翻譯名義集 1.166

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【婆藪（蘇后）盤豆】《西域記》云：「伐蘇畔度，唐言世親。舊曰婆藪盤豆，譯曰天親，訛謬。言天親者，菩薩乃是毘紐天親，故云天親。於說一切有部出家受業，本自北印度至於此也。無著命其門人，令往迎候，至此伽藍，遇而會見。無著弟子，止戶牖外。夜分之後，誦《十地經》，世親聞已，感悟追悔，甚深妙法，昔所未聞。毀謗之愆，源發於舌，舌為罪本，今宜斷除。即執銛（息廉）刀，將自斷舌。乃見無著住立告曰：『夫大乘教者，至真之理也。諸佛所讚，眾聖攸宗。言欲誨汝，爾今自悟，悟其時矣！何善如之？諸佛聖教，斷舌非悔。昔以舌毀大乘，今以舌讚大乘，補過自新，猶為善矣！杜口絕言，其利安在？』作是語已，忽復不見。世親承命，遂不斷舌，且詣無著，諮受大乘。於是研精覃思，製大乘論，凡百餘部，並盛宣行。」

【Vasubandhu】 The *Records of the Western Regions* states: "Vasubandhu is, in the Tang language, Kin of the World (Shiqin). The old rendering Vasubandhu translated as Kin of Heaven (Tianqin) is erroneous. Saying 'Kin of Heaven' comes from the fact that the bodhisattva was a kin of the god Viṣṇu, hence called 'Kin of Heaven.' He went forth and received instruction under the Sarvāstivāda school, and originally came to this place from Northern India. Asaṅga ordered his disciples to go and welcome him; arriving at this saṅghārāma, they encountered and met him. Asaṅga's disciples stayed outside the doors and windows. After midnight, they recited the *Daśabhūmika Sūtra*. When Vasubandhu heard it, he was awakened and filled with remorse, for this was a profound and wonderful Dharma he had never heard before. The fault of slandering it had originated from his tongue; since the tongue was the root of the sin, it should now be cut off. He immediately took up a sharp blade and was about to cut off his own tongue. Then he saw Asaṅga standing there, who said to him: 'The Mahāyāna teaching is the ultimate true principle. It is praised by all Buddhas and revered by all sages. I intended to instruct you, and now you have awakened of your own accord; your awakening comes at the right time! What could be better than this? In the sacred teachings of the Buddhas, cutting off one's tongue is not true repentance. In the past you slandered the Mahāyāna with your tongue; now praise the Mahāyāna with your tongue. To make amends and renew yourself is still virtuous! If you shut your mouth and cease speaking, where lies the benefit in that?' Having spoken these words, he suddenly disappeared. Vasubandhu obeyed his instructions, and so did not cut off his tongue, but went to Asaṅga to consult and receive the Mahāyāna. Thereupon he investigated deeply and reflected thoroughly, composing Mahāyāna treatises to the number of over a hundred, which were all widely propagated."