傳法正宗定祖圖 1.7

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1.7

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:

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