[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) › 2.3 # 太子瑞應本起經 2.3 太子瑞應本起經 2.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.3) 「菩薩觀見天上、人中、地獄、畜生、鬼神五道，先世父母兄弟妻子，中外姓字，一一分別；一世十世，百千萬億無數世事，至于天地一劫崩壞空荒之時，一劫始成，人物興時，能知十劫百劫，至千萬億無數劫中，內外姓字，衣食苦樂，壽命長短，死此生彼，展轉所趣。從上頭始，諸所更身，生長老終，形色好醜，賢愚苦樂，一切三界，皆分別知。見人魂神，各自隨行，生五道中，或墮地獄，或墮畜生，或作鬼神，或生天上，或入人形，有生豪貴富樂家者，有生卑鄙貧賤家者，知諸眾生，或五陰自蔽：一色像，二痛痒，三思想，四行作，五魂識；皆習五欲：眼貪色，耳貪聲，鼻貪香，舌貪味，身貪細滑；牽於愛欲，或於財色，思望安樂，從是生諸惡本，從惡致苦。能斷愛習，不隨婬心，大如毛髮，受行八道，則眾苦滅矣。譬如無薪亦復無火，是謂無為度世之道。 > "The Bodhisattva clearly saw the five destinies (pañca-gati)—among the devas in heaven, among humans, in the hells, among animals, and among ghosts and spirits. He discerned one by one the parents, siblings, wives, and children of his former lives, their inner and outer lineages and names; the events of one lifetime, ten lifetimes, hundreds, thousands, myriads, koṭis, and countless lifetimes, up to the time when the universe, through an entire kalpa, collapsed into ruin and empty desolation, and when in a subsequent kalpa it first formed again and beings arose. He was able to know \[all this\] through ten kalpas, a hundred kalpas, up to thousands, myriads, koṭis, countless kalpas: the inner and outer lineages and names, their clothing and food, their pain and pleasure, the length of their lifespans, their dying here and being born there, their wandering from realm to realm. From the very beginning, all the bodies through which they had passed, their birth, growth, old age, and end, the beauty or ugliness of their form and complexion, their wisdom or folly, their pain and pleasure throughout all the three realms—all this he discerned and knew. He saw that the conscious spirits of people each followed their own deeds to be born into the five destinies: some falling into the hells, some falling among animals, some becoming ghosts and spirits, some being born in heaven, and some taking human form—some born into noble, wealthy, and joyful families, and some born into base, poor, and lowly families. He knew that all living beings are either blinded by the five aggregates—first, form; second, sensation; third, perception; fourth, mental formations; fifth, consciousness—or they indulge in the five sensory desires: the eye coveting forms, the ear coveting sounds, the nose coveting fragrances, the tongue coveting tastes, and the body coveting smooth sensations; they are led astray by lust and desire, or by wealth and beauty, longing for peace and joy. From this arise all roots of evil, and from evil comes suffering. If one can sever the habit of desire and not indulge the lustful mind even to the extent of a hair's breadth, and receive and practice the eightfold path, then all sufferings will be extinguished. It is just like having no firewood, and thus no fire. This is called the unconditioned path of transcending the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.2) - [Next: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.4) - [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.2.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [普曜經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.lalitavistara*zh-dharmaraksa.6.59) — Classical Chinese - [修行本起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.nidana.caryanidanasutra*zh-zhudali.2.62) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.185.2.3) · Pramāṇa