[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) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 1.21 # 釋氏要覽 1.21 釋氏要覽 1.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.21) 經云即甘蔗王不受胎藏。因日炙開剖。故名日種○大悲經云。姓日者為離諸暗。而作光明故（今詳二經前就本緣後約功德）。 > A sūtra states: Because King Sugarcane was not born of a womb, but was warmed and split open by the sun, he was therefore named the Sun Lineage. ○ The Mahākaruṇā Sūtra states: 'The surname Sun is because he produces light to depart from all darkness.' (Examining the two sūtras now: the former refers to the original causal conditions, the latter concerns virtues.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.21) · Pramāṇa