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淨名經集解關中疏 2.445

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2.445

"It is neither of one characteristic nor of different characteristics; it is neither of self-characteristic nor of other-characteristic; it is not without characteristics nor does it grasp characteristics; it is neither on this shore nor on the other shore nor in midstream, yet it transforms sentient beings; it views quiescence and extinction yet is not perpetually extinguished." / Because the dharmakāya is neither aggregation nor dispersion, it is neither one nor different. Because it obliterates 'other' and 'self', there is no self and other. Because it is not different from great emptiness, it is not without characteristics. Because it does not receive and cling, it does not grasp characteristics. Because saṃsāra is precisely nirvāṇa, there are no 'this' and 'other' shores. Because the paths of heterodoxy and orthodoxy are non-dual, there is no midstream. Although all characteristics are completely extinguished, yet because it does not abide in extinction, it teaches and transforms sentient beings. This means it is constantly quiescent and extinguished, yet without extinction.

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