tathā hi anāgatabhāvaparityāgena vartamānabhāvaṃ pratipadyate dharmo, vartamānabhāvaparityāgena cātītabhāvam, natu dravyānyathātvaṃ, sarvatra dravyasyāvyabhicārāt /
For thus: a dharma attains the present state by abandoning the future state, and [attains] the past state by abandoning the present state, but [there is] no change in substance, because the substance persists unchanged throughout.