[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) › 4.72 # 法苑珠林 4.72 法苑珠林 4.72 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4.72) 依佛般泥洹經云。阿難叉手問佛。欲知地動幾事。佛語阿難。有三因緣。一為地倚水上。水倚於風。風倚於空。大風起則水擾。水擾則地動。二為得道沙門及神妙天。欲現感應故。所以地動。三為佛力自我作佛前後。已動三千日月萬二千天地無不感發。天人鬼神多得聞解。 > According to the Fo ban nihuan jing: Ānanda folded his hands and asked the Buddha, 'I wish to know, by how many events do earthquakes occur?' The Buddha told Ānanda, 'There are three causes and conditions: First, the earth rests upon water, water rests upon wind, and wind rests upon space. When a great wind rises, the water is agitated; when the water is agitated, the earth shakes. Second, when śramaṇas who have attained the Way and marvelous deities wish to manifest sympathetic resonance, the earth therefore shakes. Third, by the Buddha's power: before and after I became a Buddha, the three thousand suns and moons and the twelve thousand heavens and earths have all been moved and resonated, and devas, humans, ghosts, and spirits have largely attained hearing and understanding.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4.71) - [Next: 4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4.73) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.4.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4.72) · Pramāṇa