阿彌陀經疏 1.90

1.90

「摩訶迦葉」，迦葉者此翻為飲光。真諦云：其人先祖是大仙，身有光明能飲諸光皆令不現，是彼仙種故名飲光。但迦葉之身尚勝金色，飲光之號繼祖未詳，《文殊問經》翻為龜，良恐誤耳。律毘婆沙云：以迦葉多有勝故，以大標之。以五事勝，故名大：一、富貴長者所生故；二、能捨大富貴豪族出家故；三、能行頭陀少欲知足故；四、國王天龍鬼神多知識可供養故；五、捨世間大利養行少欲知足行乞食故。又《迦葉本起經》云：王舍城內有大富梵志名尼拘律，此云無恙，有子名畢撥羅，即大迦葉也。迦葉是姓，畢撥羅是字，佛弟子中頭陀第一，佛當見來分座令坐。

"Mahākāśyapa": "Kāśyapa" is translated here as "Light-Drinker". Paramārtha says: His ancestor was a great ṛṣi whose body possessed a radiance capable of drinking in all lights so that none appeared; being of that ṛṣi's lineage, he was therefore named "Light-Drinker". However, Kāśyapa's own body surpassed the color of gold, and whether the designation "Light-Drinker" was inherited from his ancestor is not certain. The Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā translates it as "turtle", which is truly to be feared an error. The Vinaya-vibhāṣā says: Because Kāśyapa had many superior qualities, he was marked with the title "Mahā" ("Great"). He was called "Great" because he was superior in five things: first, because he was born to a wealthy elder; second, because he was able to abandon great wealth and a noble clan to go forth from the household life; third, because he was able to practice the dhūtas with few desires and contentment; fourth, because kings, devas, dragons, and spirits widely acknowledged and could make offerings to him; fifth, because he renounced great worldly offerings to practice having few desires, contentment, and begging for food. Furthermore, the Sūtra on the Original Deeds of Kāśyapa says: Within the city of Rājagṛha there was a very wealthy brāhmaṇa named Nyagrodha (translated here as "Free of Illness"), who had a son named Pippala, who was none other than Mahākāśyapa. Kāśyapa was his clan name, and Pippala was his personal name. Among the Buddha's disciples, he was foremost in dhūta practices; when the Buddha saw him coming, he would share half his seat for him to sit on.