大乘起信論裂網疏 1.28

1.28

總相者，不唯此論總相，乃諸佛菩薩說法之總相也。為令眾生離分段變易因果之苦，得菩提涅槃究竟之樂，是益他義。不為貪求利養名譽及恭敬等，是離過義。自離諸過，能益眾生，方可造論弘法，否則名為裨販如來矣。

"The general aspect" is not only the general aspect of this treatise, but is the general aspect of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas preaching the Dharma. Causing sentient beings to leave behind the suffering of the causes and fruits of fragmented and transformational [birth and death], and to attain the ultimate bliss of bodhi and nirvāṇa, is the meaning of benefiting others. Not seeking gain, reputation, veneration, and the like out of greed, is the meaning of abandoning faults. Having oneself abandoned all faults and being able to benefit sentient beings, one may then compose a treatise and propagate the Dharma; otherwise, it is called trafficking in the Tathāgata.