[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) › 4.9 # 分別功德論 4.9 分別功德論 4.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.4.9) 優留毘迦葉所以稱第一者，乃宿世以來弟兄三人常有千弟子相隨，今遇釋迦文佛世，佛以十八變度迦葉千人，佛眾得成，四事供養猶此而興。以是言之，優留毘迦葉能將護聖眾供養第一也。 > The reason why Uruvilvā-Kāśyapa is declared foremost is that since past lives, the three brothers always had a thousand disciples following them. Now encountering the era of Śākyamuni Buddha, the Buddha used eighteen transformations to deliver the thousand men under Kāśyapa; the Buddha's assembly was thereby established, and the offerings of the four requisites arose from this. By this account, Uruvilvā-Kāśyapa was foremost in being able to protect the noble assembly and provide offerings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.4.8) - [Next: 4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.4.10) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507~en-mt.4.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.25.8) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.4.9) · Pramāṇa