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生卽無生無生卽生

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to be born is not to be born, not to be born is to be born

Senses:

  • —an instance of the identity of contraries. It is an accepted doctrine of the 般若 prajñā teaching and the ultimate doctrine of the 三論 Madhyamaka school. Birth, creation, life, each is but a 假 temporary term, in common statement 俗諦 it is called birth, in truth 眞諦 it is not birth; in the relative it is birth, in the absolute non-birth. 〔萬善同歸集 T 2017.48.966c22〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 196

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    Entry created: 2002-03-17

    Updated: 2006-08-13