一切經音義 13.201

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何羅怙羅（胡古反。古譯或云曷羅怙羅。或云羅吼羅又吼羅。或言羅雲或言羅睺羅皆梵語障日時生因以為名。叉譯為覆障。以六年在母胎為胎所覆也。經云七年在母腹中一由往業二由現緣。往業者昔曾作國王制斷獨覺不聽入境。令獨覺在山居七日不得乞食。因此業故墮於地獄。餘報猶經七年在母胎中。二由現緣者。耶輸陀羅懷羅怙羅後。太子出家六年苦行方得成道。於六年中耶輸憂惱四大贏弱不能得生。太子既成道已。耶輸歡喜四大有力方乃能生。故首尾共經七年也。如來還國七日先度羅睺出家也）。

Rāhula (何羅怙羅: 怙 is 胡 + 古 fanqie. Older translations have 曷羅怙羅, or 羅吼羅, or also 吼羅, or 羅雲, or 羅睺羅. In Sanskrit this means being born at the time of a solar eclipse, and he was named after this. Alternatively, it is translated as 'concealment and obstruction' (覆障), because he remained in his mother's womb for six years, covered and obstructed by the womb. A sūtra says: 'He was in his mother's womb for seven years: first, because of past karma; second, because of present conditions. As for past karma: in the past he had once been a king who forbade solitary buddhas from entering his domain, causing a solitary buddha living in the mountains to be unable to beg for food for seven days. Due to this karma, he fell into hell, and with its remnant retribution he spent seven years in his mother's womb. As for present conditions: after Yaśodharā conceived Rāhula, the crown prince left home and practiced austerities for six years before attaining enlightenment; during these six years, Yaśodharā was so sorrowful and worried that her four elements were frail and weak, and she was unable to give birth. After the crown prince attained enlightenment, Yaśodharā was joyful and her four elements became strong, and only then was she able to give birth. Hence from beginning to end it took a full seven years. When the Tathāgata returned to his country, after seven days he first ordained Rāhula to leave the household life').