[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) › 4.107 # 諸經要集 4.107 諸經要集 4.107 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4.107) 如菩薩本行經云。佛言。我昔無數劫來。放捨身命。於閻浮提作大國王。便持刀授與左右。勅令剜身作千燈處。出其身肉深如大錢。以蘇油灌中。而作千燈。安炷已訖。語婆羅門言。先說經法然後炙燈。而婆羅門為王說偈言。 > As the Pusa benxing jing states: The Buddha said, "Innumerable kalpas ago in the past, I relinquished my body and life. When I was a great king in Jambudvīpa, I took a knife and gave it to my attendants, ordering them to carve out a thousand lamp cavities upon my body, digging out my flesh to the depth of a large coin. Filling them with butter oil, they made a thousand lamps. After the wicks were placed, I said to a brāhmaṇa, 'First preach the scriptural Dharma, and afterwards ignite the lamps.' The brāhmaṇa then spoke a verse for the king:" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4.106) - [Next: 4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4.108) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.4.107) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4.107) · Pramāṇa