法苑珠林 11.42

11.42

As the Puyao jing says: The Bodhisattva sat beneath the tree; when the morning star appeared, he had a sudden great awakening. At the age of nineteen he went forth from the household life, and at thirty he attained the Way. Also, according to the Bore wen lun, he became a Buddha in the Uruvilvā forest. Also, the Zishi sanmei jing says: When he first became a Buddha, the Buddhas of the ten directions each sent a kāṣāya; the Buddha combined them into a single garment. This robe is now worshipped in the Brahmā heaven. Also, the Kongxing sanmei jing says: 'Amitābha Buddha attained the Way four kalpas before me; Vipaśyin Buddha attained the Way three kalpas before me; there was a Buddha named Nengru who entered extinction at thirty; Kāśyapa Buddha attained the Way at eighteen; I attained the Way at the age of twenty-seven.' Now, taking the majority view as definitive: going forth at nineteen and attaining the Way at thirty—this text is appropriate and also accords with other explanations. The Shanjiand lü says: 'On the third day of the waxing moon he attained omniscience.' The Nihuan jing says: 'The Buddha first went forth and attained the Way both on the eighth day of the fourth month.' This is now taken as correct.