[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) › [佛說觀佛三昧海經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643) › 3.50 # 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.50 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.50) 佛告諸比丘：「汝等所以見佛色身如赤土者，汝等前世於然燈佛末法之中出家學道，既出家已，於師和上起不淨心；然其和上得羅漢道，知弟子心，告言：『法子！汝於和上及眾僧所莫起疑意，若起疑意，於諸淨戒永無得理。』時諸比丘聞和上說，心生瞋恨。是時和上知弟子心，漸漸自制不為其說。時千弟子，隨壽修短各欲命終，和上猶存而不涅槃。是時和上到弟子所，而說是言：『汝諸比丘！初受法時疑師、疑戒，虛食信施，汝等今者欲何所怙？』諸人聞是心驚毛竪，白言：『和上！為我說法。』和上告曰：『汝今事切，不宜餘處教汝懺悔，汝今但當稱然燈佛、如來、應供、正遍知十號具足。』 > The Buddha said to the monks: "The reason you saw the Buddha's form-body as like red earth is that in a past life, during the Final Dharma period of Dīpaṃkara Buddha, you went forth into homelessness to study the Path. Having gone forth, you gave rise to impure thoughts toward your teacher and preceptor. However, that preceptor had attained the path of an arhat. Knowing the disciples' thoughts, he told them: 'Dharma sons! Do not give rise to doubtful thoughts toward your preceptor and the Saṅgha. If you give rise to doubtful thoughts, there will never be any principle by which you can attain the pure precepts.' Then the monks, hearing the preceptor speak, gave rise to anger and hatred in their hearts. At that time, the preceptor, knowing the disciples' minds, gradually restrained himself and did not speak to them. Then the one thousand disciples, each according to their lifespan whether long or short, were about to die, while the preceptor was still living and had not entered nirvāṇa. At that time, the preceptor went to his disciples' quarters and spoke these words: 'You monks! When first receiving the Dharma, you doubted your teacher and doubted the precepts, consuming the alms of the faithful in vain. Now what will you rely on?' Hearing this, the men's hearts were terrified and their hair stood on end. They said: 'Preceptor! Expound the Dharma for us.' The preceptor said: 'Your situation is now urgent; it is not suitable to teach you to repent elsewhere. You should now simply recite the complete ten epithets: Dīpaṃkara Buddha, Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.49) - [Next: 3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.51) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643~en-mt.3.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.50) · Pramāṇa