[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) › [菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384) › 7.23 # 菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經 7.23 菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經 7.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.7.23) 「『七寶宮殿舍，莊嚴極快樂； 行滿戒不具，受此金翅身。 我是龍王子，修道七萬劫； 以針刺樹葉，犯戒作龍身。 我非胎生龍，濕生及卵生； 轉身不退轉，興顯佛法眾。 汝今受八齋，化汝眷屬等； 奉禁無所犯，必得生善處。 我宮在海水，亦以七寶成； 摩尼、頗梨珠，明月珠、金、銀， 可隨我到彼，觀看修佛事； 復益善根本，滋潤悉周遍。』 > "'Though this seven-jeweled palace / is adorned and extremely delightful, / having filled your actions while lacking precepts, / you received this garuḍa body. / I am a young nāga prince / who practiced the Way for seventy thousand kalpas; / by piercing a tree leaf with a needle, / I violated a precept and became a nāga. / I am not a womb-born nāga, / nor moisture-born or egg-born; / in my next rebirth I shall be irreversible, / causing the assemblies of the Buddha's Dharma to flourish. / If you now receive the eightfold uposatha / and convert your retinue and others, / upholding the precepts without violation, / you will surely be born in a good realm. / My palace is within the ocean water, / also made of the seven treasures: / with mani gems, crystal, / bright-moon pearls, gold, and silver. / You may follow me there / to view it and cultivate Buddha practices, / which will further increase your roots of virtue, / moistening and nourishing all thoroughly.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.7.22) - [Next: 7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.7.24) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384~en-mt.7.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.384.7.23) · Pramāṇa