3 Natures
Anything that comes in mind must fall into one of two categories:
- Non-Existent
- Existent
- Impermanent
- Permanent
- Ultimate Reality
- Permanent other than ultimate reality
From those elements “Which 4 items cannot be divided any further?” — non-existence, impermanence, permanent reality and permanent phenomena other than permanent reality (those are the leaves of the nested list).
On the other side there’s the 3 natures: imputed nature, other-powered nature / dependant nature, thoroughly established nature.
Now we must match the two lists:
| Anything that comes to mind | Three Natures |
|---|---|
| Impermanent | Other Powered Nature |
| Ultimate Reality | Thoroughly Established Nature |
| Non-Existent | Imputed Nature |
| Impermanent Other than Ultimate Reality | Imputed Nature |
During the first Turning (4 Noble Truths exists truly) he meant Other-powered phenomena and thoroughly established nature exists truly and in the second (nothing exists truly) Imputed nature does not existing truly