傳法正宗定祖圖 1.9

1.9

The Third Patriarch, Śāṇakavāsa, also called Śāṇavāsa, was a man of Mathurā, of the Vaiśya caste. He remained in his mother's womb for six years before being born. He possessed a natural garment that grew along with his body. He left home to become a disciple of Ānanda. Having received the Buddha's prophecy beforehand, he resided at the Urumuṇḍa Monastery. He first subdued the two fire dragons of that land, and only afterwards led the assembly to dwell there. When he was about to enter nirvāṇa, he transmitted the Dharma to his disciple Upagupta, speaking a verse, saying: