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叩髑髏知生處 [kou du lou zhi sheng chu]—Tapping a Skull to Know One's Rebirth Place
[Story] Pañcavaggika Vinaya (五分律 [wu fen lu]), Chapter 20, states: "Jīvaka (耆域 [qi yu]) could discern the origin and outcome of sounds. The Buddha (佛 [fu]) led him to a graveyard (塚間 [zhong jian]) and showed him five skulls (髑髏 [du lou]). Jīvaka tapped each one and said to the Buddha: 'The first one tapped was reborn in hell (地獄 [de yu]), the second in the realm of hungry ghosts (餓鬼 [e gui]), the third as an animal (畜生 [chu sheng]), the fourth in the human realm (人道 [ren dao]), and the fifth in the heavens (天上 [tian shang]).' The Buddha said, 'Excellent, it is all as you have said.' He then showed him another skull, and Jīvaka tapped it three times but did not know where it had gone. He said to the Buddha: 'I do not know where this person was reborn.' The Buddha said: 'You should not know. Why? This is the skull of an Arhat (羅漢 [luo han]), who has no place of rebirth (無有生處 [wu you sheng chu]).'"
Also, Ekottara Āgama (增一阿含經 [zeng yi a han jing]), Chapter 20 (Chapter on Śrāvakas (聲聞品 [sheng wen pin])), states that the World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun]) led the Brahmin (梵志 [fan zhi]) named Mṛgashiras (鹿頭 [lu tou]) to a graveyard, took a skull, and gave it to him, saying: "You are renowned for your knowledge of constellations (明星宿 [ming xing su]) and can discern the causes of death (死之因緣 [si zhi yin yuan]). Now I ask you, who is this? Male or female? What illness caused their death (命終 [ming zhong])? And where did they go after death?" At that time, the Brahmin took the skull, observed it repeatedly, and struck it with his hand, saying: "This is a male. This person died from a collection of illnesses causing pain in all joints. After death, this person fell into the three evil realms (三惡趣 [san e qu])." The Buddha said: "As you have said." He then took another skull and gave it to him. The Brahmin struck it and answered each question. At that time, to the south of Gandhamādana (香山 [xiang shan]), there was a Bhikkhu (比丘 [bi qiu]) named Udayana (優陀延 [you tuo yan]) who had entered the realm of parinirvana (無餘涅槃界 [wu yu nie pan jie]). The World-Honored One extended his arm, took his skull, and gave it to the Brahmin, asking him. The Brahmin struck it again with his hand and said to the World-Honored One: "I observe this skull to be neither male nor female; I see no birth (不見生 [bu jian sheng]), no cessation (不見斷 [bu jian duan]), no coming and going (不見周旋往來 [bu jian zhou xuan wang lai]). The reason is that observing the eight directions (八方 [ba fang]) and above and below, there is no sound (都無音響 [dou wu yin xiang]) at all." The World-Honored One told him, "Stop, stop, Brahmin, you truly do not recognize it. This skull has no end and no beginning (無終無始 [wu zhong wu shi]), no birth and no death (無生死 [wu sheng si]). There is also no place in the eight directions, above or below, for it to go. This is the skull of an Arhat who has attained parinirvana (阿羅漢之取無餘涅槃界者 [a luo han zhi qu wu yu nie pan jie zhe])." The Brahmin then exclaimed, "Never before!" became a disciple (弟子 [di zi]), and subsequently attained Arhatship (阿羅漢果 [a luo han guo]).
Mohe Zhiguan (止觀 [zhi guan]), Chapter 7 (part 2), states: "Non-Buddhists (外道 [wai dao]) strike skulls to make sounds, listening as if to their place of rebirth, thereby knowing countless things."
叩髑髏知生處—【故事】五分律二十曰：「耆域能別音聲本末之相，佛將至塚間，示五人髑髏。耆域徧叩白佛言：第一叩者生地獄，第二叩者生餓鬼，第三叩者生畜生，第四叩者生人道，第五叩者生天上。佛言善哉皆如汝所說，復示一髑髏，耆域三叩不知所之。白佛言：我不知此人所生之處。佛言：汝應不知。何以故？此是羅漢髑髏，無有生處。」又增一阿含經二十（聲聞品）謂世尊將鹿頭梵志至塚間，取髑髏與之曰：汝明星宿，能知死之因緣。今我問汝，此是何人？男耶女耶？復由何病而取命終？死至於何處？是時梵志取髑髏，反覆觀察，以手擊之曰：是為男子。是眾病集而百節酸痛，取命終。此人命終墮於三惡趣。佛曰：如汝所言。更取髑髏與之。梵志打之，一一答之。爾時香山之南，有優陀延比丘，入於無餘涅槃界。世尊申臂取其髑髏，與梵志而問之。梵志復以手擊之。白世尊言：我觀此髑髏非男非女，亦不見生。亦不見斷。亦不見周旋往來。所以然者。觀八方上下，都無音響。世尊告之曰止止，梵志汝竟不識之。此髑髏無終無始，亦無生死。亦無八方上下可適之所。此是阿羅漢之取無餘涅槃界者。梵志即嘆未曾有，為弟子，遂證阿羅漢果。止觀七下曰：「外道打髑髏作聲，聽如生處，知無量事。」
[gù shì] wǔ fēn lǜ èr shí yuē: “qí yù néng bié yīn shēng běn mò zhī xiāng, fú jiāng zhì zhǒng jiān, shì wǔ rén dú lóu. qí yù biàn kòu bái fú yán: dì yī kòu zhě shēng de yù, dì èr kòu zhě shēng è guǐ, dì sān kòu zhě shēng chù shēng, dì sì kòu zhě shēng rén dào, dì wǔ kòu zhě shēng tiān shàng. fú yán shàn zāi jiē rú rǔ suǒ shuō, fù shì yī dú lóu, qí yù sān kòu bù zhī suǒ zhī. bái fú yán: wǒ bù zhī cǐ rén suǒ shēng zhī chù. fú yán: rǔ yīng bù zhī. hé yǐ gù？ cǐ shì luó hàn dú lóu, wú yǒu shēng chù.” yòu zēng yī ā hán jīng èr shí (shēng wén pǐn) wèi shì zūn jiāng lù tóu fàn zhì zhì zhǒng jiān, qǔ dú lóu yǔ zhī yuē: rǔ míng xīng sù, néng zhī sǐ zhī yīn yuán. jīn wǒ wèn rǔ, cǐ shì hé rén？ nán yé nǚ yé？ fù yóu hé bìng ér qǔ mìng zhōng？ sǐ zhì yú hé chù？ shì shí fàn zhì qǔ dú lóu, fǎn fù guān chá, yǐ shǒu jī zhī yuē: shì wèi nán zi. shì zhòng bìng jí ér bǎi jié suān tòng, qǔ mìng zhōng. cǐ rén mìng zhōng duò yú sān è qù. fú yuē: rú rǔ suǒ yán. gèng qǔ dú lóu yǔ zhī. fàn zhì dǎ zhī, yī yī dá zhī. ěr shí xiāng shān zhī nán, yǒu yōu tuó yán bǐ qiū, rù yú wú yú niè pán jiè. shì zūn shēn bì qǔ qí dú lóu, yǔ fàn zhì ér wèn zhī. fàn zhì fù yǐ shǒu jī zhī. bái shì zūn yán: wǒ guān cǐ dú lóu fēi nán fēi nǚ, yì bù jiàn shēng. yì bù jiàn duàn. yì bù jiàn zhōu xuán wǎng lái. suǒ yǐ rán zhě. guān bā fāng shàng xià, dōu wú yīn xiǎng. shì zūn gào zhī yuē zhǐ zhǐ, fàn zhì rǔ jìng bù shí zhī. cǐ dú lóu wú zhōng wú shǐ, yì wú shēng sǐ. yì wú bā fāng shàng xià kě shì zhī suǒ. cǐ shì ā luó hàn zhī qǔ wú yú niè pán jiè zhě. fàn zhì jí tàn wèi céng yǒu, wèi dì zi, suì zhèng ā luó hàn guǒ. zhǐ guān qī xià yuē: “wài dào dǎ dú lóu zuò shēng, tīng rú shēng chù, zhī wú liàng shì.”
[gu shi] wu fen lu er shi yue: "qi yu neng bie yin sheng ben mo zhi xiang, fu jiang zhi zhong jian, shi wu ren du lou. qi yu bian kou bai fu yan: di yi kou zhe sheng de yu, di er kou zhe sheng e gui, di san kou zhe sheng chu sheng, di si kou zhe sheng ren dao, di wu kou zhe sheng tian shang. fu yan shan zai jie ru ru suo shuo, fu shi yi du lou, qi yu san kou bu zhi suo zhi. bai fu yan: wo bu zhi ci ren suo sheng zhi chu. fu yan: ru ying bu zhi. he yi gu? ci shi luo han du lou, wu you sheng chu." you zeng yi a han jing er shi (sheng wen pin) wei shi zun jiang lu tou fan zhi zhi zhong jian, qu du lou yu zhi yue: ru ming xing su, neng zhi si zhi yin yuan. jin wo wen ru, ci shi he ren? nan ye nu ye? fu you he bing er qu ming zhong? si zhi yu he chu? shi shi fan zhi qu du lou, fan fu guan cha, yi shou ji zhi yue: shi wei nan zi. shi zhong bing ji er bai jie suan tong, qu ming zhong. ci ren ming zhong duo yu san e qu. fu yue: ru ru suo yan. geng qu du lou yu zhi. fan zhi da zhi, yi yi da zhi. er shi xiang shan zhi nan, you you tuo yan bi qiu, ru yu wu yu nie pan jie. shi zun shen bi qu qi du lou, yu fan zhi er wen zhi. fan zhi fu yi shou ji zhi. bai shi zun yan: wo guan ci du lou fei nan fei nu, yi bu jian sheng. yi bu jian duan. yi bu jian zhou xuan wang lai. suo yi ran zhe. guan ba fang shang xia, dou wu yin xiang. shi zun gao zhi yue zhi zhi, fan zhi ru jing bu shi zhi. ci du lou wu zhong wu shi, yi wu sheng si. yi wu ba fang shang xia ke shi zhi suo. ci shi a luo han zhi qu wu yu nie pan jie zhe. fan zhi ji tan wei ceng you, wei di zi, sui zheng a luo han guo. zhi guan qi xia yue: "wai dao da du lou zuo sheng, ting ru sheng chu, zhi wu liang shi."
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
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Partial matches: Kou, Chu, Lou, Cheng, Sheng, Du, Mian, Zhi, Di, Dou, Cu, Tu, Ti.
Full-text: Qi po kou du lou zhi sheng chu.
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