We find that between
the past and future there is an
extremely thin line – something that
cannot really withstand analysis. Past and
future exist in relation to the present. But
if the present cannot be posited, how can
past and future be posited? This is a
demonstration of dependent
origination.
在過去與未來之間
僅存有一條極細的線—
細到無法分析.
過去和未來都相對於現在而存在.
但如果現在無法被定位,
又如何來定位過去與未來呢?
這是一個 “緣起性空” 的範例.
"dependent origination" 直接的翻譯類似於 "依賴所在的源頭", 達賴喇嘛以時間存在的相對性來說明定義 -當下時間點- 的空性, 故直接譯為"緣起性空".