[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) › [大乘起信論裂網疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850) › 2.55 # 大乘起信論裂網疏 2.55 大乘起信論裂網疏 2.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.2.55) 又言心初起者，但隨俗說，求其初相終不可得。心尚無有，何況有初？ > Again, saying "the mind first arises" is merely according with conventional discourse; when sought, its initial mark can never be found. Mind itself does not exist, so how could there be a beginning? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.2.54) - [Next: 2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.2.56) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850~en-mt.2.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.2.55) · Pramāṇa