三无性
The three things without a nature or separate existence of their own: (a) 相无性 form, appearance or seeming, is unreal, e.g. a rope appearing like a snake; (b) 生无性 life ditto, for it is like the rope, which is derived from constituent materials; (c) 胜义无性 the 胜义, concept of the 如 or bhtatathat, is unreal, e.g. the hemp of which the rope is made; the bhtatathat is perfect and eternal. Every representation of it is abstract and unreal. The three are also known as 相无性, 无自然性, 法无性; v. 唯识论 9.
