Just to add that quote from the Nirvana Sutra, I think you'll find it interesting:
As an example: there is a man here who, as he sees that the moon
is not yet out, says that the moon has departed, and entertains the thought that the moon has sunk
down. But this moon, by its nature, does not sink down. When it appears on the other side of the
world, the people of the other side say that the moon is out. Why? Since Mount Sumeru obstructs
[vision], the moon cannot reveal itself. The moon is always out. It has, by nature, no coming out
or sinking down. The same is the case with the Tathagata, the Alms-deserving, the All-
Enlightened One.
is not yet out, says that the moon has departed, and entertains the thought that the moon has sunk
down. But this moon, by its nature, does not sink down. When it appears on the other side of the
world, the people of the other side say that the moon is out. Why? Since Mount Sumeru obstructs
[vision], the moon cannot reveal itself. The moon is always out. It has, by nature, no coming out
or sinking down. The same is the case with the Tathagata, the Alms-deserving, the All-
Enlightened One.
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