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佛祖統紀 3.86

佛祖統紀 3.86

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3.86

時憍陳如得法眼淨(即初果也。妙經藥王品得法眼淨。妙樂云。豈王夫人與八萬皆持此經。而聞品得小果耶。名同義殊。善須斟酌○據此則知。法眼淨之名。通大小乘)地神歡喜唱言。如來今日於此轉妙法輪。虛空諸天。展轉唱聲至阿迦膩吒天(此云色究竟天)世尊知四人心念。重為廣說四諦亦得法眼淨。時五人白佛。欲求出家。世尊呼彼五人。善來比丘。須𩬊自落。袈裟著身。即成沙門。佛復為說五陰無常苦空無我。漏盡意解成阿羅漢。於是世間始有六阿羅漢。一阿羅漢為佛寶。四諦法輪為法寶。五阿羅漢為僧寶。三寶具足。是為人天福田(因果經)。

At that time, Kauṇḍinya obtained the purity of the Dharma-eye (namely, the first fruit. In the Lotus Sūtra, the Medicine King Chapter mentions obtaining the purity of the Dharma-eye. Miaole states: 'How could Queen [Vaidehī] and the eighty thousand all uphold this sūtra, yet upon hearing the chapter obtain the Hinayāna fruit? The name is identical, but the meaning is distinct; one must weigh it carefully.' Based on this, one knows that the term 'purity of the Dharma-eye' is common to both the Mahāyāna and Hinayāna). The earth deity rejoiced and proclaimed aloud, 'Today the Tathāgata has turned the wonderful wheel of the Dharma here!' The devas in empty space transmitted the cry from one to another up to Akaniṣṭha Heaven (which is called the Ultimate Heaven of Form). The Bhagavat, knowing the thoughts of the other four men, broadly expounded the Four Truths for them again, and they also obtained the purity of the Dharma-eye. At that time, the five men addressed the Buddha, wishing to leave household life. The Bhagavat called to the five men: 'Come, bhikṣus!' Their beards and hair fell off of themselves, kāṣāyas covered their bodies, and they immediately became śramaṇas. The Buddha further expounded for them that the five aggregates are impermanent, suffering, empty, and non-self. With their outflows exhausted and their minds liberated, they became arhats. Thereupon, there were for the first time six arhats in the world: one arhat was the Buddha Jewel, the wheel of the Dharma of the Four Truths was the Dharma Jewel, and the five arhats were the Saṅgha Jewel. The Three Jewels were fully complete, being a field of merit for humans and devas (Yinguo jing).

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