Summary
s.1The Sūtra of the Moon (1) is a short discourse providing a Buddhist account of a lunar eclipse. On one occasion while the Buddha is residing in Śrāvastī, the moon is seized by Rāhu, lord of the asuras, which causes an eclipse. The god of the moon asks the Buddha for refuge, after which the Buddha urges Rāhu to release the moon. When questioned by Vemacitra, another lord of the asuras, Rāhu explains that if he had not let the moon 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《月光經》(1) 是一部簡短的佛教經典，講述月食的故事。故事發生在佛陀住在舍衛城期間，月亮被阿修羅之主羅睺所抓住，因而發生月食。月神向佛陀祈求皈依，隨後佛陀勸促羅睺放開月亮。當另一位阿修羅之主毗摩質多羅提出疑問時，羅睺解釋說，如果他不放開月亮，他的頭就會裂成七塊。這部經典在當代享有一定的流行，出現在藏文的護持咒語和經文集合中。