[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) › 14.7 # 起信論疏筆削記 14.7 起信論疏筆削記 14.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.7) 論　過河沙下，二、約能依二障差別，二：先所知障。等上者，意明煩惱數過河沙等上。又約所障法門既多，能障之惑遂成無量，故云河沙等上。等者，等微塵也，詳之。疏　無知者，迷俗諦門中事法，以不能正知、不能盡知故。麁分者，以所知中有二分故，一迷理者為細、二迷事為麁，天台號為塵沙，小乘名為不染污無知，今是此分也。 > On the Śāstra's text from "Exceeding the sands of the Ganges" onward: Second, on the difference in the two obscurations that rely on \[ignorance\], in two parts: first, the cognitive obscuration. "And beyond": this means to clarify that the number of afflictions exceeds the sands of the Ganges and beyond. Furthermore, viewed in terms of the great number of dharma gates that are obstructed, the delusions capable of obstructing them consequently become immeasurable; hence it says "the sands of the Ganges and beyond." "And beyond" means equal to fine dust motes; examine this closely. On the Commentary's "Unknowing": this is confusion regarding phenomenal dharmas within the gate of conventional truth, because of not being able to know them correctly and not being able to know them exhaustively. "Coarse portion": because within the cognitive \[obscuration\] there are two portions: first, confusion regarding principle is subtle; second, confusion regarding phenomena is coarse. Tiantai calls it "sands of dust," while the Hīnayāna terms it "untainted unknowing"; here it is this portion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.6) - [Next: 14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.8) - [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.14.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.14.7) · Pramāṇa