[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) › [釋迦譜](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040) › 1.14 # 釋迦譜 1.14 釋迦譜 1.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.1.14) 劫初天地欲成。大水彌滿。風吹結搆。以成世界。此世欲成。光音天上福行命盡來生為人。皆悉化生歡喜為食。身光自在神足飛行。無有男女尊卑。眾共生世故名曰眾生。有自然地味。猶如醍醐。色如生酥味甜如蜜。其後眾生以手試甞。遂生味著漸成揣食。光明轉滅無復神通。食地味多者。顏色麁顇。其食少者。顏色光澤。遂生勝負。因勝負故。便相是非。地味消歇。咸皆懊惱。咄哉為禍。無復地味。又生地皮。狀如薄餅。色味香美。後復食之。轉相輕慢地皮又滅。又生地膚。因食多少生諸惡法。地膚復滅。增一阿含經云。自然地肥味如甜婆桃酒。樓炭經云。地肥不生。更生兩枝葡萄其味亦甘。久久食多共相形笑。兩枝葡萄不生。更生粳米。 > At the beginning of the kalpa, heaven and earth were about to form. Vast waters overflowed everywhere, and wind blew and congealed them to form the world. When this world was about to form, beings in the Ābhāsvara Heaven, whose merits and life spans were exhausted, descended and were born as human beings. They were all spontaneously born, taking joy as food, their bodily radiance autonomous, flying through the air with supernormal powers. There were neither male nor female, neither noble nor base. Because the multitude was born together into the world, they were called "living beings" (sattva). Naturally, there was earth-essence, like ghee; its color was like clarified butter, and its taste was sweet as honey. Afterward, beings tested it with their hands and tasted it, whereon they became attached to the flavor and gradually began to consume substantial food. Their bodily radiance gradually extinguished, and they no longer possessed supernormal powers. Those who ate much earth-essence became coarse and withered in complexion, while those who ate little had glossy and radiant complexions. Then superiority and inferiority arose, and because of superiority and inferiority, right and wrong emerged among them. The earth-essence disappeared, and all were distressed, crying: "Alas, what a calamity! There is no more earth-essence!" Then earth-skin was born, shaped like thin cakes, beautiful in color, smell, and taste. Later they ate of it again, grew to slight and look down upon one another, and the earth-skin vanished as well. Next, earth-surface was born; depending on the amount eaten, various evil states arose, and the earth-surface also vanished. The \*Ekottarikāgama\* says: "Naturally, there was earth-fat, its taste like sweet grape wine." The \*Loutan jing\* says: "Earth-fat did not grow, but instead two-branched grapevines grew, and their taste was also sweet. For a long time, having eaten much, they laughed at one another's appearance. The two-branched grapevines ceased to grow, and instead non-glutinous rice grew." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.1.13) - [Next: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.1.15) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040~en-mt.1.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.1.36) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.1.14) · Pramāṇa