[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) › [維摩經略疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778) › 5.38 # 維摩經略疏 5.38 維摩經略疏 5.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.38) 「佛告阿那律」，七、命那律。文為二：一命問疾、二辭不堪。所以次命者，以其弟子中天眼第一。是剎利種白飯王子，或云阿泥盧豆，或阿㝹樓馱，如楚夏不同耳。此云如意，或云無貧。過去一食施辟支佛，九十一劫天上人中受如意樂，故名如意。爾來無所乏短，故名無貧。佛之從弟。初入道時多睡，為人所呵，因是不寢，遂致失眼，白佛具說。佛云：「眠是眼食。如人七日不食則便失命，七日不寢眼命則斷，難可治之。當修天眼用見世事。」因是修禪，得四大淨色，半頭而見，觀大千界猶如掌菓。若三藏佛，全頭天眼徹見無礙，雖不及佛，於聲聞中最為第一。即是作意數以入道，具如上說。深求其致，乃至成前五種利益，具如身子章初。 > "The Buddha told Aniruddha": seventh, commanding Aniruddha. The text has two parts: first, commanding him to inquire after the illness; second, declining as incompetent. The reason he was commanded next is that he was foremost in the divine eye among the disciples. He belonged to the kṣatriya caste and was the son of Prince Śuklodana. He is also called Āniludou or Anulouduo, just as the dialects of Chu and Xia differ. Here it is translated as 'According with Intent' (Rúyì) or 'Free from Poverty' (Wúpín). In a past life, he offered a single meal to a pratyekabuddha, and for ninety-one kalpas he enjoyed bliss according with his intent among devas and humans; hence he was called 'According with Intent'. From then on he lacked nothing; hence he was called 'Free from Poverty'. He was the Buddha's paternal cousin. When he first entered the Way, he slept excessively and was rebuked; because of this he did not sleep, and eventually lost his sight. He reported this fully to the Buddha. The Buddha said: "Sleep is food for the eyes. Just as a person loses their life if they do not eat for seven days, if one does not sleep for seven days, the life of the eyes is severed and difficult to cure. You should cultivate the divine eye to view the affairs of the world." Thereupon he cultivated meditation, attained the pure matter of the four great elements, saw with half his head, and viewed the trichiliocosm just like a fruit in the palm of his hand. As for the Buddha of the Tripiṭaka, he sees thoroughly and unobstructedly with his entire head with the divine eye. Although \[Aniruddha\] did not equal the Buddha, he was foremost among the śrāvakas. This is entering the Way through the mental-reckoning number \[method\], fully as explained above. Seeking its ultimate import deeply, it even accomplishes the aforementioned five kinds of benefits, fully as in the beginning of the chapter on Śāriputra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.37) - [Next: 5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.39) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.5.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.38) · Pramāṇa