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弘明集 9.13

弘明集 9.13

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Classical Chinese

9.13

答曰。形者。神之質。神者。形之用。是則形稱其質。神言其用。形之與神不得相異。

Answer: Corporeal form is the material substance of the spirit; the spirit is the function of the corporeal form. Thus corporeal form refers to its material substance, and spirit speaks of its function. Corporeal form and spirit cannot differ from each other.

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