[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) › [勸發菩提心集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862) › 3.60 # 勸發菩提心集 3.60 勸發菩提心集 3.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.60) 《大乘莊嚴經論》求法有四因緣：一為色、二為非色、三為神通、四為正法。為色者，相好因故。為非色者，滅煩惱病因故。為神通者，自在因故。為正法者，無盡因故。如《梵天王問經》說：菩薩求法具足四相：一者如妙寶想，難得義故；二如良藥想，除病義故；三如財物想，不散義故；四如涅槃想，苦滅義故。由法是相好莊嚴因故，如妙寶想。由法是滅煩惱病因故，如良藥想。由法是神通自在因故，如財物想。由法是正法無盡因故，如涅槃想。 > The \*Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra\* states that seeking the Dharma has four causes: first, for physical form; second, for non-physical form; third, for supernormal powers; fourth, for the true Dharma. 'For physical form' because it is the cause of the marks and signs. 'For non-physical form' because it is the cause of eliminating the sickness of afflictions. 'For supernormal powers' because it is the cause of mastery. 'For the true Dharma' because it is the cause of inexhaustibility. As the \*Brahmaviśeṣacintiparipṛcchā-sūtra\* states, a bodhisattva who seeks the Dharma is endowed with four marks: first, the notion of an exquisite jewel, because it is difficult to obtain; second, the notion of good medicine, because it eliminates sickness; third, the notion of wealth, because it is not dispersed; fourth, the notion of nirvāṇa, because suffering is extinguished. Because the Dharma is the cause of the adornment of the marks and signs, it is like the notion of an exquisite jewel. Because the Dharma is the cause of eliminating the sickness of afflictions, it is like the notion of good medicine. Because the Dharma is the cause of mastery of supernormal powers, it is like the notion of wealth. Because the Dharma is the cause of the inexhaustibility of the true Dharma, it is like the notion of nirvāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.59) - [Next: 3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.61) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862~en-mt.3.60) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘莊嚴經論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.darsana.yogacara.mahayanasutralankara!bhasya*zh-prabhakaramitra.5.86) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.60) · Pramāṇa