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經律異相 9.22

經律異相 9.22

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9.22

釋迦牟尼佛為菩薩時。名大薩他婆。當渡大海惡風壞船。語眾賈人捉我頭髮手足當渡汝等。人人捉已以刀自殺。大海水法不停死屍。即時疾風吹至岸邊(出大智論第四卷)。

When Śākyamuni Buddha was a bodhisattva, he was named the Great Sārthavāha. When he was crossing the great ocean, a fierce wind destroyed the ship. He said to the merchants: "Grasp my hair, hands, and feet, and I will ferry you across." After each person had held on, he killed himself with a knife. By the law of the waters of the great ocean, it does not retain dead bodies. Immediately, a swift wind blew [the corpse] to the shore. (Extracted from the fourth fascicle of the Great Prajñāpāramitā Commentary.)

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