[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) › [維摩經疏卷第三．第六](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772) › 3.60 # 維摩經疏卷第三．第六 3.60 維摩經疏卷第三．第六 3.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772.3.60) 佛告羅睺羅者。此云覆障亦名不放。昔曾為王。沙門欲見。貪著樂故六日不看。又塞鼠穴六日不出故。在胎內六年方生。故就此義名為覆障及不放也。又云。宮生太子。出家之日父王恐泯國嗣段絕留連不聽。太子于時手指妃腹而語之言。却後六年汝當生男。即如其言。佛出家後六年方生。國人及釋種族皆疑。太子既自出家厭捨五欲。妃在宮內何得有娠。將不犯邪。淨飯王與諸親屬共相議言。謂非太子遺體。王及釋種皆懷愧恥。遂生嗔心以大火坑欲燒。耶輸陀羅耶輸對諸釋種自立誓云。若非太子遺體。願我抱兒投火而滅。若不爾者願示清白。於是立誓竟抱兒入火。於時母子俱存。火變涼池。蓮花捧出。王與親族臣寮方信是太子兒。故號宮生。佛成道已還宮之時。羅睺始年五六歲。如來將至寺變千比丘悉如佛形。羅睺直爾往至佛邊。佛以手摩頭將還精舍。勅告舍利弗目連度之。雖得出家。以恃貴族慠慢不樂聽法。兼多惡口形名他人。佛於一時以法制約。於斯永段打辱不嗔。佛嘆其人忍辱持戒密行第一。不達無利出家故破呵也。若約行辯。修出家行。羅睺不了即相無相。真實出家不稱如來無為功德。所以教修無相出家行也。 > "The Buddha told Rāhula": Rāhula is translated here as "obstruction" (fùzhàng), and also called "not releasing." In the past he was once a king; a śramaṇa wished to see him, but out of attachment to pleasure \[the king\] would not see him for six days. Furthermore, he blocked a mouse's hole so it could not come out for six days; hence he stayed in the womb for six years before being born. Thus, based on this meaning, he is named "obstruction" and "not releasing." It is also said that he was the crown prince born in the palace. On the day \[the Buddha\] went forth from the household, his father, the king, feared that the royal line would be cut off and terminated, and detained him without giving permission. At that time the prince pointed his finger at his consort's belly and addressed her, saying: "Six years from now, you shall give birth to a boy." It happened just as he had spoken: he was born six years after the Buddha went forth. The people of the state and the Śākya clan all suspected: "Since the prince himself went forth and renounced the five desires, how could the consort in the palace have become pregnant? Has she not committed misconduct?" King Śuddhodana and the relatives conferred together, thinking he was not the prince's descendant. The king and the Śākyas all harbored shame and disgrace; thus they gave rise to wrath, wishing to burn Yaśodharā in a great pit of fire. Yaśodharā made a vow before the Śākyas, saying: "If this is not the prince's descendant, may I, holding my child, plunge into the fire and perish! If it is not so, may my purity be made manifest!" Having thus made the vow, she held the child and entered the fire. At that time, both mother and child were preserved; the fire turned into a cool pool, and lotus flowers lifted them out. Only then did the king, his relatives, and the ministers believe that he was the prince's child; hence he was called "Palace-born." When the Buddha, having attained enlightenment, returned to the palace, Rāhula was only five or six years old. The Tathāgata, taking him to the monastery, manifested a thousand monks who all resembled the Buddha's form; Rāhula went directly to the Buddha's side. The Buddha rubbed his head with his hand, took him back to the vihāra, and instructed Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana to ordain him. Although he succeeded in going forth, because he relied on his noble lineage, he was arrogant and took no pleasure in listening to the Dharma; he also frequently used abusive speech and mocked others. The Buddha once restrained him with the Dharma; from then on he severed it forever, and even when beaten and insulted he felt no wrath. The Buddha praised him as foremost in patience, upholding the precepts, and esoteric practice. Because he did not comprehend that renunciation has no gain, he was refuted and reprimanded. Interpreted in terms of practice, he cultivated the practice of renunciation, but Rāhula did not realize that conforming to marks is signless; true renunciation does not correspond to the Tathāgata's unconditioned merit. Therefore he was taught to cultivate the signless practice of renunciation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772.3.59) - [Next: 3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772.3.61) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772~en-mt.3.60) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772.3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2772.3.60) · Pramāṇa