[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) › [大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814) › 4.58 # 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.58 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.58 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.58) 論。平等緣者至而現作業　釋曰。下平等緣。於中有二。先明能作緣者。後釋平等義。此初也。言菩薩者。謂初地上入地方證同體智故。皆願度者平等心也。新論更有平等智慧。此中闕也。由其智願皆平等故。故欲度脫等眾生界。自然等者。常同應機任運熏習常無斷也。以同體等者。顯其用相。自他體同名為同體。知同之智名同體智。由得眾生平等體故。求滅他苦如滅自苦。苦可見聞。即自見聞故隨應自然熏等。 > \[Treatise:\] As for the universal condition, \[from the time when the buddhas and bodhisattvas first generate the wish to liberate all sentient beings, they naturally perform activities through the samatā of bodily action, speech, and mind, without interruption,\] manifesting actions \[according as beings can see and hear\]. > \[Commentary:\] Below is the universal condition. Within this there are two: first, clarifying the agents who act as conditions; second, explaining the meaning of universal. This is the first. The words "the bodhisattvas" refer to those on the first ground and above, because upon entering the grounds they first realise the cognition of identity of essence. "Wish to liberate all" is the universal mind. The New Treatise further has "universal wisdom"; here it is omitted. Because both their wisdom and aspiration are universal, they desire to liberate the universally equal realm of sentient beings. "Naturally," and so forth, means that they constantly and universally respond to capacities, effortlessly perfuming without interruption. "Through the identity of essence," and so forth, reveals the marks of their activity. Oneself and others having the same essence is called "identity of essence"; the wisdom knowing this identity is called the "cognition of identity of essence." Because they have attained the universal essence of sentient beings, seeking to extinguish others' suffering is like extinguishing one's own suffering. Suffering can be seen and heard, and thus seeing and hearing themselves, they naturally perfume and so forth in accordance with needs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.57) - [Next: 4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.59) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814~en-mt.4.58) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論略述](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.2.36) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.58) · Pramāṇa