[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) › 1.74 # 景德傳燈錄 1.74 景德傳燈錄 1.74 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.74) 第五祖提多迦者。摩伽陀國人也。初生之時父夢金日自屋而出照耀天地。前有大山諸寶嚴飾。山頂泉涌滂沱四流。後遇毱多尊者。為解之曰。寶山者吾身也。泉涌者法無盡也。日從屋出者汝今入道之相也。照耀天地者汝智慧超越也。尊者本名香眾。師因易今名焉。梵云提多迦。此云通真量也。多迦聞師說已歡喜踊躍。而唱偈言。 > The fifth patriarch was Dhītika. He was a native of Magadha. When he was first born, his father dreamed of a golden sun coming out from the house, illuminating heaven and earth. In front of it was a great mountain adorned with various gems, and from the peak of the mountain a spring surged, pouring forth in four directions. Later he met the Venerable Upagupta, who interpreted it for him, saying: 'The jeweled mountain is my body. The surging spring is the inexhaustible Dharma. The sun emerging from the house is the auspicious sign of your entering the Path now. Illuminating heaven and earth is your surpassing wisdom.' The Venerable's original name was Gandhakuṭi (Xiangzhong); the master changed it to his present name because of this. In Sanskrit, he is called Dhītika; translated here, it means 'penetrating the measure of reality'. Having heard the master's explanation, Dhītika leaped for joy and chanted a gāthā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.73) - [Next: 1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.75) - [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.1.74) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.74) · Pramāṇa