The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "Dharma" c19.s1.6

c19.s1.6

(3) *Because of the existence of an object.*—If there is an object, its cognition can arise; if there is none, neither can its cognition be produced. If the past and the future were not existent, the objects (of the corresponding cognition) would be non-existent, and, as non-existent, they could not be cognized.