[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) › 5.73 # 大乘起信論裂網疏 5.73 大乘起信論裂網疏 5.73 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.5.73) 此約漸教所明初發心住，僅斷界內見惑，與小乘初果齊，所以或猶有微苦也。然初果便為生死海而作邊際，極遲不過七生，永出苦輪。況發心菩薩菩提願力所持，豈久被業繫哉！ > This clarifies the initial dwelling of generating the mind according to the gradual teaching, which merely cuts off the afflictions of views within the realms, equaling the initial fruition of the Hinayāna; therefore, they may still have slight suffering. However, the initial fruition already marks the boundary of the ocean of birth and death, taking at most no more than seven lifetimes to forever exit the wheel of suffering. How much more so for a bodhisattva who has generated the mind, upheld by the power of bodhi vows—how could they be bound by karma for long! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.5.72) - [Next: 5.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.5.74) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850~en-mt.5.73) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1850.5.73) · Pramāṇa