[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) › 23.48 # 法苑珠林 23.48 法苑珠林 23.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.48) 佛說太子刷護經云。阿闍世王太子名為刷護。白佛言。菩薩何因緣得顏貌端正。何因緣不入女人腹。於蓮華中化生。何因緣故能知宿命之事。 > The Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on Crown Prince Śrīgupta says: King Ajātaśatru's crown prince was named Śrīgupta. He addressed the Buddha, saying: 'By what cause and condition does a bodhisattva obtain an upright and handsome appearance? By what cause and condition does he not enter a woman's womb, but is spontaneously born through transformation in a lotus flower? By what cause and condition is he able to know matters of past lives (pūrvanivāsa)?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.47) - [Next: 23.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.49) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.23.48) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說太子刷護經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.ratnakuta.simhapariprccha*zh-dharmaraksa.1.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.48) · Pramāṇa