[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) › [大乘起信論略述](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813) › 1.16 # 大乘起信論略述 1.16 大乘起信論略述 1.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.1.16) 論。云何為八至利恭敬故　述曰。次第二依數辨義。別辨八因。即分為八。於中初一是總相因。其後七種是別相因。言總相者。有其三義。一通諸論而作。所以離苦得樂通諸論故。二通諸根而作。所為非唯為彼不定聚故。三通諸分而作。發起非唯正作立義因故。一切苦者。八苦三苦二生死苦。離此總別一切苦也。究竟樂者。無上菩提大涅槃樂。二乘所得非究竟故。非求等者。意顯論主自及眾生非求此等而造此論。 > \[Treatise:\] "What are the eight? ... not for the sake of profit and veneration." / \[Exposition:\] Next, the second section distinguishes the meanings according to the number, separately distinguishing the eight causes, which are divided into eight. Among them, the first is the general cause, and the subsequent seven kinds are particular causes. / "General cause" has three meanings: 1. It acts as the reason common to all treatises, because abandoning suffering and obtaining joy is common to all treatises. 2. It acts as the purpose common to all faculties, because it is not only for the sake of the unfixed group. 3. It acts as the instigation common to all parts, because it does not solely act as the cause for establishing the meaning. / "All suffering" refers to the eight sufferings, the three sufferings, and the two kinds of suffering of samsāra. It means abandoning all suffering, both general and particular. / "Ultimate joy" is the joy of unsurpassed bodhi and great nirvāṇa, because what the two vehicles attain is not ultimate. / "Not for the sake of..." shows the intention of the author of the treatise, indicating that neither he himself nor sentient beings compose this treatise in pursuit of these things. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.1.15) - [Next: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.1.17) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813~en-mt.1.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [起信論註](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2815.1.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.1.16) · Pramāṇa