[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) › [無量壽經連義述文贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748) › 1.22 # 無量壽經連義述文贊 1.22 無量壽經連義述文贊 1.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.1.22) 經曰「現行七步」至「為無上尊」者，述云：此次、示非常相也。菩薩生已不假扶持，即於十方各行七步，下足之處皆生蓮華無有怖畏，欲示丈夫超于六道奮迅之力故行之七步。光「照十方」者，即身光利物故。彼經中菩薩放光，無量異色滿三千界，眾生遇者心安樂、遠貪恚癡離諸罪障。六種震動者，欲使魔怯伏也。震者動也。准《長阿含》，六動有三：一、六時動，謂入胎、出胎、出家、成道、轉法輪、入涅槃。今動者即出胎時。二、六方動，謂東涌西沒、西涌東沒、南涌北沒、北涌南沒、中涌邊沒、邊涌中沒。三、六相動，謂動、涌、震、擊、吼、爆。搖颺不安為動，鱗隴凹凸為涌，隱隱有聲為震，有所扣打為擊，碎磕發響為吼，出聲驚異為爆。此各有三，名十八相，謂動、等、極動，餘五皆爾。此中六動即六相動，故《莊嚴經》云六動有十八相。稱無上尊者，即自唱尊號，令物歸趣也。若具言之，東方行言：「我得一切善法，當為眾生說之。」於南方言：「我於天人應受供養。」於西方言：「我於世間最尊最勝。」於北方言：「我當於一切眾生中為無有上。」於下方言：「我當降伏一切魔軍。」於上方言：「我當為一切眾生之所瞻仰。」菩薩說是語時，其聲普聞一切三千世界。雖有此異，莫非世尊之所為故，總云無上尊。如彼經云「菩薩於阿僧祇百千𤘽胝那由他劫修精進力故，初生之時即能十方各行七步。一切諸佛威加此地化為金剛，菩薩遊踐得無陷裂。」 > Regarding the passage in the sūtra from "Manifested walking seven steps" to "became the unsurpassed honored one": The commentary states: Next is the demonstration of extraordinary marks. Once the bodhisattva was born, without relying on support, he walked seven steps in each of the ten directions; beneath his feet lotus flowers sprang forth, and he had no fear. Desiring to demonstrate a great man's vigorous power that transcends the six paths, he therefore walked seven steps. As for "Illuminating the ten directions with light": this was for the sake of benefiting beings through his bodily radiance. In that sūtra, the bodhisattva emitted light of immeasurable diverse colors that filled the trichiliocosm; sentient beings who encountered it experienced peace and joy in their minds, kept distant from greed, anger, and delusion, and were freed from all sinful obstacles. As for the six kinds of quakings: it was to cause the maras to surrender in fear. "Quaking" (\*zhen\*) means moving. According to the \*Longer Āgama\*, the six quakings are threefold: First, quakings of the six times, namely entering the womb, emerging from the womb, leaving home, attaining awakening, turning the Dharma wheel, and entering nirvāṇa. The present quaking is the time of emerging from the womb. Second, quakings of the six directions, namely welling up in the east and sinking in the west, welling up in the west and sinking in the east, welling up in the south and sinking in the north, welling up in the north and sinking in the south, welling up in the center and sinking at the edges, welling up at the edges and sinking in the center. Third, quakings of the six marks, namely shaking, welling, quaking, striking, roaring, and bursting. Swaying and becoming unsteady is "shaking"; undulating into mounds and hollows is "welling"; producing a low, muffled sound is "quaking"; knocking and striking together is "striking"; shattering with a crashing noise is "roaring"; and emitting an astonishing, startling noise is "bursting". Each of these has three degrees, termed the eighteen marks: namely shaking, greatly shaking, and extremely shaking; the remaining five are also like this. The six quakings here are precisely the quakings of the six marks; hence the \*Zhuangyan jing\* says that the six quakings comprise eighteen marks. As for proclaiming himself the unsurpassed honored one: this is his personal proclamation of his honorable title, causing beings to take refuge in him. To speak of it fully: walking toward the east, he said, "I have attained all good dharmas, and shall preach them for sentient beings." In the south, he said, "I am worthy of receiving offerings among gods and humans." In the west, he said, "I am the most honored and most supreme in the world." In the north, he said, "I shall be without superior among all sentient beings." In the nadir, he said, "I shall subdue all the armies of Mara." In the zenith, he said, "I shall be that which all sentient beings look up to with reverence." When the bodhisattva uttered these words, his voice was heard universally throughout the entire trichiliocosm. Although there are these distinctions, because none of them are not the acts of the World-Honoured One, the text collectively says "the unsurpassed honored one." As that sūtra says: "Because the bodhisattva practiced the power of vigor for asaṃkhyeya hundreds of thousands of koṭis of nayutas of kalpas, at the very moment of his birth he was able to walk seven steps in each of the ten directions. The majestic power of all Buddhas supported this earth, transforming it into vajra, so that the places the bodhisattva traversed did not sink or crack." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.1.21) - [Next: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.1.23) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748~en-mt.1.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [方廣大莊嚴經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.lalitavistara*zh-divakara.3.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.1.22) · Pramāṇa