[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) › [觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772) › 1.62 # 觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 1.62 觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 1.62 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.62) 贊曰：梵云曼殊室利，此云妙吉祥。文殊師利，音訛也。《鴦掘摩羅經》言：是北方常喜世界歡喜藏摩尼寶積佛。諸有聞名敬禮歸命，種種事業，菩薩皆能為作吉祥。神用無比，名妙吉祥。法王子者，久應證覺，跡履因位，紹繼灌頂佛之太子，由此獨標法王子稱。亦與其眷屬五百菩薩俱。此二因緣，如經所說。前大智眾、此大悲眾，前今聖眾、此先聖眾，前十地眾、此紹位眾，故名二眾。《法花論》云「跋陀波羅等十六人，威儀不定，具種種行，故此別標。」何故先列聲聞、後彰菩薩？聲聞等類形像同佛，出家威儀常親近佛，令諸菩薩於聲聞眾生恭敬故、捨憍慢故。 > The eulogy states: In Sanskrit, it is Mañjuśrī, translated here as Wondrous Auspiciousness (Miaojixiang). 'Wenshushili' is a phonetic corruption. The Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra states: In the northern realm of Constant Joy, he is the Buddha Joy-Treasury Mani-Jewel Accumulation. Whoever hears his name, pays homage, and takes refuge, in their various undertakings, the Bodhisattva is able to bring about auspiciousness for them. His divine function is peerless, hence he is named Wondrous Auspiciousness. As for 'Dharma Prince': having long ago been due to realize awakening, he treads the causal stage, succeeding to the consecrated lineage as the Buddha's crown prince; thus he alone is marked with the title 'Dharma Prince'. He was also accompanied by his retinue of five hundred bodhisattvas. The backgrounds of these two are as explained in the sūtras. The former is the assembly of great wisdom, the latter is the assembly of great compassion; the former is the assembly of present noble ones, the latter is the assembly of past noble ones; the former is the assembly of the ten grounds, the latter is the assembly of those succeeding to the throne—therefore they are called the two assemblies. The Treatise on the Lotus Sūtra says: 'Bhadrapāla and the sixteen others have variable deportment and possess various practices, hence they are specifically marked here.' Why are the śrāvakas listed first and the bodhisattvas revealed later? Because the śrāvakas and their kind share the appearance of the Buddha and, in their monastic deportment, constantly stay close to the Buddha; and in order to cause the bodhisattvas to generate reverence toward the śrāvaka assembly and abandon arrogance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.61) - [Next: 1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.63) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772~en-mt.1.62) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.62) · Pramāṇa