[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) › [仁王經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708) › 2.14 # 仁王經疏 2.14 仁王經疏 2.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.2.14) 釋曰：自下第二廣釋五忍，即分為五。就伏忍中三賢不同，復分為三，此即第一釋習種性。於中有五：一明方便、二菩薩入位、三顯化力、四釋超過、五彰勝因。此即第一明方便也。言初發相信者，未入十住十信人也，謂初發心而未見理，名為想信。長耳三藏云：習種性前有三想發心，謂假想發、輕想發、信想發。假想發者，藉三種力：一善友力，謂善知識；二行力，謂受律儀；三法力，謂通別兩力，通謂如來藏、別謂信等五根。緣此三力，於佛菩提假起菩提想，求以自安安他，如聲聞假觀非青青想而能治惑。此中乖爾，名假想發。此後想想不已，義當難識，譬如輕毛無所倚著，名輕想發。此後心路轉明，信珠顯現，名信想發，即入十信位，故名初發想信也。恒河沙眾生者，顯發心者多入、位者小，是故經云「譬之魚子、菴羅樹華，結果甚小。」修習伏忍者，即修十信為伏忍方便。故《瓔珞經》說：一賢名門，謂初發心未上住前，有十恒名字菩薩，常修十心，謂信、進、念、定及至願心。又曰：十信以前想心中行者，是退分善根，若一劫至十劫修行十信，得入十住。 > Explanation: Below is the second part, which broadly explains the five patiences, which is divided into five. Within suppression patience, because the three stages of worthies are different, it is again divided into three; this is the first, explaining the habit-nature. Within this there are five: 1. clarifying the expedient means; 2. the bodhisattva entering the stage; 3. revealing the power of transformation; 4. explaining transcendence; 5. demonstrating the superior cause. This is the first, clarifying the expedient means. 'Initial arising of ideation and faith' refers to persons of the ten faiths who have not yet entered the ten abidings; it means initially giving rise to the mind \[of awakening\] without yet seeing the principle, which is called 'ideation and faith'. Tripiṭaka Master Chang'er said: 'Prior to the habit-nature there are three arousals of mind through ideation: arousal through provisional ideation, arousal through light ideation, and arousal through faith-ideation. Arousal through provisional ideation relies on three kinds of power: 1. the power of good friends, meaning good spiritual friends; 2. the power of practice, meaning receiving moral precepts; 3. the power of the Dharma, meaning both general and specific powers—general referring to the tathāgatagarbha, specific referring to the five faculties of faith and so forth. In conditioning these three powers, toward the Buddha's bodhi one provisionally produces an idea of bodhi, seeking to bring peace to oneself and peace to others, just as when a śrāvaka in provisional contemplation contemplates non-blue as blue and thereby is able to cure defilements. Being congruent to this, it is called arousal through provisional ideation. After this, thinking and ideating without ceasing, its sense is difficult to discern, like a light feather having nothing to lean upon; this is called arousal through light ideation. After this, the path of the mind becomes increasingly clear, and the jewel of faith appears; this is called arousal through faith-ideation, which enters the stage of the ten faiths. Hence it is called the initial arising of ideation and faith.' 'Sentient beings as numerous as the sands of the Ganges' shows that those who give rise to the mind are many, but those who enter the stage are few; therefore the sūtra says: 'Like fish roe or mango blossoms, those that bear fruit are very few.' 'Cultivating suppression patience' means cultivating the ten faiths as an expedient means for suppression patience. Thus the Yingluo jing says: 'The first gate of worthy names: before initially giving rise to the mind and ascending to the abidings, there are bodhisattvas of nominal identity numerous as ten Ganges, who constantly cultivate the ten minds, namely faith, vigor, mindfulness, concentration, up to the mind of aspiration.' It also says: 'Practicing within the ideating mind prior to the ten faiths is a root of goodness belonging to regression; if one cultivates the ten faiths for one kalpa to ten kalpas, one can enter the ten abidings.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.2.13) - [Next: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.2.15) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708~en-mt.2.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.2.164) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.2.14) · Pramāṇa