[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) › [大乘起信論別記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845) › 1.15 # 大乘起信論別記 1.15 大乘起信論別記 1.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1.15) 言「相用」者，含有二義：一者能示如來藏中無量性德相故名為相，亦示如來藏不思議業用故名為用，即是相大用大義也；二者真如所作染相名相，真如所起淨用名用。如下文云「真如淨法實無於染，但以無明而熏習故，即有染相。」無明染法本無淨用，「但以真如而熏習故，則有淨用。」 > As for "characteristic and function": this contains two meanings. First, because it can show the characteristics of the immeasurable nature qualities in the tathāgatagarbha, it is called characteristic, and because it also shows the inconceivable karmic functions of the tathāgatagarbha, it is called function; this is the meaning of greatness of characteristics and greatness of function. Second, the defiled characteristics produced by tathatā are called characteristics, and the pure functions arisen from tathatā are called functions. As the text below says: "The pure dharma of tathatā is truly without defilement, but only because it is perfumed by avidyā does it have defiled characteristics." The defiled dharma of avidyā originally lacks pure functions, "yet only because it is perfumed by tathatā does it have pure functions." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1.14) - [Next: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1.16) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845~en-mt.1.15) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [起信論疏筆削記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.8.44) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1.15) · Pramāṇa