金剛般若經旨贊 2.189

2.189

經。須菩提至即非有我　贊曰。下簡異中復有三。初佛知無。次凡疑有。後破凡愚。此初也。言有我者。是有我執。非有我者。是無我執。有所執我可有我執。所我既無何有所執。即本無我而妄生執名為我執。既無我執佛何故說。

Sūtra: "Subhūti... there is no self." / Commentary: In the distinction below, there are again three parts: first, the Buddha's knowing non-existence; next, the ordinary person's doubting existence; finally, refuting the foolish ordinary person. This is the first. Saying 'there is a self' refers to self-grasping; 'there is no self' refers to the absence of self-grasping. If there were a grasped self, there could be self-grasping; since the grasped self is already non-existent, how could there be an object of grasping? That is, originally there is no self, yet one falsely gives rise to grasping: this is called 'self-grasping.' Since there is no self-grasping, why does the Buddha speak [of it]?