[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) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 1.91 # 佛祖統紀 1.91 佛祖統紀 1.91 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.1.91) 序曰。如來之先起自大人。厥後轉輪次第承襲。夷攷典籍。略陳氏族之源。蓋將以表章吾佛示生弈世聖王尊貴之家也。 > The preface says: The Tathāgata's ancestry began with Mahāsammata, and thereafter cakravartins succeeded one after another. Examining the canonical records, I briefly set forth the origins of the clan, primarily to elucidate that our Buddha manifested birth in an exalted family of holy kings across successive generations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.1.90) - [Next: 1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.1.92) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.1.91) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.1.91) · Pramāṇa