 Fazang’s strategy for resolving this debate involves adapting the perspective-taking tactic of the Awakening of Faith in Mahayana to the three nature theory, ascribing two aspects to each nature. According to Fazang’s theory, one of the two aspects associated with each nature is fundamental, the other is derivative. The fundamental aspects are, respectively: pure and unchanging, lacking self-nature (svabhava), and non-existence from the standpoint of reality—that is, being nothing more than convention. The derivative aspects are: confluence to conditions, apparent existence as thoroughly interdependent, and common-sense existence (which involves a capacity to appear as if possessed of self-nature). 