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The five characteristics, beginning with the characteristic of being subject to origination, destruction, and permanence, are all characterized by having an opposite. The opposite of existence is non-existence, the opposite of the three characteristics is the absence of the three characteristics, the opposite of the one is the many, the opposite of being present in all substances is being present in one substance, the opposite of being of one form is being of many forms, and the opposite of being of one category is being of infinite categories. There are two types of existence: the great existence and the limited existence. The great existence is the indicator of the existence of similarity that pervades all substances. The limited existence is the indicator of the existence of the form that is limited to a specific substance. Thus, the great existence is non-existence in the form of limited existence, and the limited existence is non-existence in the form of great existence. Therefore, non-existence is existence. The characteristic of origination is the characteristic of being one, the characteristic of destruction is the characteristic of being one, and the characteristic of permanence is the characteristic of being one. Therefore, the absence of the three characteristics in the forms of things that are originating, being destroyed, and remaining is the absence of the three characteristics in the three characteristics. The existence of the form of one thing is not the existence of the form of another thing, therefore the one is many. The existence of things is limited to specific substances, therefore the existence of all substances is the existence of one substance. The existence of things is limited to specific forms, therefore the existence of many forms is the existence of one form. The existence of things is limited to specific categories, therefore the existence of infinite categories is the existence of one category. All this is due to the fact that the explanation of the characteristics of the general and the specific is dependent on the two-fold nature of the explanation.