[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) › 2.238 # 大乘起信論義記 2.238 大乘起信論義記 2.238 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.238) 初言同相者，染淨二法同以真如為體，真如以此二法為相，故云同性相。種種瓦器，譬染淨法也。皆同塵性者，器以塵為性也，塵以器為相，故云微塵性相也。 > First, as for "the mark of sameness": the two dharmas of defilement and purity both have tathatā as their substance, and tathatā has these two dharmas as its marks; therefore it says, "sharing the nature and marks." The "various earthenware vessels" illustrate the dharmas of defilement and purity. "All sharing the nature of dust" means: the vessels have dust as their nature, and dust has the vessels as its marks; hence it says "the nature and marks of fine dust." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.237](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.237) - [Next: 2.239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.239) - [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.2.238) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.238) · Pramāṇa