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# 大乘起信論義記別記 1.15

大乘起信論義記別記 1.15

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1847.1.15)

問：無明動真如成染心，何故染心無明緣，約位辨麁細；真心是其因，而不論優劣？答：以染法有差別，真心唯一味故也。

> Question: Avidyā stirs tathatā to form the defiled mind; why is it that for the defiled mind, with avidyā as condition, coarse and subtle are distinguished according to stage, whereas the true mind is its cause, yet superior and inferior are not discussed? Answer: Because defiled dharmas have differences, whereas the true mind has only a single flavor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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