[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) › 3.284 # 大乘起信論義記 3.284 大乘起信論義記 3.284 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.284](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.284) 五者、聞修多羅說依如來藏故有生死，依如來藏故得涅槃。以不解故，謂眾生有始。以見始故，復謂如來所得涅槃，有其終盡，還作眾生。 > "Fifth, hearing sūtras say that saṃsāra exists by relying on the tathāgatagarbha, and that nirvāṇa is attained by relying on the tathāgatagarbha, because one does not understand, one claims that sentient beings have a beginning. Having posited a beginning, one further claims that the nirvāṇa attained by the Tathāgata has an end, and that one returns to becoming a sentient being." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.283) - [Next: 3.285](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.285) - [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.3.284) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘義章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1851.18.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.284](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.284) · Pramāṇa