摩訶止觀 1.89

1.89

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.