[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) › 50.11 # 法苑珠林 50.11 法苑珠林 50.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [50.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.11) 又中陰經。佛問彌勒。閻浮提兒生墮地。乃至三歲母之懷抱為飲幾乳。彌勒答曰。飲乳一百八十斛。除母腹中所食四分。東弗于逮兒生墮地。乃至三歲飲乳一千八百斛。西拘耶尼兒生墮地。乃至三歲飲乳八百八十斛。北欝單越兒生墮地坐著陌頭。行人授指𠲿指七日成人。彼土無乳。中陰眾生飲吸於風（古人用其小斗准今唐斗一斗當舊三斗故乳似多）。 > Furthermore, the Antarābhava-sūtra says: 'The Buddha asked Maitreya: "When a child in Jambudvīpa falls to the ground upon birth and up until three years old in its mother's embrace, how much milk does it drink?" Maitreya replied: "It drinks one hundred and eighty hu of milk, excluding the four parts eaten while in the mother's womb. When a child in Pūrvavideha falls to the ground upon birth and up to three years old, it drinks one thousand eight hundred hu of milk. When a child in Aparagodānīya falls to the ground upon birth and up to three years old, it drinks eight hundred and eighty hu of milk. When a child in Uttarakuru falls to the ground upon birth, it sits by the roadside, and passers-by offer their fingers for it to suckle; in seven days it becomes an adult. In that land there is no milk. Sentient beings in the intermediate state (antarābhava) inhale the wind." (The ancients used small dou measures; compared to the current Tang dou, one modern dou equals three old dou, which is why the amount of milk seems large.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 50.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.10) - [Next: 50.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.12) - [Up: 50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.50.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.11) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.11) · Pramāṇa