[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) › 18.4 # 起信論疏筆削記 18.4 起信論疏筆削記 18.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.4) 立理。疏　意云等者，總敘答意，即反於所問，義在次下。論　一切下，立二正理：一、元是真心，故論云一切境等也，謂諸法唯心，無外境界，今證心源，是合了知，誠無疑慮。二、本來無念，故論云離於想念也，謂既本是心，元來離念，唯是真實，今以離妄方了，此更無疑，故下論文但反此二意為失，合此二意為得也。疏　境雖下，釋前意。真心下，釋後意。並可知之。然此論中且是立理，未顯能了能知，疏中要意圓備，故預結之云了知也。若於此中體知論旨，下文逐段自然無惑，仍更隨釋，彌為彰顯。 > Establishing the principle. Commentary: Regarding “The meaning is” and so forth: It summarizes the general intention of the reply, which reverses what was asked; the meaning lies immediately below. Treatise: Regarding “All” and so forth: It establishes two correct principles: First, they are fundamentally the true mind; hence the treatise says “all objects” and so forth, meaning that all dharmas are mind-only, with no external realms, and now having realized the source of mind, one ought to know them fully, truly leaving no room for doubt or hesitation. Second, it is fundamentally without conceptual thought; hence the treatise says “free from thoughts and conceptualizations,” meaning that since they are fundamentally mind and originally free from thought, they are uniquely real; now, it is precisely by being free from delusion that one is able to understand, and this is even more beyond doubt. Therefore, the subsequent text of the treatise merely takes the reversal of these two senses as fault, and the concordance with these two senses as attainment. Commentary: Regarding “Although objects” and so forth: It explains the first meaning. “True mind” and so forth explains the second meaning. Both can be understood. However, this treatise merely establishes the principle for now, without yet showing the ability to comprehend and know; the commentary fully anticipates the essential meaning, so it concludes beforehand by saying “fully comprehends and knows.” If one grasps the treatise's purport here, the subsequent passages will naturally be free of confusion, and as they are explained in turn, it will become all the more evident. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.3) - [Next: 18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.5) - [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.18.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.4) · Pramāṇa