[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) › 6.22 # 起信論疏筆削記 6.22 起信論疏筆削記 6.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.6.22) 疏　問真下，二、釋妨難也。問意以兩門敵對而難，詳之可了。答中，真如下二句，牒門立理。不必由起者，真如本自立，不藉於生滅也，自性本常，豈因他有？由無下，正釋，謂有起必有相用，無起但唯存體，故前門中但只言一也。生滅下二句，牒前立理。起必賴不起者，異於前門也。若無不起之真如，何有起動之生滅？如無其水，豈有於波？故須藉之。起含不起下，正釋。真如舉體成生滅，故今生滅含於真體也，猶水起成波，波含於水。由是此門不唯示於相用，亦示體也，故云具示。 > The Commentary states: "Asking: If tathatā..." down to..., second, resolving doubts and objections. The intent of the question is to raise an objection by setting the two gates in direct opposition; upon careful examination, this can be understood. In the answer, the two lines from "Tathatā..." down repeat the gates and establish the principle. "Does not necessarily depend on arising" means that tathatā stands independently of itself and does not rely on arising and ceasing; its intrinsic nature is fundamentally eternal, so how could it exist because of another? "Since without..." down directly explains: when there is arising, there must be attributes and function; when there is no arising, only the essence is preserved. Therefore, the preceding gate mentions only one. The two lines from "Arising and ceasing..." down repeat the preceding and establish the principle. "Arising must depend on non-arising" distinguishes this from the preceding gate. If there were no non-arising tathatā, how could there be activated arising and ceasing? Just as without water, how could there be waves? Therefore, it must rely on it. "Arising contains non-arising..." down directly explains. Tathatā in its entire essence becomes arising and ceasing; therefore, arising and ceasing now contains the true essence, just as when water rises to become waves, the waves contain the water. Because of this, this gate not only indicates the attributes and function, but also indicates the essence; hence it is said: "fully indicates \[them\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.6.21) - [Next: 6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.6.23) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848~en-mt.6.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.6.22) · Pramāṇa