Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
This is the Chinese Buddhist Canon known as the Taisho, or more specifically the “Taisho Revised Tripitaka” (Takakusu Junjiro 1988). The collection consists of thousands of scrolls including foundational texts such as Agamas, Mahayana Sutras, Vinaya, Abhidharma, Tantras, Jatakas and Avadanas (former birth stoeries), commentaries, histories, catalog...
Chapter 129: The Offering of the Parasol
[full title]: Abhinishkramana-sutra, Scroll 47 (nr. 129)
[full title]: Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra 佛本行集經 [fú běn xíng jí jīng] (fu ben xing ji jing)
[parallels]: Sanskrit title and date 587-595 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 802') English translations: Beal, 1875
[parallels]: Beal, S. 1875, The romantic legend of Sakya Buddha: from the Chinese-Sancrist; Trubner and Co., London
[primary source]: Jñānagupta, translator, 《佛本行集經》 'Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 3, No. 190
[colophon]: 佛本行集經 隋 闍那崛多譯 共 60 卷 Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) Translated by Jñānagupta in 60 scrolls in the Sui
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0871c16] "At that time, the daughter of the wealthy householder replied to her: 'Excellent, sister! Just greet the Buddha, and the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]) will surely enter.' At that time, that great Brahmin daughter (大婆羅門女 [da po luo men nu]) made a parasol (蓋 [gai]), adorned with various gems, covered it with a fine cloth (細 [xi][疊 [die]*毛 [mao]]衣 [yi]), and attached various flower garlands (花鬘 [hua man]) to hang down from it.
[0871c16] “爾時,大富長者之女報彼女言: ‘善哉姊妹! 汝但迎佛,如來必入.’ 爾時彼大婆羅門女遂造一蓋,眾寶莊嚴,以細[疊*毛]衣,彌覆其上,復以種種諸花鬘等,四散垂下.
[0871c16] “ěr shí, dà fù zhǎng zhě zhī nǚ bào bǐ nǚ yán: ‘shàn zāi zǐ mèi! rǔ dàn yíng fú, rú lái bì rù.’ ěr shí bǐ dà pó luó mén nǚ suì zào yī gài, zhòng bǎo zhuāng yán, yǐ xì [dié*máo] yī, mí fù qí shàng, fù yǐ zhǒng zhǒng zhū huā mán děng, sì sàn chuí xià.
[0871c16] "er shi, da fu zhang zhe zhi nu bao bi nu yan: 'shan zai zi mei! ru dan ying fu, ru lai bi ru.' er shi bi da po luo men nu sui zao yi gai, zhong bao zhuang yan, yi xi [die*mao] yi, mi fu qi shang, fu yi zhong zhong zhu hua man deng, si san chui xia.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0871c20] "At that time, Kāśyapa the Tathāgata (迦葉如來 [jia ye ru lai]), Arhat (阿羅訶 [a luo he]), and Samyaksaṃbuddha (三藐三佛陀 [san miao san fu tuo]), in the morning when the sun was in the east, out of compassion for that woman, put on his robes, took his alms-bowl (持鉢 [chi bo]), and went to the house of the wealthy householder (大富長者女 [da fu zhang zhe nu]).
[0871c20] “爾時,迦葉如來,, 阿羅訶,, 三藐三佛陀,於晨朝時,日在東方,愍彼女故,著衣持鉢,詣彼大富長者女家.
[0871c20] “ěr shí, jiā yè rú lái,, ā luó hē,, sān miǎo sān fú tuó, yú chén cháo shí, rì zài dōng fāng, mǐn bǐ nǚ gù, zhe yī chí bō, yì bǐ dà fù zhǎng zhě nǚ jiā.
[0871c20] "er shi, jia ye ru lai,, a luo he,, san miao san fu tuo, yu chen chao shi, ri zai dong fang, min bi nu gu, zhe yi chi bo, yi bi da fu zhang zhe nu jia.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0871c23] "At that time, the daughter of the great Brahmin family (婆羅門大姓女 [po luo men da xing nu]) took that gem-adorned parasol (寶蓋 [bao gai]) and offered it to Kāśyapa the Tathāgata (迦葉如來 [jia ye ru lai]), Arhat (阿羅呵 [a luo he]), and Samyaksaṃbuddha (三藐三佛陀 [san miao san fu tuo]). After offering it, she recited a verse (偈誦 [ji song]) and said:
A gem-adorned parasol of various kinds, with a golden handle, And a subtle, fine cloth covering it, with flowers on top, I offer it to the great and dignified man, May the World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun]) mercifully accept it.
[0871c23] “爾時,婆羅門大姓女持彼寶蓋,奉獻迦葉如來,, 阿羅呵,, 三藐三佛陀,奉獻訖,復以偈誦,而說之曰:
“ ‘種種寶蓋金為柄, 微妙細衣花覆上,
迎奉丈夫大威德, 唯願世尊哀納受.’
[0871c23] “ěr shí, pó luó mén dà xìng nǚ chí bǐ bǎo gài, fèng xiàn jiā yè rú lái,, ā luó hē,, sān miǎo sān fú tuó, fèng xiàn qì, fù yǐ jì sòng, ér shuō zhī yuē:
“ ‘zhǒng zhǒng bǎo gài jīn wèi bǐng, wēi miào xì yī huā fù shàng,
yíng fèng zhàng fū dà wēi dé, wéi yuàn shì zūn āi nà shòu.’
[0871c23] "er shi, po luo men da xing nu chi bi bao gai, feng xian jia ye ru lai,, a luo he,, san miao san fu tuo, feng xian qi, fu yi ji song, er shuo zhi yue:
" 'zhong zhong bao gai jin wei bing, wei miao xi yi hua fu shang,
ying feng zhang fu da wei de, wei yuan shi zun ai na shou.'
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0871c28] "At that time, Kāśyapa the Tathāgata (迦葉如來 [jia ye ru lai]), Arhat (阿羅呵 [a luo he]), and Samyaksaṃbuddha (三藐三佛陀 [san miao san fu tuo]), out of compassion for that woman, accepted her gem-adorned parasol (寶蓋 [bao gai]). O bhikṣuṇīs! Do not doubt that the woman who offered the gem-adorned parasol (施寶蓋女 [shi bao gai nu]) at that time was someone else. She is this bhikṣuṇī Bhadrā Kāpilīya (跋陀羅迦卑梨耶比丘尼 [ba tuo luo jia bei li ye bi qiu ni]).
[0871c28] “爾時,迦葉如來,, 阿羅呵,, 三藐三佛陀,愍彼女故,受其寶蓋.汝等比丘尼! 勿作心疑,彼時施寶蓋女,豈異人乎?即跋陀羅迦卑梨耶比丘尼是也.
[0871c28] “ěr shí, jiā yè rú lái,, ā luó hē,, sān miǎo sān fú tuó, mǐn bǐ nǚ gù, shòu qí bǎo gài. rǔ děng bǐ qiū ní! wù zuò xīn yí, bǐ shí shī bǎo gài nǚ, qǐ yì rén hū? jí bá tuó luó jiā bēi lí yé bǐ qiū ní shì yě.
[0871c28] "er shi, jia ye ru lai,, a luo he,, san miao san fu tuo, min bi nu gu, shou qi bao gai. ru deng bi qiu ni! wu zuo xin yi, bi shi shi bao gai nu, qi yi ren hu? ji ba tuo luo jia bei li ye bi qiu ni shi ye.