[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) › 3.391 # 大乘起信論義記 3.391 大乘起信論義記 3.391 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.391](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.391) 又問曰：若諸佛有自然業，能現一切處利益眾生者，一切眾生若見其身、若覩神變、若聞其說，無不得利。云何世間多不能見？答曰：諸佛如來法身平等遍一切處，無有作意故而說自然，但依眾生心現。眾生心者，猶如於鏡，鏡若有垢，色像不現。如是眾生心若有垢，法身不現故。 > It is asked again: "If the Buddhas have spontaneous activity and are able to appear everywhere to benefit sentient beings, then if all sentient beings see their bodies, behold their supernatural transformations, or hear their teachings, there is none who does not gain benefit. How is it that most in the world cannot see them?" The answer states: "The dharmakāya of the Buddhas, the Tathāgatas, is equal and omnipresent. Because they are without intentional thought, it is described as spontaneous; yet it manifests solely in reliance on the minds of sentient beings. The minds of sentient beings are like a mirror: if the mirror has dirt on it, visible forms and reflections do not appear. In this way, if the minds of sentient beings have dirt, the dharmakāya does not appear." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.390](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.390) - [Next: 3.392](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.392) - [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.3.391) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.darsana.yogacara.mahayanasraddhotpadasastra*zh-paramartha.1.53) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.391](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.391) · Pramāṇa