[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) › [中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899) › 2.2 # 中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 2.2 中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 2.2 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.2) 複殿化壁釋迦如來自書《八相變像圖》。此書是佛臨滅時，當殿大像自然發音，請釋迦曰：「後代眾生若為圖像？」佛因此問，便為畫之。 > On the transformed walls of the multi-tiered hall, Śākyamuni Tathāgata personally drew the "Illustrations of the Eight Phases of Transformation." This drawing was made when the Buddha was nearing parinirvāṇa: the great image in the middle of the hall spontaneously spoke, requesting Śākyamuni, saying, "How should sentient beings of future generations depict your images?" Prompted by this question, the Buddha drew them for its sake. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.1) - [Next: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.3) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899~en-mt.2.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.2) · Pramāṇa