[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 1.17 # 諸經要集 1.17 諸經要集 1.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.17) 又譬喻經云。昔有國王。殺父自立。有阿羅漢。知此國王不久命終。計其餘命不過七日。若命終後必墮阿鼻地獄一劫受苦。此阿羅漢尋往化之。勸教至心稱南無佛。七日莫絕。臨去重告慎莫忘此。王便叉手一心稱說晝夜不廢。至七日頭便即命終。魂神趣向阿鼻地獄。乘前念佛至地獄門。知是地獄。即便大聲稱南無佛。獄中罪人聞稱佛聲。皆共一時稱南無佛。地獄猛火即時化滅。一切罪人皆得解脫。出生人中。後阿羅漢重為說法。得須陀洹。以是因緣。稱佛名號所獲功德。無量無邊不可為喻。 > Furthermore, the Avadāna-sūtra says: In the past, there was a king who killed his father and set himself upon the throne. An arhat knew that this king would soon die, reckoning that his remaining life did not exceed seven days, and that after his death he would inevitably fall into the Avīci Hell to suffer torment for a kalpa. This arhat went immediately to transform him, urging and instructing him to recite "Namo Buddhāya" with an utmost mind for seven days without ceasing. When about to depart, he warned him again, "Take care not to forget this!" The king then clasped his hands and with single-minded devotion recited it day and night without abandoning it. When the seven days ended, he immediately died, and his consciousness sped toward the Avīci Hell. Riding upon his prior mindfulness of the Buddha, he reached the gates of the hell; knowing that this was hell, he immediately cried aloud, "Namo Buddhāya!" When the sinners in the hell heard the sound of reciting the Buddha's name, they all together at once cried, "Namo Buddhāya!" The fierce fires of the hell were instantly transformed and extinguished, and all the sinners were liberated and reborn among humans. Later, the arhat expounded the Dharma to them again, and they attained srotāpanna. By this causal condition, the merit obtained from reciting the Buddha's name is immeasurable and boundless, beyond all comparison. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.16) - [Next: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.18) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.1.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.17) · Pramāṇa