[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) › 2.16 # 太子瑞應本起經 2.16 太子瑞應本起經 2.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.16) 「佛放眉中光，上照七天。梵天知佛欲取泥洹，悲念：『三界皆為長衰，終不得知度世之法，死即當復墮三惡道，何時當脫？天下久遠乃有佛耳，佛難得見若優曇華，今我當為天人請命求哀於佛，令止說經。』即語帝釋，將天樂般遮伎下到石室。佛方定意覺，般遮彈琴而歌。其辭曰： > "The Buddha emitted a light from between his eyebrows, illuminating upward to the seven heavens. Brahmā knew that the Buddha wished to enter Nirvāṇa, and thought with sorrow: ‘The three realms will suffer long decline and ultimately never know the Dharma that transcends the world; upon dying, they will fall again into the three evil destinies, and when will they be liberated? Only after a long time does a Buddha appear in the world; a Buddha is as difficult to see as the udumbara flower. Now I must plead for the lives of gods and humans, imploring the Buddha to stay and preach the scriptures.’ He immediately told Śakra, and taking the heavenly musician Pañca\[śikha\], descended to the stone chamber. Just as the Buddha was awakening from samādhi, Pañca played the lute and sang. His words went: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.15) - [Next: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.17) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185~en-mt.2.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [普曜經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.lalitavistara*zh-dharmaraksa.7.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.16) · Pramāṇa