[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) › 18.26 # 起信論疏筆削記 18.26 起信論疏筆削記 18.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.26) 論　信佛等者，是信報身，謂身語意業法門辨才色相具足，依報莊嚴，故云無量功德。故前論云：身有無量色，色有無量相，相有無量好，所住依果亦有無量種種莊嚴。常念等者，以信佛有功德故，願成此身，具一切智。以願求故，而念恭敬供養，起於善根，修佛因也。論　信法等，此是行法，此法能除慳貪毀禁等障，是大利益。常念等者，即施、戒等六度，以信有益故，復勤而行之。論　信僧等者，此是登地已上大菩薩僧，故云正修如實等也。常樂等者，揀非二乘，故云菩薩，揀非地前，故云如實修行。 > \[Treatise:\] "Believing in the Buddha..." and so forth is believing in the reward body, meaning that the physical, verbal, and mental karmas, the gates of Dharma, the eloquence, and the physical marks are complete, and the environmental rewards are adorned. Hence it says "immeasurable merits." Thus the previous treatise says: "His body has immeasurable forms, each form has immeasurable marks, each mark has immeasurable secondary signs, and the fruition of the environment in which he abides also has immeasurable, diverse adornments." "Constantly mindful..." and so forth means that because one believes the Buddha has merits, one vows to accomplish this body and be endowed with all-knowledge. Because of vowing and seeking, one mindfully reveres and makes offerings to him, giving rise to roots of goodness and cultivating the causes of buddhahood. \[Treatise:\] "Believing in the Dharma..." and so forth: this is the Dharma of practice. This Dharma can eliminate obstructions such as stinginess, greed, and breaking the precepts, and is of great benefit. "Constantly mindful..." and so forth refers to the six pāramitās, such as giving and morality; because one believes they are beneficial, one further diligently practices them. \[Treatise:\] "Believing in the Saṅgha..." and so forth refers to the great bodhisattva Saṅgha on the stages and above, hence it says "correctly cultivating in accordance with reality," and so forth. "Constantly delighting..." and so forth excludes the two vehicles, hence it says "bodhisattvas"; it excludes those before the stages, hence it says "cultivating in accordance with reality." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.25) - [Next: 18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.27) - [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.18.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.26) · Pramāṇa