[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) › [雜譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207) › 1.6 # 雜譬喻經 1.6 雜譬喻經 1.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.6) 昔有轉輪聖王，先生九百九十九子，皆悉成大端正殊好，聰明黠慧兼有身力，或有具二十八相者，或具三十相者，或具三十一相者。末後一子始入母胎，處于惡露不淨之間。時有八部大力鬼神，鼓樂絃歌侍衛其母，王亦宣勅左右令具供養，種種嚴飾參倍於常。時人白王曰：「王先諸子，今皆成大，智慧聰徹身相殊妙，王心平然未常欣慶。今此一子始處母胎，有何奇特供給異常耶？」時王答曰：「吾大子等雖才美過人，未有堪任登大位者，吾末後子若生長大，必當堪任嗣大位也。」時聖王者喻如佛也，諸大子者喻如下二乘也，末後處子喻菩薩也。言菩薩雖雜塵垢，但能發大意者，必為諸佛所念，天龍鬼神皆興敬愛之也。 > Formerly, there was a cakravartin who had first fathered nine hundred and ninety-nine sons. They all grew up to be upright, extraordinary, clever, and wise, and possessed bodily strength. Some possessed twenty-eight marks, some possessed thirty marks, and some possessed thirty-one marks. The very last son had only just entered the mother's womb, dwelling amidst foul impurities. At that time, powerful spirits and deities of the eight classes of beings played drums, instruments, and sang, guarding his mother. The king also issued orders to his attendants to prepare offerings and various decorations, three times more than usual. People of the time addressed the king: "Your earlier sons, O King, have now all grown up; their wisdom is penetrating, and their bodily marks are extraordinary. Your Majesty's mind was ordinary and you never rejoiced. Now, when this single son has only just entered his mother's womb, what is so exceptional that you provide extraordinary offerings?" The king replied: "Although my elder sons possess talent and beauty surpassing ordinary men, none are qualified to ascend to the great throne. If this last son of mine is born and grows up, he will surely be qualified to succeed to the great throne." The wheel-turning king is a metaphor for the Buddha; the elder sons are a metaphor for the lower two vehicles; the unborn son is a metaphor for the bodhisattva. This means that although a bodhisattva may be mixed with dust and defilement, as long as he is able to arouse the great intention, he will surely be mindful of by all Buddhas, and devas, nāgas, ghosts, and deities will all give rise to reverence and love for him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.7) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207~en-mt.1.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.6) · Pramāṇa