[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) › 3.40 # 傳法正宗記 3.40 傳法正宗記 3.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.3.40) 僧伽難提者。室羅伐國人也。姓剎帝利。父曰寶莊嚴。實其國之王也。大士生即能言。與其母語。唯稱佛事。父母異之。詔其國師。問子所以然。其國師異人也。能知往事。謂王曰。此子乃昔娑羅王佛也。欲有所化度故示生王家。七歲當復入道。出居于金河石窟。其父母愛之。常恐如其說。及七歲大士果說偈告父母。欲求出家曰。 > Saṃghanandi was a native of the country of Śrāvastī. His family name was Kṣatriya. His father, named Ratnavyūha, was actually the king of that country. As soon as the Mahāsattva was born, he was able to speak, and when talking with his mother, he spoke only of Buddha-affairs. His parents marveled at him, summoned the national preceptor, and questioned him about the reason for their son's behavior. The national preceptor was an extraordinary man who could know past events, and he said to the king: 'This boy is none other than the Buddha Sālarāja of the past; wishing to transform and liberate beings, he manifested birth in the royal household. At the age of seven, he will again enter the Way and leave home to dwell in a stone cave by the Golden River.' His parents loved him and were constantly fearful that it would be as he said. When he reached the age of seven, the Mahāsattva indeed spoke a gāthā to inform his parents, wishing to seek ordination, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.3.39) - [Next: 3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.3.41) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078~en-mt.3.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.3.40) · Pramāṇa