[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) › 3.286 # 大乘起信論義記 3.286 大乘起信論義記 3.286 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.286](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.286) ○對治中二：先明法體離始，則顯生死無初。梁《攝論》云「生死無初也。」後明法體離終，涅槃無盡。 > In the remedy there are two parts: first, clarifying that the essence of reality is free from a beginning, thereby revealing that saṃsāra has no start—the Liang translation of the Mahāyānasaṃgraha states, "saṃsāra has no beginning"; second, clarifying that the essence of reality is free from an end, so that nirvāṇa is inexhaustible. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.285](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.285) - [Next: 3.287](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.287) - [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.3.286) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.286](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.286) · Pramāṇa