[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) › 17.18 # 起信論疏筆削記 17.18 起信論疏筆削記 17.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.17.18) 發心利益者，由前發心，行諸妙行，故得入初住，見於法身，起用利益也。 > "The benefits of generating the mind": because of the previous generation of the mind and the cultivation of all wondrous practices, one is able to enter the initial stage of abiding, see the dharmakāya, and initiate function to benefit \[sentient beings\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.17.17) - [Next: 17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.17.19) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848~en-mt.17.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.17.18) · Pramāṇa