[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 21.27 # 廣弘明集 21.27 廣弘明集 21.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.27) 興皇寺法宣諮曰。義旨云。俗諦是有是無故以生法為體。未審有法有體可得稱生。無是無法。云何得有生義。令旨答曰。俗諦有無相待而立。既是相待故並得稱生。又諮。若有無兩法並稱為生。生義既一。則有無無異。令旨答。俱是凡夫所見故生義得同是有是無。焉得不異。又諮。若有無果別。應有生不生。令旨答。既相待立名。故同一生義。 > Faxuan of Xinghuang Temple inquired, saying: "The doctrinal purport states: 'The conventional truth is existence and is non-existence; hence it takes arisen phenomena as its substance.' I do not know: an existent phenomenon has substance and may be designated 'arisen'; non-existence is a non-existent phenomenon—how can it have the meaning of arising?" > The Prince's decree replied, saying: "In the conventional truth, existence and non-existence are established in mutual dependence. Since they are mutually dependent, both may be designated 'arisen'." > He further inquired: "If both phenomena, existence and non-existence, are together designated 'arisen', and the meaning of arising is unitary, then existence and non-existence would have no difference." > The decree replied: "Because both are what worldlings perceive, the meaning of arising is the same. As one is existence and the other is non-existence, how could they not be different?" > He further inquired: "If existence and non-existence are indeed distinct, there should be arising and non-arising." > The decree replied: "Since their names are established in mutual dependence, they share the single meaning of arising." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.26) - [Next: 21.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.28) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.21.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.27) · Pramāṇa