法苑珠林 32.65

32.65

如出生菩提心經云。爾時世尊告迦葉婆羅門言。汝善男子。有四種善夢得於勝法。何等為四。所謂於睡眠中夢見蓮華。或見繖蓋。或見月輪及見佛形。如是見已。應自慶幸。我遇勝法。爾時世尊。而說偈言。

As the Sūtra on Generating the Bodhicitta states: At that time, the World-Honoured One addressed the Brahmin Kāśyapa, saying: 'Good son, there are four kinds of wholesome dreams by which one obtains superior teachings. What are the four? That is to say, during sleep dreaming of seeing a lotus flower, or seeing a parasol, or seeing the disc of the moon, or seeing the form of the Buddha. Having seen such things, one should rejoice, [thinking:] "I have encountered a superior teaching!"' At that time, the World-Honoured One spoke a gāthā, saying: