[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) › [傳法正宗定祖圖](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079) › 1.7 # 傳法正宗定祖圖 1.7 傳法正宗定祖圖 1.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079.1.7) 第二祖阿難。姓剎帝利。斛飯王子。釋迦如來之從弟。慕佛出家為佛侍者。總持第一。傳佛所說之法。若水傳器。未甞忘逸。及其欲趣滅度。乃以法付其弟子商那和修。又囑累乎末田底迦者。說偈曰。 > The Second Patriarch, Ānanda, was of the Kṣatriya caste, a son of King Droṇodana, and a younger paternal cousin of Śākyamuni Tathāgata. Longing for the Buddha, he left home to become the Buddha's attendant. He was foremost in total retention (dhāraṇī). Transmitting the Dharma spoken by the Buddha was like pouring water from vessel to vessel, without ever forgetting or losing a drop. When he was about to approach extinction, he transmitted the Dharma to his disciple Śāṇakavāsa, and also entrusted it to Madhyāntika, speaking a verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079.1.6) - [Next: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079.1.8) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079~en-mt.1.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2079.1.7) · Pramāṇa