一、四門無果破生等
Chapter 1: Refuting the Four Views on Birth and Non-Birth
有故有不生，無故無不生，違故非有無，生無住滅無。
Because something exists, it does not come into being; Because something does not exist, it does not come into being either. Since these two are contradictory, it is neither existence nor non-existence— There is no arising, no abiding, and no ceasing.
法若已有，則不從因生；已有，乃名有故。無，亦不從因生，以無故。有無相違亦不得生，不相順故。如有無相違，其非有非無又豈能生？是相違法故。生無故，住滅亦無。
If something already exists, it does not arise from a cause—because it is already present, it is called "existent." If something does not exist, it also does not arise from a cause—because it is absent. Something that is both existent and non‑existent cannot arise either, since these two contradict each other. Just as existence and non‑existence are contradictory, how could something that is neither existent nor non‑existent arise? These are mutually incompatible states. Since arising is not found, neither are abiding nor ceasing.
「法若已有或已無，俱非違故皆不生。」
If a thing already exists, it cannot be produced again. If it does not yet exist, it cannot be produced either.