[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) › 18.24 # 起信論疏筆削記 18.24 起信論疏筆削記 18.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.24) 問：何故不約僧顯根本耶？答：約佛顯時已攝僧故，因地信解，軌則修行，即是僧寶。今疏文雖有二義，必兼三故。約能生三寶，名為根本也。又是所信法中之根本故，以終教所宗唯此真法，萬緣所起，起自真如，會緣入實，入於真如。菩薩發心先緣真如，起信發解、修行契證咸歸真如，故於所信法中為根本也。信若不信真如，信則名邪，故《寶性論》云：不信真如，有五種失，謂自輕、輕他、執人、執法、起惡見。是知反此則為五得，由是發心先令信此。 > Question: Why is the fundamental basis not revealed in terms of the Saṅgha? Answer: When it is revealed in terms of the Buddha, the Saṅgha is already subsumed, because faith and understanding on the causal ground and cultivating practice according to the principles are precisely the Saṅgha Jewel. Although the commentary text here has two meanings, it necessarily encompasses the three. It is called the fundamental basis in terms of its ability to produce the Three Jewels. Furthermore, it is because it is the fundamental basis among the dharmas to be believed in. The ultimate teaching takes only this true dharma as its principal tenets: the myriad conditions that arise arise from tathatā, and bringing conditions together into the real enters into tathatā. When bodhisattvas give rise to the mind \[for bodhi\], they first take tathatā as their object, give rise to faith, generate understanding, cultivate practice, and realize accord, all returning to tathatā. Therefore, it is the fundamental basis among the dharmas to be believed in. If faith does not believe in tathatā, it is called deviant faith. Therefore the Ratnagotravibhāga says: "Not believing in tathatā has five kinds of faults: despising oneself, despising others, clinging to person, clinging to dharmas, and giving rise to evil views." One knows that the opposite of this constitutes five attainments. Therefore, in giving rise to the mind, one is first led to believe in this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.23) - [Next: 18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.25) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848~en-mt.18.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.24) · Pramāṇa