[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 12.14 # 經律異相 12.14 經律異相 12.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.12.14) 善慧比丘。白普光如來言。我昔日在深山中。得五種夢。一者夢臥大海。二者夢枕須彌。三者夢海中一切眾生入我身內。四者夢手執日。五者夢手執月。唯願世尊為我解說。時佛答曰。夢臥大海者。汝身即時在於生死大海之中。夢枕須彌者。出於生死得涅槃相。夢大海中一切眾生入身內者。當於生死大海。為諸眾生作歸依處。夢手執日者。智慧光明普照法界。夢手執月者。以方便智入於生死。以清涼法化導眾生（出過去現在因果經第一卷）。 > The monk Sumati said to the Tathāgata Dīpaṃkara, 'In the past, while in the deep mountains, I had five kinds of dreams: first, I dreamed I was lying upon the great sea; second, I dreamed I had Mount Sumeru as a pillow; third, I dreamed that all sentient beings in the sea entered into my body; fourth, I dreamed that my hand held the sun; fifth, I dreamed that my hand held the moon. I pray only that the Bhagavat explain them for me.' At that time, the Buddha replied, 'Dreaming of lying upon the great sea means that your body is presently in the great sea of birth and death. Dreaming of having Mount Sumeru as a pillow means you will transcend birth and death and attain the characteristic of nirvāṇa. Dreaming that all sentient beings in the sea enter into your body means that in the great sea of birth and death, you will serve as a refuge for all sentient beings. Dreaming that your hand holds the sun means the light of your wisdom will universally illuminate the Dharma realm. Dreaming that your hand holds the moon means that by the wisdom of expedient means you will enter into birth and death, and with the cooling Dharma guide and convert sentient beings.' (Extracted from the first fascicle of the Guoqu xianzai yinguo jing.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.12.13) - [Next: 12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.12.15) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.12.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.12.14) · Pramāṇa