[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) › 3.3 # 景德傳燈錄 3.3 景德傳燈錄 3.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.3) 第二十八祖菩提達磨者。南天竺國香至王第三子也。姓剎帝利。本名菩提多羅。後遇二十七祖般若多羅。至本國受王供養。知師密迹。因試令與二兄辨所施寶珠。發明心要。既而尊者謂曰。汝於諸法已得通量。夫達磨者通大之義也。宜名達磨。因改號菩提達磨。師乃告尊者曰。我既得法。當往何國而作佛事。願垂開示。尊者曰。汝雖得法未可遠遊。且止南天待吾滅後六十七載。當往震旦設大法藥直接上根。慎勿速行衰於日下。師又曰。彼有大士堪為法器否。千載之下有留難否。尊者曰。汝所化之方獲菩提者不可勝數。吾滅後六十餘年彼國有難。水中文布自善降之。汝至時南方勿住。彼唯好有為功業不見佛理。汝縱到彼亦不可久留。聽吾偈曰。 > The twenty-eighth patriarch, Bodhidharma, was the third son of King Sugandha of Southern India. His caste was Kṣatriya, and his original name was Bodhitāra. Later, he met the twenty-seventh patriarch, Prajñātāra, who arrived in his native kingdom to receive the king's offerings. Recognizing the Master's hidden capacity, \[Prajñātāra\] tested him by having him discern the precious jewel offered by his father together with his two elder brothers, and he elucidated the essentials of the mind. Soon after, the Venerable One said to him: 'You have already attained a thorough comprehension of all dharmas. "Dharma" has the meaning of "penetrating greatness." It is fitting to name you Dharma.' Because of this, his name was changed to Bodhidharma. The Master then said to the Venerable One: 'Having attained the Dharma, to which country should I go to perform the Buddha's work? I pray you deign to give me instruction.' The Venerable One said: 'Although you have attained the Dharma, you must not yet travel far. For the present, remain in Southern India; wait until sixty-seven years after my demise, then you should go to Cīnasthāna to administer the great Dharma medicine and directly receive those of superior roots. Be careful not to go quickly, lest you languish under the sun.' The Master said again: 'Are there great beings there worthy of becoming Dharma vessels? Across a thousand years, will there be hindrances?' The Venerable One said: 'In the region you will convert, those who attain bodhi will be beyond counting. More than sixty years after my demise, there will be a crisis in that kingdom. A patterned cloth in the water will naturally subdue it with ease. When you arrive, do not stay in the south; they only delight in conditioned merits and achievements and do not see the Buddha principle. Even if you arrive there, you must not stay long. Listen to my verse:' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.2) - [Next: 3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.4) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.3.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.2.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.3) · Pramāṇa