[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) › [大般涅槃經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764) › 1.26 # 大般涅槃經義記 1.26 大般涅槃經義記 1.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.26) 云何得知阿難是佛得道夜生？為證此義，須知阿難立字因緣。阿難陀者是外國語，此名歡喜。喜有三緣：一過去因緣。釋迦過去行菩薩時，見過去世釋迦文佛，父名淨飯，母名摩耶，侍者弟子名曰阿難，國土眷屬與今不別，因即發願：願我當來成得佛道，如今無異。由斯本願，今得果成，故今侍者還字阿難。二現在因緣。阿難端正，人見皆歡，故字歡喜。三父母立字，父母何緣與字歡喜？喜時生故。何者喜時？佛得道時。 > How is it known that Ānanda was born on the night the Buddha attained the Way? To verify this meaning, one must know the causes and conditions for bestowing the name Ānanda. Ānanda is a foreign word; here it is translated as 'Joy'. Joy has three causes: first, past causes and conditions: when Śākyamuni practiced as a bodhisattva in the past, he saw the Śākyamuni Buddha of the past whose father was named Śuddhodana, mother named Māyā, attendant disciple named Ānanda, and whose realm and retinue were no different from the present; thereupon he made a vow: 'May I in the future attain buddhahood with no difference from now.' Due to this fundamental vow, he has now attained the fruit, and therefore the attendant at present is also named Ānanda. Second, present causes and conditions: Ānanda was handsome and upright, and everyone who saw him was joyful, hence he was named Joy. Third, the parents bestowing the name: by what cause did the parents give him the name Joy? Because he was born at the time of joy. What was the time of joy? The time when the Buddha attained the Way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.25) - [Next: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.27) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764~en-mt.1.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.26) · Pramāṇa