[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) › [大般涅槃經集解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763) › 12.66 # 大般涅槃經集解 12.66 大般涅槃經集解 12.66 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.12.66) 案僧亮曰：天竺以東為首、以西為後、以北為左、以南為右。東行示始，始有二種：一示嬰兒、二明導首，以示自在也。右於事便也，西是後故，示最後身也。北示勝也，四天下中，欝單越勝也。此方春東夏南秋西冬北，萬物春生夏長、秋實冬藏，眾功畢也。上福田者，長養功勝，表佛田勝也。七步者，天竺象王生時，出胎即行七步，知是象王。菩薩始生，示自在王相也。唱如是言者，上以身示、此以言說，明是三界自在法王也。 > Sengliang states: "In India, the east is the head, the west is the rear, the north is the left, and the south is the right. Walking to the east manifests the beginning. The beginning has two kinds: first, manifesting an infant; second, clarifying a leading guide, so as to manifest sovereignty. The right side is convenient for deeds. Because the west is the rear, it manifests the final body. The north manifests supremacy; among the four continents, Uttarakuru is supreme. In this land \[of China\], spring is east, summer is south, autumn is west, and winter is north. All things are born in spring, grow in summer, bear fruit in autumn, and are stored in winter; all undertakings are completed. The 'supreme field of merit' means its function of nourishing is supreme, symbolizing that the field of the Buddha is supreme. As for the 'seven steps,' in India when a king of elephants is born, it walks seven steps upon leaving the womb, by which one knows it is an elephant king. When the bodhisattva is first born, he manifests the mark of a sovereign king. In 'proclaiming such words,' above he demonstrated it with the body, and here he demonstrates it with speech, clarifying that he is the sovereign Dharma King of the three realms." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.12.65) - [Next: 12.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.12.67) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.12.66) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.12.66) · Pramāṇa