七十空性論科攝
Seventy Emptiness Treatise with Section Headings
弘悲
Extending Great Compassion
七十空性論本論有七十三個頌，以少從多或以整攝零，所以叫做「七十」。七十頌為能詮的文字，畢竟空的「無依法」為其所詮的義理，這就是「空性」。以七十頌表達諸法畢竟空的真理，或由七十頌顯示緣起諸法的實性不可得的意義，所以叫做「七十空性論」。
The Treatise on the Seventy Emptinesses consists of seventy-three verses. It is called "Seventy" because we follow the majority or round down the count. These seventy verses are the words that convey the meaning, while the "dharma of non-reliance" of ultimate emptiness is the truth they express—this is "emptiness nature." The treatise is named as such because it uses seventy verses to articulate the truth of the ultimate emptiness of all phenomena, or to reveal that the inherent nature of dependently arising phenomena is ultimately unfindable.
七十空性論釋論也是龍樹菩薩自己造的。
The Commentary on the Seventy Emptinesses was also composed by the Bodhisattva Nagarjuna himself.
七十空性論全部文義可以科攝為十個方面，因成十章。
The entire meaning of the *Seventy Stanzas on Emptiness* can be summarized into ten key aspects, and therefore it is presented in ten chapters.
一、標宗立義
Chapter 1: Stating the Core Teaching
生住滅有無，以及劣等勝。佛依世間說，非是依真實。
Arising, persisting, ceasing; existence and non-existence; inferior, equal, and superior. The Buddha teaches these according to the world's understanding, not according to the ultimate truth.
生、住、滅、有、無、劣、等、勝是等一切，佛唯依世間名言故說，非依真實。問：如現說我等，此豈非有？後有無我慧轉，故定應有我。答：
Birth, existence, cessation, being, non-being, inferior, equal, superior—all such designations the Buddha employed solely based on worldly convention, not on ultimate truth.
Question: When we speak of “I” or “self” in ordinary terms, does that not imply that a self truly exists? Since later, through the insight of selflessness, one comes to understand the absence of a self, it must be that a self exists in the first place.
Answer:
無我非無我，非故無可說。
There is no self, yet not no self; thus, nothing can truly be said.
何以故？
Why is that?
一切所說法，性空如湼槃。
All teachings spoken are empty in nature, like nirvana.
問：汝說一切諸法皆自性空者，為依國王教勑而說，為有通達一切法皆性空之正理耶？答：
Question: When you say all phenomena are inherently empty, are you saying this because the king commands it, or because you have truly realized the principle that all phenomena are empty by nature?
一切法自性，於諸因緣中，若總若各別，無故說為空。
The true nature of all things is found within their causes and conditions. Whether taken together or examined separately, they lack any independent existence. This is what we call emptiness.
一切諸法之自性，於諸因緣，或於因緣和合，隨於一一法上，悉皆非有，故說一切諸法自性都空。
The inherent nature of all phenomena is not found within their causes, within their conditions, or within the combination of causes and conditions. It is not found within any individual phenomenon whatsoever. Therefore, it is said that the inherent nature of all phenomena is entirely empty.
「生等唯依世俗說，『無我』亦無有實我，此義即顯一切空，總別緣中無性故。」
"Living beings are spoken of only in conventional terms; 'no self' also means there is no real self. This reveals that all is empty, for in both general and specific conditions, there is no inherent nature."