[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) › 3.308 # 大乘起信論義記 3.308 大乘起信論義記 3.308 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.308](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.308) 經一萬劫信心成就故，諸佛菩薩教令發心；或以大悲故，能自發心；或因正法欲滅，以護法因緣故，能自發心。 > "Passing through ten thousand kalpas, because the mind of faith is brought to completion, Buddhas and bodhisattvas instruct them to generate the mind; or out of great compassion, they are able to generate the mind by themselves; or because the true Dharma is about to perish, out of conditions for protecting the Dharma, they are able to generate the mind by themselves." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.307](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.307) - [Next: 3.309](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.309) - [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.3.308) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.308](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.308) · Pramāṇa