子說十二因緣不生不滅相」，指前二十五品；「為鈍根弟子說十二因緣生滅相」，指後兩品。當知論偈總說，即四種四諦；別說，即四種十二因緣也。已分別四「四諦」竟。

Furthermore, the verse of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā states: "Phenomena produced by causes and conditions" is arising and perishing; "I say they are empty" is neither arising nor perishing; "Also called provisional designations" is the immeasurable; "Also called the meaning of the middle way" is the unconditioned. Another explanation: "Causes and conditions" is accumulation; "produced" is suffering; "expedients for extinguishing suffering" is the path; "the exhaustion of suffering and accumulation" is cessation. Again, the verse speaks of causes and conditions: "Causes and conditions is avidyā; the phenomena produced are volitional formations, name-and-form, the six sense bases, and so forth." Therefore the text states: "For disciples of sharp faculties, it explains the marks of non-arising and non-perishing of the twelve links of dependent arising," referring to the preceding twenty-five chapters; "For disciples of dull faculties, it explains the marks of arising and perishing of the twelve links of dependent arising," referring to the latter two chapters. One should know that the treatise's verse, stated collectively, is the four kinds of four truths; stated specifically, it is the four kinds of twelve links of dependent arising. The explanation of the four kinds of four truths is concluded.