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總破者，如《大品》云：「識無生尚不可得，何況識生？」又「識生尚不可得，何況識無生？」生與無生俱不可得。《楞伽經》中又廣破無生見。然無生之理非識所知，云何謂情？捨有緣無，如步屈蟲，又似獼猴。不應虛妄執此見著。是為總破。

As for the general refutation, as the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra states: 'The non-arising of consciousness cannot even be found, how much less the arising of consciousness?' And: 'The arising of consciousness cannot even be found, how much less the non-arising of consciousness?' Both arising and non-arising are unobtainable. The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra also extensively refutes the view of non-arising. Moreover, the principle of non-arising is not something known by consciousness; how could it be conceptualized by delusion? Abandoning existence to condition nonexistence is like an inchworm, or like a monkey. One should not falsely cling to this view. This is the general refutation.