[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) › 18.25 # 起信論疏筆削記 18.25 起信論疏筆削記 18.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.25) 非直等者，不但起信，亦乃樂觀，樂觀即行也。然此行是即信之行，行所成信，方為實信故。問云：何是信真如之相耶？答：不信一切法，是信真如之相也。以真如理中本無諸法，若見諸法為有，是信諸法不信真如。今則不信諸法，是信真如也。亦可樂念觀察方名為信，如世間人勸彼所作，彼順所勸方名為信，若不爾者，焉為信耶？故信則所言之理順，順則師資之道成矣，故以樂念釋成其信。 > "Not only..." and so forth means that one not only gives rise to faith, but also delights in contemplating; delighting in contemplating is practice. However, this practice is practice that is identical to faith, because only faith accomplished through practice is real faith. Question: What is the mark of believing in tathatā? Answer: Not believing in any dharma is the mark of believing in tathatā. Because within the principle of tathatā there are originally no dharmas, if one sees dharmas as existent, that is believing in dharmas and not believing in tathatā. Now, not believing in dharmas is believing in tathatā. Alternatively, it is called faith only when one delights in mindfully contemplating. Just as in the world when a person is exhorted to do something, they are said to have faith only when they comply with the exhortation; if not, how could it be faith? Therefore, when there is faith, the principle spoken of is complied with; when it is complied with, the way of teacher and disciple is accomplished. Hence, delighting in mindful contemplation is used to explain and complete its faith. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.24) - [Next: 18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.26) - [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.18.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.25) · Pramāṇa