金剛般若經旨贊 2.56

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2.56

Sūtra: “The Tathāgata says … are not sentient beings.” Commentary: This is the specific explanation of the reason. In the text, there are four lines: the first two lines clarify the absence of the mark of a self, and the latter two lines clarify the absence of the mark of phenomena. Because bodhisattvas do not understand that sentient beings truly lack both self and phenomena, they see adversity and harm. Now, wishing to counteract that, [the Buddha] speaks of the two absences. Since there is no adversity, how could notions of suffering arise? Based on this meaning, the treatise provides a verse, saying:

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