金剛般若經旨贊 2.189

2.189

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]?