[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) › 87.29 # 法苑珠林 87.29 法苑珠林 87.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [87.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.29) 帝釋聞偈。知無常之要。達罪福之變。解興衰之本。尊寂滅之行。歡喜奉受得須陀洹道。又僧護經云。爾時世尊告僧護比丘。汝於海中所見龍王。由聞法故。雖受龍身。命終之後生兜率天。天中命盡得受人身。彌勒出世作大長者。財富巨億。為大檀越。供養彌勒世尊及比丘僧。四事具足。是諸龍王猶尚能得如是功德。況我弟子如法出家。坐禪誦經三業具足。必證涅槃。爾時世尊。無問自說云。 > When Śakra heard the verse, he understood the essence of impermanence, realized the transformations of sin and merit, comprehended the root of rise and decay, and honoured the practice of tranquil cessation. Rejoicing, he received it and attained the path of a srotāpanna. Furthermore, the Saṅgharakṣita-sūtra says: At that time, the World-Honoured One addressed the monk Saṅgharakṣita: "The nāga king whom you saw in the sea, by virtue of having heard the Dharma, though he received the body of a dragon, after his life ends he will be reborn in the Tuṣita Heaven. When his life in heaven ends, he will obtain a human body. When Maitreya appears in the world, he will become a great elder, possessing immense wealth of billions, and serve as a great dānapati, making offerings to Maitreya, the World-Honoured One, and the Saṃgha of monks, completely provided with the four requisites. If even such nāga kings can attain such merits, how much more so my disciples who leave home in accordance with the Dharma, sit in meditation, recite the scriptures, and are complete in the three karmas—they will certainly realize nirvāṇa!" At that time, the World-Honoured One spoke unprompted: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 87.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.28) - [Next: 87.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.30) - [Up: 87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.87.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.29) · Pramāṇa