釋迦譜 1.59

1.59

Sengyou notes: The transformation of the blood of Little Gautama into human beings was an event of past lives. Coming to the Bhadrakalpa, when Ratnatathāgata appeared in the world, the consciousness of Gautama was first born in this world as a king. "Śākyarāja" is this king's title. I humbly consider that Ratnatathāgata is another name for one of the seven Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa; it is merely that the foreign name was translated as "Ratna" (Treasure), which is why it differs from the names of the seven Buddhas. His lifespan was five million years.