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空性定義唯無我,小大密乘何得殊?
修習重心有廣狹,證德淺深遂不同。

對於宗喀巴祖師所示,小大乘之空性相同,陳上師曾為文批評。(見《曲肱齋文二集》內之第二篇及第四篇。)從邏輯上來說,在三乘一體之佛法體系內,空性只有「無我」一種定義,因此無從分別為二或為三。就實修項目及重心而言,三乘各異,因此行者對空性之證悟有淺深。這一點上,宗喀巴祖師及陳上師的見解是一致的。從邏輯上來說,欲說明此種證悟淺深之異,只能藉用空性之外的理念。因此,宗喀巴祖師只能用「方便」、「福」來闡釋。

若能如上理解,則兩師並無實質上對立之見地。至於歷史上各乘之內有種種不同解析的空性理論,只是學者研討的領域,一般實修者並無深入分辨之需要。


                     二○○一年元月廿六日
                     養和齋    於加州


Depths of Sunyata Attainment Yutang Lin

The definition of Sunyata is just non-self;
How could the three Yanas differ on this?
Their practices center on varying scopes;
Depths of attainment of course different.

Comment:

Regarding the teaching of Patriarch Tsong Khapa that Sunyata of Hinayana and that of Mahayana are the same Yogi Chen criticized in some of his Chinese articles. From the logical point of view, within a Buddhist theory that unifies the three Yanas Sunyata has only one definition, that of non-self, and consequently cannot have two or even three meanings. As regards the kinds of practices adopted and emphasized, the three Yanas vary to large extent; consequently their practitioners would attain various depths of realization of Sunyata. Patriarch Tsong Khapa and Yogi Chen agreed on this point. Logically speaking, in order to explain such differences in depths of attainment of Sunyata one can employ only notions other than the definition of Sunyata. Therefore, Patriarch Tsong Khapa could only use "merits" or "means" to account for it.

If one could understand the situation as explained above, then there is no substantial controversy between the two teachers?views. As to various analytical theories on Sunyata found in the history of each Yana, they constitute the sphere of study for Buddhist scholars only, practitioners in general have no need to probe into such discussions.


Written in Chinese on January 26, 2001
Translated on January 27, 2001
El Cerrito, California


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