[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) › [傳法正宗記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078) › 2.56 # 傳法正宗記 2.56 傳法正宗記 2.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.56) 佛陀難提尊者。迦摩羅國人也。姓瞿曇波氏。生時頂有肉髻。光彩外發。性大聰明。文字能一覽悉記。年十四乃慕出家。專以梵行自修。及婆須蜜尊者來其國。難提一旦就之發問。遂伏其勝義。則依之為師。尋得付法。亦領徒廣務遊化。初至提伽國。先是其國有毘舍羅家生一子。號伏馱蜜多。年已五十。而口未嘗言。足未曾履。父母不測其何緣。皆為憂之。或以問其國之習定業者。定者不能決。謂其父母曰。將有大士傳佛心印。非久至此。汝可問之。及尊者入國。過毘舍羅之門。俄見有白光發其舍上。尊者指之謂其眾曰此家當有聖人。口無言說。真大乘器。不行四衢。知所觸穢。是必嗣吾大隆教化。其所度者當有五百成聖果者。又曰。其光上貫者。表其承我而得法。其光下燭者。表其所出得人。然其所出之者。號脇比丘。心大如地。當繼我為第三世也。於是毘舍家主。遂出問其所來。欲須何物。尊者曰。我來求人。非須物也。主曰。我家豈有奇人而可求耶。然唯有一子。不語不行。年已五十。尊者欲之。固亦不悋。難提曰。汝之言者。正吾所求。其父母即持子以與之。及尊者携至精舍。忽自發語。即履七步。合掌說偈。而相問曰。 > The Venerable Buddhanandi was a native of the kingdom of Kāmarūpa, surnamed Gautama. At his birth, an uṣṇīṣa protruded from the crown of his head, radiating brilliance outward. By nature exceptionally intelligent, he could commit texts to memory at a single glance. At the age of fourteen, he longed to leave home, dedicating himself solely to cultivating pure conduct. When the Venerable Vasumitra came to his country, Buddhanandi approached him one morning with questions, was thoroughly convinced by his superior truth, and thereupon relied on him as his teacher. Soon he received the entrustment of the Dharma, and he too led disciples in extensive travels to transform beings. When he first arrived in the country of Tiga, prior to this a son had been born into a Vaiśya family of that realm, named Buddhamitra. Though already fifty years of age, his mouth had never spoken, nor had his feet ever walked. His parents could not fathom the cause, and both grieved over him. Someone asked practitioners of meditation in that kingdom, but the meditators could not resolve it, telling the parents: "A great being transmitting the Buddha's mind-seal will arrive here before long; you may ask him." When the Venerable One entered the kingdom and passed by the gate of the Vaiśya house, a white light suddenly appeared, radiating above their dwelling. The Venerable One pointed to it and said to his assembly: "In this house there must be a sage. With no spoken words from his mouth, he is truly a vessel of the Great Vehicle. Not walking the four crossroads, he knows what is defiled. He will surely succeed me in greatly flourishing the teaching. Among those he delivers, five hundred will attain sagehood." He further said: "That the light penetrates upward signifies that he will receive the Dharma from me; that the light illuminates downward signifies that he will bring forth an extraordinary person. The one brought forth by him will be named Bhikṣu Pārśva, whose mind is as vast as the earth, and who shall succeed me as the third generation." Thereupon the master of the Vaiśya household came out and asked where he had come from and what he required. The Venerable One said: "I have come seeking a person, not requiring any goods." The master said: "How could our house have an extraordinary person worthy of your seeking? We have only one son, who neither speaks nor walks, already fifty years of age. If the Venerable One desires him, we will certainly not begrudge him to you." Buddhanandi said: "What you have spoken of is precisely what I seek." His parents immediately brought the son and gave him over. When the Venerable One brought him to the monastery, the son suddenly spoke on his own, took seven steps, joined his palms, and spoke a verse, asking: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.55) - [Next: 2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.57) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078~en-mt.2.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.56) · Pramāṇa