[12] Dharmadhdtu, i.e. “universally diffused essence,” called dharma.
[13] Namely, the four distinctions constantly alluded to and explained in cap. iii.
[14] The first distinction, viz., the mark or distinction by which a man is known or speaks of himself as an individual (Ego-ishness).
[15] This chapter is obscure, it is one of pure negation.
[16] Lakshaṅa.
[17] Lakshaṅa.
[18] That is, the one principle or essence which includes all else.
Transcriber’s Notes.
This is an English translation of the Chinese version available at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24098.
The original printed text scans can be found at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319510013625058.