[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) › [大乘起信論內義略探記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849) › 1.70 # 大乘起信論內義略探記 1.70 大乘起信論內義略探記 1.70 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.70) 問：智處成道，佛為實為權？若是權者，何《楞伽》云「欲界及無色，佛不彼成佛；色界最上天，離欲成菩提。」若是實者，何論云「示一切世間最高大身」也？答：有二釋。一云：以寄十王顯別十地，今第十菩薩寄當此天王，即於彼天示成菩提，故在彼天。一云：今此論正文，彼經意是，故云示。若論實受用之義，遍於法界無處不在。而彼天中而成佛者，為諸菩薩所現色相，非實報身，唯在彼天為顯此義，是故云爾。此二釋，依終教明微佛是權，若依始教是實報身。故《瑜伽》第四云「復有超過淨居大自在住處，有十地菩薩，由極熏修第十地故，得生其中。」即《華嚴》云「有妙淨土，出過三界，第十地菩薩當生其中。」又《十地論》云「現報利益、受佛位故，後報利益，摩醯首羅智處生故」也。等覺菩薩將成佛時，往色究竟天上，坐大寶蓮華，成正覺故。已得此土，既成佛已，上便無邊，更無別處。此即明自受用上，唯佛所知，非十地三乘境也。若依頓教，於佛身相無權實別，唯一性身。若依圓教，權實融通，三種世間圓滿，即是佛身故也。 > Question: Regarding the attainment of the Way in the Place of Gnosis, is the Buddha real or provisional? If he is provisional, why does the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra say: 'In the realm of desire and the formless realm, / buddhas do not attain buddhahood there; / in the highest heaven of the form realm, / free from desire, bodhi is attained'? If he is real, why does the śāstra say: 'Manifesting the highest and greatest body among all worldly realms'? Answer: There are two explanations. One says: By assigning the ten kings, the distinct ten grounds are revealed; now, the bodhisattva of the tenth ground is assigned to correspond to this heavenly king, and precisely in that heaven manifests the attainment of bodhi; hence he is in that heaven. The other says: In the main text of this śāstra now, that sūtra's intention is this; hence it says 'manifesting'. If we discuss the meaning of the real enjoyment \[body\], it pervades the dharmadhātu and is nowhere absent. That he attains Buddhahood in that heaven is a visible form manifested for the sake of the bodhisattvas, not the real reward body; it is only in that heaven to reveal this meaning, which is why it is spoken of thus. These two explanations, relying on the final teaching, explain that the subtle Buddha is provisional; according to the initial teaching, it is the real reward body. Hence the fourth \[fascicle\] of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra says: 'Furthermore, there is an abode of Mahāmaheśvara surpassing the Śuddhāvāsa, in which bodhisattvas of the tenth ground, due to utmost cultivation of the tenth ground, are able to be born.' This is what the Avataṃsaka-sūtra refers to: 'There is a wonderful pure land surpassing the three realms, into which bodhisattvas of the tenth ground shall be born.' Furthermore, the Daśabhūmika-śāstra says: 'Due to the benefit of present retribution, one receives the buddha-station; due to the benefit of future retribution, one is born in the Place of Gnosis of Maheśvara.' When a bodhisattva of equal awakening is about to attain Buddhahood, he proceeds to the Akaniṣṭha Heaven, sits upon a great precious lotus flower, and accomplishes perfect awakening. Having already obtained this land, once he has attained Buddhahood, the above is boundless and there is no other distinct place. This explains that upon the self-enjoyment \[body\], it is known only to buddhas and is not the realm of the ten grounds or the three vehicles. According to the sudden teaching, regarding the forms and marks of the buddha-body there is no distinction between provisional and real; there is solely the one nature-body. According to the perfect teaching, the provisional and real blend and interpenetrate; the fulfillment of the three kinds of worlds is itself the buddha-body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.69) - [Next: 1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.71) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849~en-mt.1.70) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大乘法苑義林章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.7.22) — Classical Chinese - [大乘起信論別記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1845.1.195) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.70) · Pramāṇa