[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) › 2.4 # 景德傳燈錄 2.4 景德傳燈錄 2.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.2.4) 第十五祖迦那提婆者。南天竺國人也。姓毘舍羅。初求福業兼樂辯論。後謁龍樹大士將及門。龍樹知是智人。先遣侍者。以滿鉢水置於坐前。尊者覩之即以一鍼投之而進。欣然契會。龍樹即為說法。不起於坐見月輪相。唯聞其聲不見其形。尊者語眾曰。今此瑞者。師現佛性表說法非聲色也。尊者既得法。後至毘羅國。彼有長者曰梵摩淨德。一日園樹生大耳如菌。味甚美。唯長者與第二子羅睺羅多取而食之。取已隨長盡而復生。自餘親屬皆不能見。時尊者知其宿因遂至其家。長者問其故。尊者曰。汝家昔曾供養一比丘。然此比丘道眼未明。以虛霑信施故報為木菌。惟汝與子（正宗云與次子）精誠供養。得以享之。餘即否矣。又問。長者年多少。答曰。七十有九。尊者乃說偈曰。 > The fifteenth patriarch, Kāṇadeva, was a person of Southern India, of the Vaiśya clan. At first, he sought karmic merit through fortune and also took pleasure in debate. Later he went to call upon the Mahāsattva Nāgārjuna. As he was about to reach the gate, Nāgārjuna knew he was a man of wisdom. He first sent an attendant to place a bowl full of water in front of his seat. When the Venerable saw it, he cast a single needle into it and entered. With joy, their minds tallied. Nāgārjuna then preached the Dharma for him; without rising from his seat, he appeared in the form of a moon disk, where only his voice was heard and his form was not seen. The Venerable said to the assembly, "This auspicious sign now is the master manifesting the Buddha-nature, representing that preaching the Dharma is neither sound nor form." After the Venerable attained the Dharma, he later arrived in the country of Pila. There was an elder there named Fanmo Jingde (Brahmaviśuddhadharman). One day, a tree in his garden produced a large ear\[-like fungus\] shaped like a mushroom, with an extremely delicious flavor. Only the elder and his second son, Rāhulata, picked and ate it. As soon as it was picked, it grew again; when depleted, it was born anew. None of the other relatives could see it. At that time, the Venerable knew of their past causes and went to their house. The elder asked about the reason for this. The Venerable said, "In the past, your family made offerings to a bhikṣu. However, this bhikṣu's eye of the Way was not yet clear. Because he received faithful offerings in vain, he received retribution as a tree mushroom. Only you and your son (the Zhengzong ji says 'second son') made offerings with complete sincerity; thus you are able to enjoy it, whereas the others cannot." He further asked, "How old is the elder?" He replied, "Seventy-nine." The Venerable then spoke a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.2.3) - [Next: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.2.5) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.2.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.2.4) · Pramāṇa