[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) › [太子瑞應本起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185) › 1.17 # 太子瑞應本起經 1.17 太子瑞應本起經 1.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.1.17) 「王深知其能相，為起宮室，作三時殿，各自異處——雨時居秋殿，暑時居涼殿，寒雪時居溫殿——選五百妓女，擇取端正，不肥不瘦，不長不短，不白不黑，才能巧妙，各兼數妓；皆以白珠名寶，瓔珞其身，百人一番，迭代宿衛。其殿前列種甘果樹，樹間浴池，池中奇華異類之鳥，數千百種，嚴飾光目，趣悅太子意，不欲令學道。宮牆牢固，門開閉聲，使聞四十里。太子生日，王家青衣，亦生蒼頭，厩生白駒，及黃羊子。奴名車匿，馬名揵陟。王後常使車匿侍從，白馬給乘。 > "The king, knowing well his skill in physiognomy, erected palaces for \[the prince\] and constructed halls for the three seasons, each in a different location—residing in an autumn hall during the rainy season, residing in a cool hall during the hot season, and residing in a warm hall during the cold, snowy season. He selected five hundred singing-girls, choosing those who were upright and handsome, neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short, neither fair nor dark, clever and skillful in talents, each skilled in several arts; all were adorned upon their bodies with necklaces of white pearls and famous jewels. In turns of a hundred at a time, they rotated to stand night watch. In front of the halls were planted rows of sweet fruit trees, with bathing pools between the trees, and within the pools were rare flowers and strange kinds of birds by the hundreds and thousands, adorning and pleasing the sight to delight the prince's mind, not wanting to let him study the Way. The palace walls were strong and firm, and the sound of opening and shutting the gates was made to be heard for forty li. On the day the prince was born, the king's bondservants also gave birth to male servants, the stables brought forth a white colt and a yellow kid. The servant's name was Chandaka, and the horse's name was Kaṇṭhaka. Later, the king constantly had Chandaka attend and accompany him, and provided the white horse for him to ride." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.1.16) - [Next: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.1.18) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185~en-mt.1.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [普曜經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.lalitavistara*zh-dharmaraksa.2.92) — Classical Chinese - [過去現在因果經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.atitapratyutpannahetuphalasutra*zh-gunabhadra.1.51) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.1.17) · Pramāṇa