[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) › 8.26 # 佛說觀佛三昧海經 8.26 佛說觀佛三昧海經 8.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.8.26) 「爾時世尊告諸尼揵：『汝等不知如來身分，若欲見者隨意觀之，如來積劫修行梵行，在家之時無邪欲想，心不染累故得斯報，猶如寶馬隱顯無常，今當為汝少現身分。』爾時世尊從空而下，即於地上化作四水如四大海，四海之中有須彌山，佛在山下正身仰臥放金色光，其光晃耀映諸天目，徐出馬藏繞山七匝如金蓮華，華華相次上至梵世，從佛身出一億那由他雜寶蓮華，猶如華幢覆蔽馬藏。此蓮華幢有十億層，層有百千無量化佛，一一化佛百億菩薩，無數比丘以為侍者，化佛放光照十方界。尼揵見已大驚心伏：『佛梵行相乃至如此不可思議，形不醜惡猶如蓮華，我今頂禮佛功德海，佛智無邊不可窮盡，受我懺悔攝取我等。』作此語已，五百尼揵合掌叉手長跪在地，求佛出家。佛言：『善來比丘！』佛勅迦葉為辦衣服，迦葉爾時至仙人所告大仙人：『今日世尊伏諸尼揵！唯願仙士施少衣裳。』時諸仙人取好樹皮，多羅樹葉裁縫為衣。時諸仙人師名曰光目，合掌叉手告諸弟子：『佛德無量弘誓周普，乃攝受此著邪見人。我宜辦衣給裸形者，亦敬佛寶可脫諸苦。』說是語已從迦葉後至世尊所。五百仙人見蓮華臺從佛身出，如眾蓮華圍繞須彌上至梵世。時諸仙人見此事已，歡喜合掌敬禮世尊！諦觀世尊目不暫捨，見佛眉間白毫相光右旋宛轉，及見佛身一切眾相，作是思惟：『此相好者，必從前世無縛無著、無我無作、無心無識、無人無物、無施無受、清淨檀波羅蜜生，亦隨一切平等無相、大智空慧般若波羅蜜生。』思是義已應時即逮無生法忍。五百尼揵著僧伽梨，為佛作禮未舉頭頃，應時即得阿羅漢道，三明六通具八解脫。一一尼揵誓願當度。五百尼揵現此相時，無量諸天、龍、夜叉眾，見佛梵行清淨果報，身心歡喜發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。」 > At that time the Bhagavat said to the Nirgranthas: “You do not know the parts of the Tathāgata’s body. If you wish to see them, contemplate them as you will. The Tathāgata has cultivated pure conduct (brahmacarya) for accumulated kalpas. When at home, he had no thoughts of illicit desire, and because his mind was unstained and free of entanglements, he obtained this retribution. Just as the precious horse hides and reveals itself impermanently, I shall now display for you a small portion of my bodily form.” Then the Bhagavat descended from the sky and immediately manifested four waters on the ground like the four great oceans. In the midst of the four oceans there was Mount Sumeru. The Buddha lay on his back with an upright body at the foot of the mountain, emitting golden light whose brilliant radiance dazzled the eyes of all the devas. Slowly extending his equine-sheath mark, it encircled the mountain seven times like golden lotuses, blossom after blossom in succession reaching up to the Brahma world. From the Buddha's body emerged one hundred million nayutas of mixed-jewel lotuses, like flower banners covering and concealing the equine sheath. This flower banner had one billion tiers; each tier had hundreds of thousands of immeasurable transformation Buddhas; and each transformation Buddha had ten billion bodhisattvas and countless monks as attendants. The transformation Buddhas emitted light illuminating the realms of the ten directions. Seeing this, the Nirgranthas were greatly astonished and their minds were subdued: “The marks of the Buddha's pure conduct are even inconceivable to this degree! His form is not ugly; it is just like a lotus. We now prostrate ourselves before the ocean of the Buddha's merit. The Buddha's wisdom is boundless and inexhaustible. May he accept our repentance and receive us!” Having spoken these words, the five hundred Nirgranthas joined their palms, bowed with hands clasped, knelt upright on the ground, and begged the Buddha for ordination. The Buddha said: “Welcome, bhikṣus!” The Buddha commanded Kāśyapa to prepare robes for them. Kāśyapa then went to the abode of the ṛṣis and said to the great ṛṣis: “Today the Bhagavat has subdued the Nirgranthas! May the sages grant a few garments.” Then the ṛṣis took fine tree bark and tāla leaves, tailored them, and made robes. The teacher of the ṛṣis was named Guangmu (Prabhālocana). He joined his palms with hands clasped and told his disciples: “The Buddha's virtue is boundless, and his vast vows extend everywhere, even receiving and taking in those clinging to wrong views. We should prepare robes to provide for these naked ones; by revering the Buddha-jewel, we too may escape all suffering.” Having spoken these words, he followed behind Kāśyapa to the Bhagavat's abode. The five hundred ṛṣis saw lotus pedestals emerge from the Buddha's body, like an array of lotuses surrounding Mount Sumeru and reaching up to the Brahma world. Having seen this, the ṛṣis rejoiced, joined their palms, and paid homage to the Bhagavat! Attentively gazing upon the Bhagavat without looking away for even a moment, they saw the light of the ūrṇā mark between the Buddha's brows curling gracefully to the right, and saw all the various marks of the Buddha's body. They reflected: “These primary and secondary marks must surely arise from having been free of bondage and attachment, free of self and actor, free of mind and consciousness, free of person and object, free of giving and receiving in previous lives—the pure dāna-pāramitā; and they also arise in accord with the sameness and signlessness of all things, the great knowledge of emptiness, prajñāpāramitā.” Having contemplated this meaning, they instantly attained the forbearance of the unproduced nature of dharmas. When the five hundred Nirgranthas donned their saṅghāṭīs and paid homage to the Buddha, before they had even raised their heads, they immediately attained the path of the arhat, endowed with the three knowledges, the six supernormal powers, and the eight liberations. Each Nirgrantha vowed that he would deliver others. When the five hundred Nirgranthas manifested this sign, immeasurable hosts of devas, nāgas, and yakṣas, seeing the pure retribution of the Buddha's pure conduct, rejoiced in body and mind and gave rise to anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi-citta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.8.25) - [Next: 8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.8.27) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643~en-mt.8.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.10.41) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.8.26) · Pramāṇa