又名十二無為,十二空:一真如,二法界,界者所依之義。是為諸法所依之所也。三法性,是乃諸法之體性,故曰法性。四不虛妄性,對於諸法有為之虛妄性而云不虛妄性。五不變異性,對於諸法之生滅變異而云不變異性,六平等性,對於諸法之差別不同而云平等性。七離生性,離生滅故云離生性。八法定,法性常住,故云法定。九法住,諸法住於真如之法位,故云法住。十實際,是為諸法性真實之際極,故云實際。十一虛空界,以喻理體之周徧法界,故云虛空界。十二不思議界,理體絕言思,故云不思議界。見大涅槃經。 又名十二空十二無為。見真如條。
The twelve aspects of the bhūtatathhatā or the ultimate, which is also styled the 十二無為 "inactive" or nirvana-like: and the 十二空 "void" or immaterial: (1) The chen ju itself; (2) 法界 as the medium of all things; (3) 法性 as the nature of all things; (4) 不虛妄性 its reality contra the unreality of phenomena; (5) 不變異性 its immutability contra mortality and phenomenal variation; (6) 平等性 as universal or undifferentiated; (7) 離生性 as immortal, i.e. apart from birth and death, or creation and destruction; (8) 法定 as eternal, its nature ever sure; (9) 法住 as the abode of all things; (10) 實際 as the bounds of all reality; (11) 虛空界 as the realm of space, the void, or immateriality; (12)不思議界 as the realm beyond thought or expression.
一十二真如 亦稱十二無為或十二空。即真如之十二種異名。(1)真如,真者真實,如者如常。諸法之體性真實如常。(2)法界,界者所依之義。真如為諸法之所依。(3)法性,是為諸法之體性。(4)不虛妄性,法性真實而離虛妄。(5)不變異性,法體不變不改。(6)平等性,離諸法之差別相,平等不二。(7)離生性,離生滅。(8)法定,法性常住。(9)法住,住於真如之法位。(10)實際,極真如之實理,至於窮極之際。(11)虛空界,理體周遍。(12)不思議界,理體絕思慮言議,不可思議。〔大般若經卷三六O〕(參閱「真如」5300)p501
又名十二無為,或十二空。一、真如,即諸法的體性真實如常;二、法界,界是所依之義,即諸法所依之所;三、法性,即諸法的體性;四、不虛妄性,即毫無虛妄;五、不變異性,即沒有生滅變異;六、平等性,即沒有差別不同;七、離生性,即離生滅;八、法定,即法性常住;九、法住,即諸法住於真如的法位;十、實際,即諸法性真實到極點;十一、虛空界,喻理體周遍於法界;十二、不思議界,即理體言語道斷,心行處滅。