Dharmas are non-existent because they have no own-being (svabhava). Dharmas have a purely nominal existence. They are mere words, a matter of conventional expression. Dharmas are "without marks, with one mark only, ie., with no mark." A mark (laksana) being a distinctive property which separates it from other dharmas. Dharmas are isolated (vivikta), absolutely isolated (atyantavivikta). Dharmas have never been produced, never come into existence; they are not really ever brought forth, they are unborn (ajata). Non-production is illustrated by a number of similes, i.e., dreams, magical illusions, echoes, reflected images, mirages, and space.
Dharmas are non-existent because they have no own-being (svabhava). Dharmas have a purely nominal existe,nce. They are mere words, a matter of conventional expression. Dharmas are "without marks with one mark only, ie., with no mark." A mark (laksana) being a distinctive property which separates it from other dharmas. Dharmas are isolated (vivikta), absolutely isolated (atyantavivikta). Dharmas have never been produced, never come into existence; they are not really ever brought forth, they are unborn (ajata). Non-production is illustrated by a number of similes, i.e., dreams, magical ,illusions, echoes, reflected images mirages, and space.