[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) › 8.13 # 法苑珠林 8.13 法苑珠林 8.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.13) 若依佛名經。過去九十一劫有佛名毘婆尸如來。過去三十劫有佛出世名尸棄如來。即此劫中復有佛出世。名毘舍浮如來。問曰。此九十一劫為大為小。答曰。是大劫也。 > If we rely on the Sutra of the Names of the Buddhas: Ninety-one kalpas ago, there was a Buddha named Vipaśyin Tathāgata. Thirty kalpas ago, there was a Buddha who appeared in the world named Śikhin Tathāgata. In this very same kalpa, another Buddha appeared in the world named Viśvabhū Tathāgata. Question: Are these ninety-one kalpas great or minor? Answer: They are mahākalpas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.12) - [Next: 8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.14) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.8.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.13) · Pramāṇa