佛祖歷代通載 3.69

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（二十六　辛未）　第七祖婆須密者。北天竺國人也。姓頗羅墮。常服淨衣執酒器游行里閈。或吟或嘯。人謂之狂。及遇彌遮迦尊者宣如來往誌。自惺前緣投器。出家授法。行化至迦摩羅國。廣興佛事。於法座前忽有一智者。自稱我名佛陀難提。今與師論義。師曰。仁者論即不義。義即不論。若擬論義終非義論。難提知師義勝。心即欽伏曰。我願求道霑甘露味。尊者遂與剃度而授具戒。復告之曰。如來正法眼藏我今傳汝。汝常護持。乃說偈曰。心同虛空界。示等虛空法。證得虛空時。無是無非法。尊者即入慈心三昧。時梵王帝釋及諸天眾。俱來作禮而說偈言。賢劫眾聖祖。而當第七位。尊者哀念我。請為宣佛地。尊者從三昧起。示眾云。我所得法而非有故。若識佛地離有無故。說此語已。還入三昧示涅槃相。難提即於本座起七寶塔以葬全身。即定王十七年辛未歲也。

(26. Xinwei) The seventh patriarch, Vasumitra, was a native of northern India, of the Bhāradvāja clan. He consistently wore clean clothes, held a wine vessel, and wandered through villages and lanes, chanting or whistling, so people called him mad. When he met the Venerable Miccaka, who proclaimed the Tathāgata's past prophecy, he personally awoke to his past conditions, threw down the vessel, left home, and was conferred the Dharma. Traveling and teaching, he arrived at the country of Kāmala, where he widely promoted Buddhist affairs. Before his Dharma seat, a wise person suddenly appeared, who announced of himself, "My name is Buddhanandi; I now wish to debate doctrine with the master." The master said, "Benevolent one, if it is debate, it is not doctrine; if it is doctrine, it is not debated. If you intend to debate doctrine, it will ultimately not be a debate of doctrine." Buddhanandi, knowing that the master's doctrine was superior, felt deep admiration in his heart and said, "I aspire to seek the Way and be moistened with the flavor of sweet nectar." The Venerable One then tonsured him and conferred the complete precepts on him, and further addressed him, saying, "The Tathāgata's treasury of the eye of the correct Dharma I now transmit to you; protect and uphold it always." He then spoke a gāthā, saying: "The mind is identical to the realm of empty space, / manifesting phenomena that equal empty space. / When one realizes empty space, / there is neither right nor wrong phenomena." The Venerable One then entered the samādhi of the benevolent mind. At that time, Brahmā, Śakra, and the assembly of deities all arrived, paid homage, and spoke a gāthā, saying: "Among the holy patriarchs of the Fortunate Kalpa, / you hold the seventh place. / Venerable One, pity us: / please proclaim the buddhabhūmi for us." The Venerable One arose from samādhi and instructed the assembly, saying, "The Dharma I have obtained is because it is not existent; if you recognize the buddhabhūmi, it is because it transcends both existence and non-existence." Having spoken these words, he returned to samādhi and manifested the sign of nirvāṇa. Right at his seat, Buddhanandi erected a seven-jeweled stūpa to inter his whole body. This was the seventeenth year of King Ding, the xinwei year.