[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) › [妙法蓮華經文句](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718) › 2.26 # 妙法蓮華經文句 2.26 妙法蓮華經文句 2.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.26) 「孫陀羅難陀」，孫陀羅，此翻好愛，亦端正，難陀如前，種姓如那律中說。四月九日生，短佛四指，容儀挺特與世殊異，若入眾中有不識者，謂言佛來。《彌沙塞律》云：「摩竭有裸形外道，大聰明，國人號為智者、見者，共身子論議，結舌，善心生，欲於佛法出家。見難陀色貌姝偉，歎云：『短小比丘智慧難概，況堂堂者乎？』難陀即度出家。婦即孫陀利，極端正，食息不相離。佛與阿難途行乞食到其門，正共婦在高樓食，即起迎佛，婦言：『須君還乃共食耳。』白佛言：『轉輪王種云何自辱？』持佛鉢取飯。佛即還尼俱類園，語阿難：『令難陀送食來。』阿難宣佛旨，令其送飯奉佛，佛令剃頭，握拳語剃者：『勿持刀臨閻浮提王頂。』佛偪不得止，乃剃頭。明日佛與五百比丘應請，求住守寺，意欲逃去。佛令關房掃地，關南、北開，掃此、彼污。復懼佛歸，即逃走歸去。於路值佛，屏身隱樹，樹逈升空，佛見即喚將還。問：『何故去？』即答：『昨與婦別，待還乃食。憶婦去耳。』佛將遊天堂、地獄（云云）。」故以婦字標之。 > “Sundarananda”: Sundara is translated here as “fondly loved” or “handsome.” Nanda is as explained before. His clan and caste are as stated under Aniruddha. He was born on the ninth day of the fourth month, four finger-breadths shorter than the Buddha, with an imposing bearing and appearance that was extraordinary among worldly men; if he entered an assembly, those who did not recognize him thought the Buddha had come. The \*Mahiśāsaka-vinaya\* states: “In Magadha there was a naked non-Buddhist ascetic of great intelligence, whom the people of the country called the ‘Wise One’ and the ‘Perceiver.’ He debated with Śāriputra, was rendered speechless, gave rise to a good mind, and wished to go forth into homelessness in the Buddha's Dharma. Seeing Nanda's magnificent appearance, he sighed and said: ‘The wisdom of a short, small monk is already hard to gauge, how much more so for one so imposing!’ Nanda then ordained him into homelessness.” His wife was Sundarī, who was extremely beautiful; in eating and resting they never parted from each other. When the Buddha and Ānanda walked on their almsround and arrived at his gate, he was dining with his wife on an upper story. He immediately arose to welcome the Buddha. His wife said: ‘Only when you return shall we dine together.’ He said to the Buddha: ‘Why should one of the lineage of a wheel-turning king disgrace himself \[by begging\]?’ He took the Buddha's bowl to fetch food. The Buddha then returned to the Nyagrodha Park and told Ānanda: ‘Have Nanda bring the food.’ Ānanda proclaimed the Buddha's decree, ordering him to deliver the food and present it to the Buddha. The Buddha had his head shaved, but clenching his fist, \[Nanda\] said to the barber: ‘Do not bring a blade to the crown of the king of Jambudvīpa!’ Pressured by the Buddha, he could not prevent it, and so his head was shaved. The next day, when the Buddha and five hundred monks accepted an invitation, he requested to remain behind to guard the monastery, intending to run away. The Buddha had him close the rooms and sweep the ground; when he closed the south, the north blew open; when he swept here, there was soiled. Fearing the Buddha's return, he fled and went home. Meeting the Buddha on the road, he concealed his body behind a tree, but the tree shot high up into empty space. Seeing him, the Buddha called him to return and asked: ‘Why did you leave?’ He answered: ‘Yesterday I parted from my wife, who is waiting for my return before she dines. Yearning for my wife, I left.’ The Buddha then took him to roam the heavens and hells (and so forth).” Thus he was designated by his wife's name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.25) - [Next: 2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.27) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.2.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.26) · Pramāṇa