The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "Dharma" c19.s2.11

c19.s2.11

*Vaibhāṣika*.—It is absurd to maintain that it implies eternal existence! There are the four forces (of origination, decay, maintenance, and destruction) to which every element is subject, and the combination (of the permanent essence of an element with these forces produces its impermanent manifestations in life).