佛祖統紀 34.6

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佛告大眾。一切世間天人。謂我出釋氏宮去伽耶不遠坐於道場得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。然我實成佛以來甚大久遠若斯（法華經。明大機所見本迹文）我於無量壽佛所種諸善根為轉輪聖王。最初值遇三十億佛。同名釋迦。云云。最後值迦葉佛。彼佛記我。汝於來世當得作佛。號釋迦牟尼。我如是奉事諸佛修學佛意。爾乃生兜率天宮。住一生補處（菩薩本行經。明小機所見本迹文○梵語佛陀。此云覺者。佛止世釋迦氏。佛生淨飯王宮故名釋氏宮。伽耶此云山城。淨飯王都城也○阿耨至菩提。此云無上正等正覺。佛之德稱也。迦葉此云飲光。言身光飲蔽餘光。釋迦此云能仁。牟尼此云寂默。佛之別名。兜率此云知足。天後身菩薩。將成佛時。先上生兜率。然後下生南洲中天竺國。曰兜率來補佛處。故曰一生）。

The Buddha addressed the great assembly: 'All gods and humans in the world say that I left the palace of the Śākya clan, and not far from Gayā sat at the bodhimaṇḍa and attained anuttarāsamyaksaṃbodhi. Yet it has been an exceedingly great and long time since I truly became a Buddha, just like this' (The Lotus Sūtra; text clarifying the origin and traces seen by those of great capacity). 'At the place of Amitāyus Buddha, I planted various roots of goodness as a wheel-turning sage king. At the very beginning, I encountered three billion Buddhas, all named Śākya, and so forth. At the very end, I encountered Kāśyapa Buddha. That Buddha gave me the prophecy: "In a future age, you will become a Buddha named Śākyamuni." Serving the Buddhas and cultivating the aspiration for buddhahood in this manner, I was then born in the palace of the Tuṣita Heaven, dwelling as one who is one birth away from Buddhahood' (Bodhisattva-caryanidāna-sūtra; text clarifying the origin and traces seen by those of small capacity. ○ 'Fotuo' in Sanskrit means the 'Awakened One' here. The Buddha stayed in the world with the Śākya clan. The Buddha was born in King Śuddhodana's palace, hence called the Śākya clan palace. 'Gayā' is translated here as 'Mountain City,' the capital city of King Śuddhodana. ○ From 'anou' to 'puti' is translated here as 'unexcelled correct and equal awakening,' an honorific title of a Buddha. 'Kāśyapa' is translated here as 'Light-drinker,' meaning the body light absorbs and obscures other light. 'Śākya' is translated here as 'capable of benevolence'; 'Muni' is translated here as 'silent'; these are alternate names of the Buddha. 'Tuṣita' is translated here as 'contentment.' A celestial being or a bodhisattva of his final body, when about to become a Buddha, first ascends to be born in Tuṣita, and then descends to be born in the central realm of Tianzhu in the southern continent. It is called descending from Tuṣita to succeed to the Buddha's place, hence termed 'one birth').