[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) › 2.20 # 經律異相 2.20 經律異相 2.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.2.20) 日天王與無數天人來詣佛所稽首言。以何等行得為日天炤四天下。復以何緣而為月天炤除夜冥。佛言。有四事。一常憙布施。二修身慎行。三奉戒不犯。四然燈於佛寺。若於父母沙門道人皆殖光明。又身口意行不殺等十善。佛言。又有四事得為月王。一布施貧匱。二奉持五戒。三恭事三尊。四冥設燈光於君父師寺（出超日明三昧經下卷）。 > The Sun Deva King, together with countless devas, came to where the Buddha was, bowed his head, and said, 'By what kind of practice does one become the Sun Deva to illuminate the four continents? And by what conditions does one become the Moon Deva to illuminate and dispel the darkness of night?' The Buddha said, 'There are four things: first, always taking joy in giving; second, cultivating the body and acting prudently; third, upholding the precepts without violating them; fourth, lighting lamps in Buddhist monasteries, or planting light before one’s parents, śramaṇas, and practitioners of the Way, as well as practicing the ten wholesome deeds such as not killing with body, speech, and mind.' The Buddha said, 'There are also four things by which one becomes the Moon King: first, giving to the poor and destitute; second, upholding the five precepts; third, reverently serving the Three Venerable Ones; and fourth, setting up lamps in darkness for one’s lord, father, teachers, and monasteries' (From the lower fascicle of the Sūtra on the Samādhi of the Light Outshining the Sun). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.2.19) - [Next: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.2.21) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.2.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.2.20) · Pramāṇa