[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) › [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076) › 1.53 # 景德傳燈錄 1.53 景德傳燈錄 1.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.53) 第二祖阿難。王舍城人也。姓剎利帝。父斛飯王。實佛之從弟也。梵語阿難陀。此云慶喜。亦云歡喜。如來成道夜生因為之名。多聞博達智慧無礙。世尊以為總持第一。嘗所讚歎。加以宿世有大功德。受持法藏如水傳器。佛乃命為侍者。後阿闍世王白言。仁者。如來迦葉尊勝二師皆已涅槃。而我多故悉不能覩。仁者。般涅槃時願垂告別。阿難許之。後自念言。我身危脆猶如聚沫。況復衰老豈堪長久。又念。阿闍世王與吾有約。乃詣王宮告之曰。吾欲入涅槃來辭耳。門者曰。王寢不可以聞。阿難曰。俟王覺時當為我說。時阿闍世王夢中見一寶蓋。七寶嚴飾千萬億眾圍繞瞻仰。俄而風雨暴至吹折其柄。珍寶瓔珞悉墜於地。心甚驚異。既寤。門者具白上事王聞語已。失聲號慟哀感天地。即至毘舍離城。見阿難在常河中流跏趺而坐。王乃作禮而說偈言。 > The second patriarch, Ānanda, was a native of Rājagṛha. His caste was Kṣatriya. His father was King Droṇodana; in truth, he was the Buddha's paternal cousin. In Sanskrit, Ānanda means 'Joy' or 'Delight.' He was born on the night the Tathāgata attained the Way, hence his name. Erudite and far-reaching in knowledge, with unhindered wisdom, the World-Honoured One regarded him as foremost in retention of teachings and frequently praised him. In addition, having great merit from past lives, he retained the Dharma treasury like water poured from one vessel into another. The Buddha then appointed him as attendant. Later, King Ajātaśatru said to him: 'Virtuous One, both of the two supreme masters, the Tathāgata and Kāśyapa, have already entered nirvāṇa, and due to many affairs I was unable to see either of them. When you, Virtuous One, enter parinirvāṇa, I pray you deign to bid me farewell.' Ānanda consented. Later, he thought to himself: 'My body is frail and fragile, like a heap of foam. How much more so being decrepit and old—how could it last long?' He also remembered: 'King Ajātaśatru has an agreement with me.' He then went to the royal palace and said to them: 'I wish to enter nirvāṇa and have come only to say farewell.' The doorkeeper said: 'The king is asleep and cannot be disturbed.' Ānanda said: 'When the king awakens, inform him for me.' At that time, King Ajātaśatru saw in a dream a precious canopy adorned with the seven treasures, surrounded and looked up to by tens of millions of people. Suddenly, a violent wind and rain blew and snapped its handle, and the rare jewels and necklaces all fell to the ground. In his heart he was greatly shocked. When he woke up, the doorkeeper fully reported what had happened. Upon hearing these words, the king cried out in loud wailing, his sorrow moving heaven and earth. He immediately went to the city of Vaiśālī, where he saw Ānanda seated cross-legged in the middle of the Gaṅgā River. The king then paid homage and spoke a verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.52) - [Next: 1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.54) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.1.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.53) · Pramāṇa