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仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經 1.63

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1.63

"The signless ultimate truth,
Its substance is not made by self or other;
Its causes and conditions exist like illusions,
Nor are they made by self or other.
The nature of dharmas is fundamentally without nature;
The ultimate truth is empty and suchlike.
All things that are illusory existences
Are aggregated existences through the three designations.
The non-existent lacks truth and is truly non-existent;
Quiescent is the emptiness of the ultimate.
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 that there are not two;
The two truths are never identical.
The understanding mind sees that there are not two,
And seeking two, they cannot be found;
It is not said that the two truths are one,
For oneness also cannot be found.
To understanding it is ever naturally one,
To the truths they are ever naturally two.
Fully understanding this oneness and twoness,
One truly enters the ultimate truth.
Conventional truth arises as an illusory transformation,
Just like flowers in the sky,
Like shadows, like rings of floating hairs,
Existing as illusions because of causes and conditions.
Illusory transformations see illusory transformations;
Foolish people call it the truth of illusion.
The illusionist sees illusory dharmas:
Both truth and illusion are entirely absent.
If one understands such dharmas,
One comprehends the meaning of oneness and twoness.
Everywhere among all dharmas,
One should contemplate in this way.

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