說無垢稱經疏 3.347

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The Commentary says: From this point onward is the seventh [disciple], appointing the Great Aniruddha. First is the appointment, and then the declining words. This is the first, the appointment. The Sanskrit name is Aniruddha, which here translates as 'Without Extinction' (Wumie). The traditional interpretation says: Eighty thousand eons ago, he once made an offering to a pratyekabuddha, and the roots of goodness he obtained have not been extinguished down to the present day; hence he is named 'Without Extinction.' Furthermore, the Avadāna-sūtra says: 'After the Buddha Vipaśyin entered nirvāṇa, Aniruddha once entered a shrine hall as a robber. Seeing that a lamp was about to go out, he pulled out an arrow and trimmed the wick, whereupon it became bright again. Seeing the majestic radiance of the Buddha, the hair on his face and body stood on end. He thought: "Others give things to seek merit, so how could I steal?" Thereupon he abandoned it and left. By virtue of this root of goodness, he was constantly reborn in good destinies for ninety-one eons. Now he has met me and obtained this divine eye, and the fruitional merit he has acquired has never been extinguished.' Therefore he is called 'Without Extinction.' He is the Buddha's paternal cousin. Furthermore, the sūtras transmitted say: The Bhagavat's father and uncles numbered four men in all: the first was named King Śuddhodana, who had two sons—the elder named Sarvārthasiddha, which means 'Accomplishing All Aims,' who was the Buddha; the second was Nanda. The second was named King Droṇodana, who also had two sons—the elder named Devadatta, which is Tiantshou; the younger named Ānanda. The third was named King Śuklodana, who also had two sons—the elder named Aniruddha, the younger Mahānāma. The fourth was named King Amṛtodana, who also had two sons—the elder named Bhadrika, the younger Tiṣya. All eight of these sons left the household life. When that Aniruddha was listening to the Dharma at the Buddha's place, he sat and fell asleep. The Tathāgata reprimanded him: 'Woe, woe! Why do you sleep? You are of the kind of clams and snails!' Aniruddha was ashamed, wept tears of grief upon hearing the Dharma, and did not sleep for many days, whereupon he lost his sight. Later he asked Jīvaka. Jīvaka inquired about the circumstances of the initial affliction, and he reported them in full. Jīvaka answered, saying: 'Sleep is the food of the eyes. Not sleeping for a long time causes the eyes to starve to death. Seeking a cure is extremely difficult.' He then cultivated the divine eye and came to see the great trichiliocosm. When a human obtains the divine eye, it should become two eyes; although his human eyes were gone, his divine eye saw things partly visible and partly non-existent, and for this reason there is the saying of the 'half-headed divine eye.' Now the Buddha appoints him.