佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 1.46
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1.46
"The markless ultimate truth
Is made neither by self nor by other;
Causes and conditions are fundamentally intrinsically existent,
Made neither by self nor by other.
In dharmatā there is fundamentally no nature;
The emptiness of ultimate truth is as it is.
All existents are fundamentally existent dharmas,
Conventionally existent through the gathering of the three designations.
The absence of non-existence is truly non-existent,
The serene cessation of the ultimate emptiness;
All dharmas exist through causes and conditions:
The meaning of existence and non-existence is like this.
Existence and non-existence are fundamentally two,
Just like the two horns of an ox;
Illuminating understanding sees them as non-dual,
Yet the two truths are never identical.
The understanding mind sees non-duality,
Yet seeking duality is unattainable;
This does not mean the two truths are one,
For how could a non-duality be grasped?
In understanding it is always fundamentally one,
In the truths they are always fundamentally two;
Penetrating this non-duality
Is truly entering the ultimate truth.
Conventional truth arises through illusion and transformation,
Just like flowers in empty space;
Like a shadow without three hands,
Deceptively existing due to causes and conditions.
Illusions seeing illusions:
Sentient beings are called the illusory truth.
When the illusionist sees illusory dharmas,
In truth they are entirely non-existent;
This is called the contemplation of all buddhas,
And the contemplation of bodhisattvas is likewise."
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- 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 — Classical Chinese