[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) › [分別功德論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507) › 2.28 # 分別功德論 2.28 分別功德論 2.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.28) 前十念佛總說，為利根眾生。後更說者，為鈍根眾生析解其義也。名譽者，後得轉輪聖王。得大果報者，後得天帝釋。諸善普至者，後獲梵天報。得甘露味者，後得辟支佛。至無為處者，後獲阿羅漢果。上說十念無此五句，今所以益諸報者，欲明念佛之義其理深妙。佛說：諸弟子般涅槃，皆以宿緣償對因取涅槃。目連被打、身子下腸，如是五百弟子，各以宿緣取滅度。唯有阿難最善取涅槃。阿難將欲涅槃時，先現光瑞。有梵志從阿難學算術，見阿難顏色發明，告阿闍世王曰：「阿難顏色異常，將欲取涅槃耶？」王即遣人追尋阿難。阿難已將五百弟子至中路恒水岸上，上船欲度。適至水半，王以至岸。毘舍離承阿難來，亦遣五百童子迎。欲適二國意故，以神力制船令住中流。時度弟子：一名摩禪提、二名摩呻提。告摩禪提：「汝至羯賓興顯佛法。彼土未有佛法，好令流布。」告摩呻提曰：「汝至師子渚國興隆佛法。」囑累訖作十八變，出火燒身，中分舍利，令二家各得供養。此由念佛之力，故得自在也。 > The earlier ten points of mindfulness of the Buddha were a general exposition, intended for sentient beings of sharp faculties. The later exposition is to analyse and explain their meanings for sentient beings of dull faculties. "Reputation" means later becoming a wheel-turning cakravartin. "Attaining great recompense" means later becoming Śakra Devānām Indra. "All good things universally arriving" means later obtaining the retribution of Brahmā. "Attaining the taste of the deathless" means later becoming a pratyekabuddha. "Reaching the unconditioned place" means later obtaining the fruit of an arhat. In the earlier explanation of the ten points of mindfulness, there were not these five phrases; the reason these various retributions are added now is to clarify that the meaning of mindfulness of the Buddha has a profound and subtle principle. The Buddha stated: when the disciples attain parinirvāṇa, all do so by repaying past conditions and then taking nirvāṇa. Maudgalyāyana was beaten, Śāriputra had dysentery; in this way, each of the five hundred disciples attained extinction through their past conditions. Only Ānanda was best at taking nirvāṇa. When Ānanda was about to enter nirvāṇa, he first manifested auspicious omens of light. There was a brahmacārin who studied mathematics from Ānanda; seeing that Ānanda's facial complexion was luminous, he told King Ajātaśatru: "Ānanda's facial complexion is extraordinary; is he about to take nirvāṇa?" The king immediately sent people to pursue and search for Ānanda. Ānanda had already led five hundred disciples midway to the bank of the Ganges, and boarded a boat intending to cross over. Just when he reached midstream, the king had arrived at the shore. Vaiśālī, hearing that Ānanda was coming, also sent five hundred youths to welcome him. Wishing to satisfy the desires of both countries, he used his supernormal power to stop the boat in midstream. At that time he delivered two disciples: the first was named Majjhantika, and the second was named Mahinda. He told Majjhantika: "You must go to Kaśmīra to foster and manifest the Buddha's Dharma. That land does not yet have the Buddha's Dharma; make it well spread." He told Mahinda: "You must go to the island-country of Siṃhala to foster and prosper the Buddha's Dharma." Having completed the entrustment, he performed eighteen transformations, produced fire to burn his body, and divided his relics in half, allowing both parties to obtain them for worship. This was due to the power of mindfulness of the Buddha, and therefore he attained mastery. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.27) - [Next: 2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.29) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507~en-mt.2.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.28) · Pramāṇa