[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) › 14.19 # 起信論疏筆削記 14.19 起信論疏筆削記 14.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.19) 論　乃至得佛者，有二義：一則於中有羅漢、辟支，故云乃至。二者，此中但說從始發心終至成佛，中間所經劫數，值遇外緣，不能具敘時節，故超越而言，云乃至也。器者，喻也，方圓大小各有分量，三乘勝劣可以類之，則受道之機器也。 > On the Śāstra's "even unto attaining Buddhahood": there are two meanings. First, within this there are arhats and pratyekabuddhas; hence it says "even unto." Second, here it only speaks of going from initial aspiration up to attaining Buddhahood; since it cannot fully narrate the periods of time and the kalpas passed through midway, or the encounters with external conditions, it speaks by leaping over them, saying "even unto." "Vessel" is a simile: square or round, large or small, each has its capacity; the superior and inferior of the three vehicles can be categorized accordingly, being vessels for receiving the Path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.18) - [Next: 14.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.20) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848~en-mt.14.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.19) · Pramāṇa