[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) › [起信論疏筆削記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848) › 12.27 # 起信論疏筆削記 12.27 起信論疏筆削記 12.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.12.27) 此約下，二、結揀。意明無前之忽然，非有始之忽然也。言無前者，以此無明最微細故。更無有法前於此者，前即始也。由無始起之本故，故說忽然。故本疏云：以起無初。故肇公云：「如鏡忽塵，如空忽雲。」即斯義也。 > "This is in terms of..." Below, second: concluding and discerning. The intention is to clarify that it means "sudden" in having nothing prior to it, not "sudden" in having a beginning. Saying "having nothing prior" means that because this avidyā is the most subtle, there is no dharma prior to it; "prior" means "beginning." Because it has no basis of beginning, it is said to be "sudden." Therefore the base commentary says: "because its arising has no beginning." Hence Master Zhao said: "Like a mirror suddenly gathers dust, or the sky suddenly gathers clouds." This is precisely the meaning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.12.26) - [Next: 12.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.12.28) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848~en-mt.12.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.12.27) · Pramāṇa