阿彌陀經通贊疏 1.74

1.74

賓頭盧頗羅墮者，案《請賓頭盧經》云：賓頭盧者是字，未詳其義。頗羅墮者是姓，此云利根。故毘奈耶律云：樹提長者以栴檀鉢置於剎上，告云：「若有神通能取之便與。」尊者在山納衣之次，天眼遙見，削針山崖騁通便往，線連山埵帶入王城，蔽日翳空，城中士庶莫不驚惶。孕婦墮胎乃往白佛，佛呵責已云：「汝自今後不得隨吾、不得入滅，留身久住，與人增福受請應供。」現在南天竺摩利支山居住受請，垂赴往往現身，請命儀軌具在《請賓頭盧經》內，此不繁敘。此尊者受佛勅命不入涅槃，恒駐錫於摩利支山，每應供於閻浮世界，故云應供也。

"Piṇḍolabhāradvāja": according to the Sutra on Invoking Piṇḍola, "Piṇḍola" is his personal name, the meaning of which is not yet clear. "Bhāradvāja" is his lineage name, which is translated as "Sharp Faculties." Thus the Vinaya says: The elder Jyotiṣka placed a sandalwood bowl atop a pillar, declaring: "If anyone possesses supernatural powers and can take it, it shall be given to him." The venerable one, while patching his robes in the mountains, saw it from afar with his divine eye; scraping a needle against the cliff, he exercised his powers and went there, the needle thread dragging the mountain crag along into the royal city, blocking the sun and darkening the sky; none among the gentry and commoners in the city were not terrified. A pregnant woman miscarried and went to report this to the Buddha. The Buddha rebuked him and said: "From now on, you are not permitted to follow me, nor are you permitted to enter extinction; you must remain in this body for a long time, increasing merit for people by accepting invitations and receiving offerings." He currently resides on Mount Marīci in Southern India, accepting invitations and condescending to appear from time to time. The ritual protocol for inviting him is fully set forth in the Sutra on Invoking Piṇḍola and will not be related in detail here. For this venerable one, receiving the Buddha's command not to enter nirvāṇa, he constantly stays his staff at Mount Marīci and always receives offerings throughout the Jambudvīpa world; hence it is called "worthy of offerings."