[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) › [大乘起信論義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846) › 2.115 # 大乘起信論義記 2.115 大乘起信論義記 2.115 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.115) 初位中，如凡人者，是能觀人，位在十信也。覺知前念起惡者，明所觀相，謂未入十信已前，廣造身口惡業而不覺知；今入信位，能知惡業定招苦報，故言覺知。此明覺於滅相義也。能止後念令不起者，辨觀利益。前由不覺常起身口惡業，今既覺故能不造惡，止滅相也。雖復名覺即是不覺者，結觀分齊。能知滅相實是不善，故不造惡，名為雖覺；而猶未知滅相是夢，故云不覺。此但能止惡業，故云雖覺，未覺煩惱，故云不覺也。 > In the first stage: "like an ordinary person" is the person who contemplates, whose stage is in the ten faiths. "Awakens to and knows that a preceding thought has given rise to unwholesomeness" clarifies the mark that is contemplated: before entering the ten faiths, one extensively created evil karmas of body and speech without awakening or knowing; now having entered the stage of faith, one is able to know that evil karma will certainly incur the retribution of suffering, hence it says "awakens to and knows". This clarifies the meaning of awakening to the mark of cessation. "Is able to stop the subsequent thought and cause it not to arise" determines the benefit of contemplation: previously, due to non-enlightenment, one constantly gave rise to evil karmas of body and speech; now, having awakened, one is able not to create evil, stopping the mark of cessation. "Although this is also called awakening, it is just non-enlightenment" concludes the scope of contemplation: being able to know that the mark of cessation is truly not wholesome, and thus not creating evil, is called "although awakening"; yet still not knowing that the mark of cessation is a dream, it is therefore said to be "non-enlightenment". This only stops evil karma, hence it is called "although awakening"; not having awakened to defilements, it is therefore called "non-enlightenment". > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.114) - [Next: 2.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.116) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846~en-mt.2.115) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.115) · Pramāṇa