[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) › 5.4 # 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 5.4 大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 5.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.5.4) 論。信成就至堪能發心　釋曰。以下辨相。辨上三名。即分為三。初中亦三。一明信心成就之行。二顯行成發心之相。三彰發心所得利益。初中又二。初問後答。此初也。此有四句而有二釋。有義四句即為四句。初句問其能修信人。次句問其所修之行。次句問其行成時節。後句問其堪發何心。有義四句但為王問二句如前。其後二句問行成已堪發何心故。唯三問於理為勝。 > \[Treatise:\] "The perfection of faith... is capable of generating the mind." / Commentary: Below is the analysis of the characteristics. Analyzing the three names above is divided into three parts. The first part also has three sections: 1. clarifying the practice of the perfection of faith; 2. revealing the characteristics of generating the mind once practice is perfected; 3. demonstrating the benefits attained from generating the mind. The first also has two parts: first, a question; second, an answer. This is the first. Here there are four clauses, and there are two interpretations. One position holds: the four clauses constitute four questions. The first clause asks about the person capable of cultivating faith. The next clause asks about the practice they cultivate. The next clause asks about the time period when the practice is perfected. The last clause asks what mind they are capable of generating. Another position holds: the four clauses are only three questions; the first two clauses are as before, and the latter two clauses ask what mind one is capable of generating once the practice is perfected. Therefore, having only three questions is superior in principle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.5.3) - [Next: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.5.5) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814~en-mt.5.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘起信論略述](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2813.2.122) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2814.5.4) · Pramāṇa