[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) › 3.400 # 大乘起信論義記 3.400 大乘起信論義記 3.400 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.400](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.400) 初、言信根本者，真如之法諸佛所師，眾行之源，故云根本。非直懸起信心，亦乃樂念觀察，故云樂念等也。 > Regarding the first, 'having faith in the root': the phenomenon of tathatā is that which all Buddhas take as teacher, the source of all practices; hence it is called the 'root.' One does not merely give rise to faith from afar, but also joyfully contemplates and examines it; hence it says 'joyfully contemplating,' and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.399](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.399) - [Next: 3.401](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.401) - [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.3.400) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論略述](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.2.170) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.400](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.3.400) · Pramāṇa