[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) › 4.91 # 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.91 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.91 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.91) 論。自然而有至遍一切處　釋曰。下明用相。於中有二。初明用深廣得明用無相。此初也。自然等者。顯用深也。即與等者。廣大也。妙用難測名不思議業。用相巨多名種種用。任運智用名自然有。是則依前法身之體。不待作意起難思用。由斯攝論斷此義云。如末尼天鼓無思成自事。種種佛事成常離思亦爾。既依真如起此妙用。故同真如遍一切也。 > \[Treatise:\] Spontaneously having \[inconceivable karmic activities and manifold kinds of activities, which are identical with tathatā and\] pervade all places. \[Commentary:\] Below clarifies the characteristics of the activity. Herein there are two \[parts\]: first, clarifying the depth and vastness of the activity, which enables clarifying the signlessness of the activity. This is the first. 'Spontaneously' and so forth reveals the depth of the activity. 'Which are identical with' and so forth \[reveals its\] vastness. The wondrous activity being hard to fathom is called 'inconceivable karma.' The characteristics of the activity being immensely numerous is called 'manifold kinds of activities.' The effortless cognitive activity is called 'spontaneously having.' This means that relying upon the substance of the aforementioned dharmakāya, without waiting for deliberate intention, it arouses inconceivable activity. Hence, the Mahāyānasaṃgraha concludes this point, saying: 'Just as the maṇi jewel and the heavenly drum accomplish their tasks without thought, so too the manifold Buddha-works are accomplished while always free from thought.' Since this wondrous activity is aroused relying on tathatā, it is identical with tathatā in pervading all places. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.90) - [Next: 4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.92) - [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.4.91) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論略述](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.2.69) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.4.91) · Pramāṇa