The Long Āgama Sūtra 1.47

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佛告諸比丘：「諦聽！諦聽！善思念之，吾當為汝分別解說。比丘！當知諸佛常法：毗婆尸菩薩從兜率天降神母胎，從右脇入，正念不亂。當於爾時，地為震動，放大光明，普照世界，日月所不及處皆蒙大明，幽冥眾生，各相覩見，知其所趣。時，此光明復照魔宮，諸天、釋、梵、沙門、婆羅門及餘眾生普蒙大明，諸天光明自然不現。」佛時頌曰：

The Buddha told the monks, “Listen closely! Listen closely, and consider it well. I will give you a discerning explanation.

“Monks, you should know the way it always is with buddhas. When his spirit descended from the Tuṣita Heaven to his mother’s womb, Bodhisattva Vipaśyin entered her right side while properly mindful and undisturbed.

“At that moment, there was an earthquake, and a great radiance illuminated the whole world. The sun and moon couldn’t compare to its brilliance. Sentient beings that were in complete darkness saw each other and recognized where they were. When this light illuminated Māra’s palace and the gods, Śakra, Brahmā, ascetics, priests, and other sentient beings, they were all outshined by its brilliance. The radiance of those gods naturally disappeared.”

The Buddha then spoke in verse: