[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) › 4.86 # 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.86 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.86 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.86) 論。修諸波羅蜜攝化眾生　釋曰。此因悲以立行也。有義。二句皆顯利他。修六度等為攝生故。故說以施攝貧窮等。有義。不然違新論。故說修諸度四攝行故。初修六度即自利行。後四攝明利他行。有義。不然違論意故。此說因悲而起諸行。皆有自利利他義故。 > \[Treatise:\] cultivate the pāramitās, and gather and transform sentient beings, \[Commentary:\] This is establishing practice on the basis of compassion. One opinion holds: both clauses reveal benefiting others, because cultivating the six pāramitās and so forth is for the sake of gathering sentient beings; hence it speaks of gathering the impoverished through giving, and so forth. Another opinion holds: this is not so, as it contradicts the new translation, which speaks of cultivating all pāramitās and the practices of the four means of gathering; the initial cultivation of the six pāramitās is the practice of self-benefit, while the subsequent four means of gathering clarify the practice of benefiting others. Another opinion holds: this is not so, because it contradicts the treatise's intention; this speaks of all practices initiated on the basis of compassion, and all have the meaning of both self-benefit and benefiting others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.85) - [Next: 4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.87) - [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.4.86) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.86) · Pramāṇa