Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t23.23

c7.s3.t23.23

There are again some (i.e., the Vaibhāṣikas) who contend that Nirvāṇa is both existence (bhāva) and non-existence (abhāva). It is abhāva because in it there is absence of passion, birth, etc. It is bhāva because it exists by itself. Nāgārjuna refutes this on four grounds, saying that Nirvāṇa cannot be both bhāva and abhāva, for, in that case,