Summary
s.1The Sūtra of the Sun is a short discourse providing a Buddhist account of a solar eclipse. On one occasion while the Buddha is residing in Śrāvastī, the sun is seized by Rāhu, lord of the asuras, which causes an eclipse. The god of the sun asks the Buddha for refuge, after which the Buddha urges Rāhu to release the sun. When questioned by Vemacitra, another lord of the asuras, Rāhu explains that if he had not let the sun go, his head would have split into seven pieces. This sūtra enjoys some popularity today and appears in Tibetan collections of mantras and texts for protection.
s.1《太陽經》是一部短篇佛教經典，記述了日食的佛教解釋。經文講述，佛陀曾經駐錫在舍衛城，這時阿修羅之王羅睺捕獲太陽，導致日食發生。太陽神請求佛陀庇護，隨後佛陀勸令羅睺釋放太陽。當另一位阿修羅之王毗摩質多詢問羅睺時，羅睺解釋說，如果他沒有放開太陽，他的頭就會裂成七塊。這部經典在當代相當受歡迎，在藏傳佛教的護摩經文集和保護類經文集中都有收錄。