信

(sa) śraddhā. Faith; to believe; belief; faith regarded as the faculty of the mind which sees, appropriates, and trusts the things of religion; it joyfully trusts in the Buddha, in the pure virtue of the (sa) triratna and earthly and transcendental goodness; it is the cause of the pure life, and the solvent of doubt. Two forms are mentioned:

(1) (sa) adhimukti, intuition, tr. by self-assured enlightenment.

(2) (sa) śraddhā, faith through hearing or being taught. For the <Awakening of Faith>, <Śraddhotpāda>, v. [lang id =1028]起信論.

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信者， 謂於一切善法， 忍可樂欲， 而不疑也。 有三種： 一、 信實有， 謂於諸法實事理中， 深信忍故； 二、 信有德， 謂於三寶真淨德中， 深信樂故； 三、 信有能， 謂於世間、 出世間一切善法， 深信力故， 能得能成， 起希望故， 是名為信。 （三寶者， 佛寶、 法寶、 僧寶也。 ）