[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) › 3.63 # 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.63 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.63) 優婆塞眾中見佛世尊如黑象脚者，即從坐起偏袒右肩，合掌向佛，而作是言：「我生此國，我國王子出家成佛，阿私陀仙見三十二相，即為我說：『地天太子成佛無疑。』我聞是語歸依於佛，從是以來恒隨佛後，受三歸依、受持八齋、受五戒法。然我罪咎，但聞佛聲不見佛形，每見佛時如黑象脚，何酷之甚？」說是語已，舉手椎胸號泣躄地。 > Among the assembly of upāsakas, those who saw the Buddha, the Bhagavat, as resembling the foot of a black elephant, arose from their seats, bared their right shoulders, joined their palms toward the Buddha, and said: "I was born in this country. The prince of our country went forth and became a Buddha. The immortal Asita saw the thirty-two primary marks and immediately said to me: 'The prince of earthly devas will become a Buddha without doubt.' When I heard these words, I took refuge in the Buddha. From then on, I have constantly followed behind the Buddha, received the three refuges, maintained the eightfold fasting precepts, and received the rules of the five precepts. Yet because of my guilt, I only hear the Buddha's voice and do not see the Buddha's form; every time I see the Buddha, he is like the foot of a black elephant—how exceedingly cruel is this?" Having spoken these words, they raised their hands, beat their chests, wailed, wept, and threw themselves to the ground. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.62) - [Next: 3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.64) - [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.3.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.63) · Pramāṇa