[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) › 3.217 # 大乘起信論義記 3.217 大乘起信論義記 3.217 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.217) 問：義若然者，眾生心佛還自教化眾生，何故說言佛悲願力？答：即此真心是佛悲願，謂無緣大悲及自體無障礙願等，即性起大用也。 > Question: If the meaning is thus, then sentient beings' mind-Buddha conversely teaches and transforms sentient beings themselves; why then speak of the power of the Buddha's compassionate vows? Answer: This very true mind is the Buddha's compassionate vows—namely, the great compassion without conditions and the unobstructed vows of the self-substance, and so forth, which are the great functions arising from the nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.216) - [Next: 3.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.218) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846~en-mt.3.217) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論內義略探記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.66) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.217) · Pramāṇa