[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) › 31.45 # 法苑珠林 31.45 法苑珠林 31.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.31.45) 非天夜叉鬼　須倫迦樓羅 為母除愚闇　權生父母家 先無手足子　亦復是我身 朝生若暮死　八住無上尊 我今受形分　三頭八手脚 何為捨我去　徑向地獄門 焚燒善根本　求滅亦欲難 今我還復體　現本端正形 守戒不失願　託生父母家 前後捨身命　其數如微塵 眾生病非一　投於甘露藥 趣使入道除　不令入邪徑 諸天受福樂　甘露除病藥 不違聖教藥　解脫涅槃樂 > ‘I am neither god, yakṣa, nor demon, > nor an asura or garuḍa. > To dispel delusion and darkness for my mother, > I skillfully took birth in my parents’ house. > The son born before without hands or feet > was also this body of mine. > The one born at dawn and dead by dusk > was the Supreme Honoured One of the eighth stage. > Now I have assumed this bodily form > with three heads, eight hands, and legs. > Why do you abandon me and leave, > heading straight toward the gates of hell? > Burning away the roots of goodness, > your quest for cessation will also become difficult. > Now I will return to my true body, > manifesting my original, handsome form. > Guarding the precepts without failing my vows, > I entrusted my birth to my parents’ home. > Surrendering body and life throughout past and future, > the times I have done so are like specks of dust. > The diseases of sentient beings are manifold; > I bestow the medicine of nectar > to lead them onto the path and remove their ills, > preventing them from straying into crooked paths. > The heavenly beings enjoy the bliss of merit; > the medicine of nectar dispels disease; > the medicine that conforms to the holy teachings > brings the bliss of liberation and nirvāṇa.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 31.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.31.44) - [Next: 31.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.31.46) - [Up: 31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.31) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.31.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.6.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.31.45) · Pramāṇa