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## Translation:
**Samvāsaraṇā Study Translation -** Those who believe in nihilism say that the sun does not rise or set. The moon does not wax or wane. Water does not flow, wind does not blow, this entire world is barren, false, and non-existent.
**Commentary -** Again, the nihilistic view is expressed: "All nihilists are also inactive, and they deny all actions, even the rising and setting of the sun." This is because the sun is perceived by all as the light of the world, the divider of time into days, etc. But according to them, it does not exist. How then can it rise or set? And what is seen as a blazing ball of fire is merely an illusion, like a mirage or a double moon, for those who are deluded. Similarly, the moon does not wax in the bright fortnight, nor does it wane daily in the dark fortnight. Likewise, water does not "flow" from mountain springs. And the winds, which are constantly moving, do not blow. What more need be said? This entire world is "barren," devoid of meaning, "fixed," and non-existent. Everything that is perceived is like an illusion, a dream, or a magician's trick. ||7||
**Commentary Meaning -** The author of the sutras presents the principle of universal nihilism. Nihilists and inactive ones deny the actions of the sun's rising and setting, which are true and directly perceived. Everyone sees them, but they deny them. The author explains that the sun is directly perceived by everyone, everyone sees it. It is like a lamp for the world. It divides time into days, etc. But according to nihilists, it does not exist. Then what about its rising and setting? What is seen as a blazing ball of fire in the sky is an illusion for those who are deluded, like a double moon or a mirage. Deluded people believe this. The moon does not grow in the bright fortnight, nor does it decrease in the dark fortnight. Springs do not flow from mountains. The constantly moving wind does not blow either. What more can be said? This entire world is barren, meaningless, and definitively non-existent. Whatever is available in this world is false, like an illusion, a dream, or a magician's trick.
**Just as the blind, even with a lamp, do not see forms, so too those with obstructed wisdom, even though actions exist, do not see them. ||8||**
**Shadow -** Just as a blind man, even with a lamp, does not see forms, because he has poor eyesight.
**Translation -** Just as a blind man, even with a lamp, cannot see objects because he has poor eyesight, so too those who are inactive, whose wisdom is obstructed, cannot see actions even though they exist.
**Commentary -** To refute this, the author says: "Just as a blind man, born blind or later blinded, with poor eyesight, does not see objects like pots and pans, even when they are present with a lamp, so too those who are inactive do not see objects like pots and pans, or actions like existence, movement, etc. Why? Because their wisdom is obstructed by a veil of ignorance. Those whose wisdom is thus obstructed are like those who cannot see a lamp, a woman, or a cow, even though they are present.