[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 8.55 # 弘明集 8.55 弘明集 8.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.55) 釋曰。夫聖實湛然。跡有表應。太子納妃於儲貳者。蓋欲示人倫之道已足。遂能棄茲大寶。忽彼恩愛耳。至如諸天夕降白驥飛城。十號之理斯在。何妻子之可有哉。且世之孥孺為累最深。飢寒則生於盜賊。飽暖則發於驕奢。是以癘婦夕產急求火照。唯恐似己復更為癘。凡夫之種若癘產焉。經云。一切眾生皆有佛性。仰尋此旨則是佛種捨家從道棄癘。就佛為樂為利。寧復是加子迷。於俗韻滯於重惑。夢中之夢何當曉矣。 > The explanation says: The sage is in truth tranquil, yet his traces manifest in response. When the Crown Prince took a consort while heir apparent, it was to show that the way of human relations was complete, and that he could then abandon this great treasure and dismiss those bonds of affection. As for the devas descending at night and the white steed flying over the city, the principle of the Ten Epithets was present there—how could he have had a wife and children? Moreover, in this world, wives and children are the heaviest burden: cold and hunger give rise to theft, while satiety and warmth bring forth arrogance and extravagance. For this reason, when a leprous woman gives birth at night, she urgently calls for a lamp, fearing only that the child will resemble herself and likewise become leprous. The lineage of ordinary mortals is just like the leprous birth. The sutra says: 'All sentient beings possess Buddha-nature.' If we revere and seek this purport, this is the Buddha lineage: leaving home to follow the Dao, abandoning leprosy to approach the Buddha. For joy and for benefit, what could surpass this? You are deluded by worldly ways and mired in heavy ignorance; in this dream within a dream, when will you ever awaken? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.54) - [Next: 8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.56) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.8.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.55) · Pramāṇa