[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) › 2.4 # 起信論疏筆削記 2.4 起信論疏筆削記 2.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.2.4) 一依下，別列十段，今初依何智者，起論之體莫先於智，無智不能起論，故佛法中智為根本也。斯則六因之中智生因也。以有智故有義，有義故立言，故此十中先責其智。 > "1. Relying on..." and so forth: listing the ten sections separately. Now, the first: "relying on what wisdom?" In the essence of initiating a treatise, nothing takes precedence over wisdom; without wisdom, one cannot initiate a treatise. Therefore, in the Buddhadharma, wisdom is the foundation. This is the productive cause of wisdom among the six causes. Because there is wisdom, there is meaning; because there is meaning, words are established. Therefore, among these ten, wisdom is demanded first. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.2.3) - [Next: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.2.5) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848~en-mt.2.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.2.4) · Pramāṇa