[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋摩訶衍論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668) › 4.91 # 釋摩訶衍論 4.91 釋摩訶衍論 4.91 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.91) 已說舉人顯示殊勝門，次說顯示染緣決疑門。此中有二意。云何為二？一者常無常門、二者無常常門。言常無常門者，自相本覺之心，從無始來決定常住，體性不變，無非無常時、無非變化處故，如本何以故是心從本已來自性清淨而有無明為無明所染有其染心故。言無常常門者，此本覺心，從無始來常恒無常，恒常變異，無非常住時、無非不變處故，如本雖有染心而常恒不變故。是故此義唯佛能知者，總結殊勝。自此已下更以二句釋上二句，文相可見。 > Having explained the section of citing persons to display supreme excellence, next is explained the section of displaying defiling conditions to resolve doubts. Here there are two meanings. What are the two? First is the section of the permanence of impermanence; second is the section of the impermanence of permanence. As for the section of the permanence of impermanence: the mind of original awakening in its own characteristic is decisively permanently abiding from beginninglessness, its essence changeless, yet there is no time when it is not impermanent and no place where it does not change; as the basic text says: 'Why is this? This mind from the beginning is intrinsically pure in its nature, yet avidyā exists; defiled by avidyā, it has its defiled mind.' As for the section of the impermanence of permanence: this mind of original awakening from beginninglessness is constantly and eternally impermanent, constantly mutating, yet there is no time when it is not permanently abiding and no place where it is not changeless; as the basic text says: 'Although there is a defiled mind, it is eternally changeless.' 'Therefore this meaning can only be known by a Buddha' sums up its supreme excellence. From this point downward, it further uses two phrases to explain the preceding two phrases, the text of which is evident. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.90) - [Next: 4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.92) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668~en-mt.4.91) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.14) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.91) · Pramāṇa