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法界次第初門 3.70

法界次第初門 3.70

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Classical Chinese

3.70

九、如鏡中像。如鏡中像者,鏡中之像,非鏡作、非面作,非鏡面和合作,亦非無因緣作,雖無定有,而亦可見分別。諸法亦如是,非是自有、非他有、非共有,亦非無因緣有,雖有不可得,但以名字而有分別。如鏡中像,實無所有,而誑惑小兒,令生憂喜。智者雖見,即知非實,故無憂喜。諸法亦如是,誑惑凡夫,生諸煩惱。實智慧者雖復見聞,既知無實,不生結業,故說如鏡中像。

Ninth, like an image in a mirror. 'Like an image in a mirror' means that the image in a mirror is not made by the mirror, not made by the face, not made by the conjunction of mirror and face, nor is it made without causes and conditions; although it does not definitively exist, it can be seen and distinguished. All dharmas are also like this: they do not exist from themselves, do not exist from another, do not exist from both, nor do they exist without causes and conditions; although they exist unobtainably, they are distinguished merely through names. Just as an image in a mirror has no real existence, yet deceives small children and causes them to produce sorrow and joy; the wise, though seeing it, immediately know it is not real, and therefore have neither sorrow nor joy. All dharmas are also like this: they deceive ordinary persons, producing various afflictions; those with true wisdom, though seeing and hearing them, know that they lack reality and do not produce latent defilements and karma; therefore, it is said to be like an image in a mirror.

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