[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) › 72.34 # 法苑珠林 72.34 法苑珠林 72.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [72.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.34) 菩薩以願力故。於飢饉世受大魚等身。以肉救濟一切眾生。於病疾世為大醫王。救治眾病。於刀兵世為大力王救息戰諍。以法化邪及諸惡行。如是無量皆悉往生。是名息苦生。菩薩以願自在力故。於種種眾生天龍鬼神等。遞相惱亂及諸外道。起諸邪見悉生其中。為其導首。引令入正。廣為宣說。是名隨類生。菩薩以性受生。勝於世間壽色等報。是名勝生。 > Through the power of vows, in an era of famine, a bodhisattva assumes the body of a giant fish or the like, saving all sentient beings with its flesh; in an era of pestilence, they become a great king of physicians, healing numerous illnesses; in an era of weapons, they become a mighty king, putting an end to battles and disputes; and with the Dharma they transform false and evil actions. Taking rebirth in innumerable ways such as these is called 'rebirth to quell suffering'. Through the sovereign power of vows, amid various kinds of sentient beings—gods, dragons, ghosts, spirits, and the like—who mutually trouble and disturb one another, as well as amid various non-Buddhists who give rise to evil views, the bodhisattva is born among them to be their leader, guiding them into correctness and expounding \[the Dharma\] extensively for them. This is called 'rebirth adapting to categories'. A bodhisattva taking rebirth through innate nature, surpassing worldly retributions in lifespan, appearance, and so on, is called 'superior rebirth'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 72.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.33) - [Next: 72.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.35) - [Up: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.72.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.34) · Pramāṇa