[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) › 10.171 # 諸經要集 10.171 諸經要集 10.171 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.171) 又涅槃經云。菩薩為法因緣剜身為燈。疊纏皮肉。酥油灌之燒以為炷。菩薩爾時受是大苦。自呵其心而作是言。如是苦者。於地獄苦。百千萬分猶未及一。汝於無量百千劫中。受大苦惱都無利益。汝若不能受是輕苦。云何而能於地獄中救苦眾生。菩薩摩訶薩。作是觀時。身不覺苦。其心不退。不動不轉。菩薩爾時應自深知。我定當得阿耨菩提。菩薩爾時具足煩惱。未有斷者。為法因緣。能以頭目髓腦手足血肉。施於眾生。以釘釘身。投巖赴火。菩薩爾時雖受如是無量眾苦。其心不退不動不轉。菩薩當知。我今定有不退之心。當得阿耨菩提。 > Furthermore, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra says: For the sake of the Dharma, the Bodhisattva gouged out his body to make lamps, wrapped his flesh with cloth, poured clarified butter over it, and burned it as wicks. The Bodhisattva at that time underwent this great suffering, and reprimanded his own mind, saying: "Such suffering as this does not amount to even a hundred-thousandth part of the suffering in the hells. For immeasurable hundreds of thousands of kalpas you have undergone great suffering and affliction without any benefit. If you cannot endure this slight suffering, how will you be able to rescue suffering sentient beings in the hells?" When the bodhisattva mahāsattva practiced this contemplation, his body felt no pain, and his mind did not retreat, did not waver, and did not turn back. The Bodhisattva at that time should deeply know: "I will definitely attain anuttarā saṃbodhi." The Bodhisattva at that time, though fully possessed of afflictions none of which had been severed, for the sake of the Dharma was able to give his head, eyes, marrow, brain, hands, feet, blood, and flesh to sentient beings, drive nails into his body, and throw himself from cliffs into fire. Though the Bodhisattva at that time underwent such immeasurable sufferings, his mind did not retreat, did not waver, and did not turn back. The Bodhisattva should know: "I now definitely possess an irreversible mind, and shall attain anuttarā saṃbodhi." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.170) - [Next: 10.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.172) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.10.171) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.171) · Pramāṇa