傳法正宗定祖圖 1.45

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The twenty-first patriarch, Vasubandhu, was a man of the kingdom of Rājagṛha whose surname was Vaiśākha. While he was in the womb, a holy monk once informed his parents of his past conditions; upon birth, he showed great anomalies. When slightly older, he renounced the householder's life under the arhat Guangdu, admiring Drinker of Light (Kāśyapa) and cultivating dhūta practices. Soon he met Jayata and was transmitted the Great Dharma. Traveling to teach, he reached the kingdom of Nadī and gained Manorhita as his disciple. As he was about to enter extinction, he transmitted the Dharma to him and spoke a verse:

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