景德傳燈錄 1.89

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第八祖佛陀難提者。迦摩羅國人也。姓瞿曇氏。頂有肉髻辯捷無礙。初遇婆須蜜尊者出家受教。既而領徒行化至提伽國城毘舍羅家。見舍上有白光上騰。謂其徒曰。此家當有聖人。口無言說真大乘器。不行四衢知觸穢耳。言訖。長者出致禮問何所須。尊者曰。我求侍者。曰我有一子。名伏馱蜜多。年已五十。口未曾言足未曾履。尊者曰。如汝所說真吾弟子。尊者見之遽起禮拜。而說偈曰。

The Eighth Patriarch, Buddhanandi, was a native of the kingdom of Kāmarūpa, of the Gautama clan. On his crown was a fleshy uṣṇīṣa, and his eloquence was unimpeded. First encountering the Venerable Vasumitra, he left home and received instruction. Afterwards, leading his disciples on teaching tours, he arrived in the city of the kingdom of Diga at the house of the Vaiśāla family. Seeing white light surging upward above the house, he said to his disciples, “In this house there must be a holy person. His mouth utters no words—a true vessel of the Mahāyāna. He does not walk the crossroads, knowing and avoiding defilement.” When he finished speaking, the elder came out, paid respects, and asked what he required. The Venerable One said, “I seek an attendant.” The elder said, “I have a son named Buddhamitra. He is already fifty years old; his mouth has never spoken, and his feet have never walked.” The Venerable One said, “As you have said, he is truly my disciple.” When the Venerable One saw him, the son suddenly arose, made obeisance, and spoke a verse: