Summary
s.1The Teaching on Dreams records the Buddha’s description of one hundred and eight signs that may appear to bodhisattvas in their dreams. These signs indicate not only that those individuals are bodhisattvas, but also the range of bhūmis on which those bodhisattvas potentially reside, what obstacles they face, and what means they can use to overcome them. Many descriptions of the individual signs also include variations on the main sign that further specify the bodhisattvas’ status. This sūtra offers a rare, detailed discourse on dream signs and their relation to the bodhisattva path, making it a uniquely important source on bodhisattva practice in Mahāyāna literature.
s.1《說夢經》記載了佛陀對一百零八種徵兆的描述，這些徵兆可能出現在菩薩的夢中。這些徵兆不僅表明那些個人是菩薩，還表明了那些菩薩可能所處的地位範圍、他們面臨的障礙，以及他們可以用來克服這些障礙的方法。對各個徵兆的許多描述還包括主要徵兆的變化，進一步具體說明了菩薩的身份。本經提供了一份罕見的、關於夢兆及其與菩薩道的關係的詳細論述，使其成為大乘文獻中關於菩薩修持的獨特而重要的來源。