[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) › 3.313 # 大乘起信論義記 3.313 大乘起信論義記 3.313 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.313](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.313) 言若有下，第二明舉劣顯勝，勝者如前進，劣者如此退。《攝論》云「諸菩薩在十信位中，修大乘未堅固，多厭怖生死，慈悲眾生心猶劣薄，憙欲捨大乘本願修小乘道，故言欲修行別大乘意也。」於中有二：初、明劣相；後、「如是等」下，結成退失。前中亦二：初、內因力微；後、「或有供養」下，明外緣力劣。前中四句，初一惑重，後三德薄。薄中：一、倒求人天。二、異求小果。三、猶豫大乘。 > The words “If there are” onward are the second \[part\], which adduces the inferior to reveal the superior: the superior advance as before, while the inferior retrogress as here. The She\[dasheng\] lun says: “When the bodhisattvas are in the rank of the ten faiths, their cultivation of the Mahāyāna is not yet firm; they mostly detest and fear saṃsāra, their minds of compassion for sentient beings are still weak and slight, and they are inclined to abandon the original vows of the Mahāyāna to cultivate the path of the small vehicle; hence it is said that they wish to cultivate with an intention distinct from the Mahāyāna.” In this there are two \[parts\]: first, clarifying the inferior characteristics; second, from “Such \[generations of the mind\]” onward, concluding their retrogression and falling away. The former also has two: first, the power of internal causes is weak; second, from “There may be those who make offerings” onward, clarifying that the power of external conditions is inferior. In the former there are four phrases: the first one is heavy delusion, and the subsequent three are slight virtue. In slenderness: 1. mistakenly seeking \[rebirth as\] humans and gods; 2. diversely seeking the small fruition; 3. hesitating regarding the Mahāyāna. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.312](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.312) - [Next: 3.314](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.314) - [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.3.313) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.313](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.313) · Pramāṇa