Summary
s.1In The Prophecy of Dīpaṅkara, the Buddha narrates the famous story of how, in a former life as a brahmin ascetic many eons ago, he first received the prophecy of his future awakening. This story of the young brahmin ascetic Megha’s encounter with the former Buddha Dīpaṅkara is here told to illustrate for Ānanda the importance of not being complacent about one’s roots of virtue.
s.1在《燃燈佛授記經》中，佛陀敘述了一個著名的故事：他在許多劫前曾經以婆羅門苦行者的身份在前世，首次獲得了關於自己未來覺悟的授記。這個年輕的婆羅門苦行者美雲與前世的燃燈佛相遇的故事，在這裡被講述是為了向阿難闡明不應該對自己的善根感到自滿的重要性。