[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) › 37.44 # 法苑珠林 37.44 法苑珠林 37.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.44) 又百緣經云。佛在世時。迦毘羅衛城中有一長者。財寶無量。其婦懷妊生一男兒。容貌端正世所希有。然其生時頂上自然有摩尼寶蓋遍覆城上。父母歡喜。因為立字。名曰寶蓋。漸長值佛出家得羅漢果。佛告比丘。乃往過去九十一劫。有佛出世號毘婆尸。遷神入涅槃後。有國王名槃頭末帝。收取舍利造四寶塔。高一由旬。而供養之。時有商人入海採寶安隱得來。即以摩尼寶珠蓋其塔頭發願而去。緣是功德九十一劫不墮惡趣。天上人中常有寶蓋。隨共而生。乃至今者得值於我出家獲道。聞佛所說歡喜奉行。 > Furthermore, the Avadānaśataka says: When the Buddha was in the world, there was an elder in the city of Kapilavastu with immeasurable wealth and treasures. His wife conceived and gave birth to a son who was upright in appearance and rare in the world. When he was born, a maṇi jewel parasol naturally hovered over his head, completely covering the city above. His parents rejoiced and accordingly named him Ratnachattra (Jewel Parasol). As he grew up, he encountered the Buddha, went forth, and attained the fruit of an arhat. The Buddha told the bhikṣus: "Ninety-one kalpas ago in the distant past, a Buddha appeared in the world named Vipaśyin. After his divine presence passed into nirvāṇa, there was a king named Bandhumat who gathered his relics, built a four-jewelled stūpa one yojana high, and made offerings to it. At that time, a merchant went to sea to gather jewels and returned in peace and safety. He then covered the top of the stūpa with a maṇi jewel, made a vow, and departed. By virtue of this merit, for ninety-one kalpas he did not fall into the evil destinies; among gods and humans a jewel parasol was always born along with him, up until the present when he was able to encounter me, went forth, and attained the Way." Having heard what the Buddha spoke, they rejoiced and practiced accordingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.43) - [Next: 37.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.45) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.37.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撰集百緣經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.avadanasataka*zh-zhi-qian.7.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.44) · Pramāṇa