[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 12.85 # 法苑珠林 12.85 法苑珠林 12.85 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.85) 案周書異記云。周昭王即位二十四年。甲寅歲四月八日。江河泉池忽然汎漲。井水溢出山川振動。有五色光入貫太微。遍於西方盡作青紅色。太史蘇由曰。有大聖人生於西方。一千年外聲教及此。昭王即勅鐫石記之。埋於南郊天祠前。此即佛生之時也。相國呂侯。乘驊騮八駿而行求佛。因以攘之。 > Examining the \*Zhoushu yiji\*, it says: In the twenty-fourth year of the reign of King Zhao of Zhou, on the eighth day of the fourth month in the year \*jiayin\*, rivers, springs, and pools suddenly flooded; well water overflowed, and mountains and streams trembled. A five-coloured light ascended and pierced the Great Subtlety, completely turning the western direction a bluish-red color. The Grand Astrologer Su You said, "A great sage has been born in the west. After one thousand years, his vocal teaching will reach here." King Zhao immediately ordered an inscription to be carved on stone to record it, and it was buried in front of the heavenly shrine in the southern suburbs. This was precisely the time of the Buddha's birth. Marquis Lü, the Prime Minister, rode the eight steeds of Hualiu and went in search of the Buddha, thereby averting calamity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.84) - [Next: 12.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.86) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.12.85) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.85) · Pramāṇa