余聞。佛稱大聖機教匪凡。義豈邊鄙方為匡化。所以閻浮一域面周四海。環海之洲理居中正。故因果經云。菩薩昔在兜率天說補處行。期運將至當下作佛。觀諸國土何者處中。即知迦毘羅國最是地之中也。又本起云。佛之威神至尊至重。不可生邊地地為傾斜。此迦毘羅城。三千日月天地之中央也。往古佛興皆出於此。又俱舍論云。剡浮洲之中(此洲或名閻浮。剡浮。贍部。皆取音不同)有金剛座。上與地齊下至金剛輪際。以有此座菩薩坐之。入金剛定得成覺道。除此座外地則不勝。唯此洲有三方。則無以佛不往彼成道故。所以然者。良由人稱至聖道德尊高。人天群有莫不迴向。故託茲勝座。表化物良緣。至於震旦一州緣居海右。軒轅五岳曲指嵩山以為中也。然則。周旦揆日圭程景分未盡。漢徹自高諸夏張掖有年。局號中原偏稱中國。以事考定中義自亡。原立中之名待邊為稱神洲。東則拒海三方蔑聞。此則邊義自彰不俟分析。雖云四海貢職萬國歡心。乃夸飾於一朝。終負實於千代。今以剡浮一域。中分葱嶺西號大夏。五竺統焉。東曰赤縣五岳統焉。雖兩方皆五事必偏中。此方在東彼土居正。何以明耶。按閻浮圖云。葱嶺西據香山。東南綿亘至於蜀部(此山相狀。西北東南角維而列。冬夏積雪)故此山東名為赤縣。雖云中國局對四岳而立名焉(約例陰陽宅經。凡宅中主勿犯。亦是一家之忌)至於山西南面。號曰天竺。山海經云。身毒之國軒轅氏居之(郭璞注云。即天竺也)彼土自分以為五國。中天竺國。天地之中。名既非邊四垂斯絕。據名以定中義存焉。
Genealogy of the Śākya Clan (釋迦氏譜)
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Tang · by 道宣撰
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The *Genealogy of the Śākya Clan* compiled by the eminent Tang dynasty Vinaya master Daoxuan is a crucial text for the study of the Buddha's life. Composed during the flourishing period of early Tang Buddhism, it aims to systematically trace the lineage origins and biographical events of Śākyamuni. Its contents encompass the complete genealogy of the Buddha, from his clan and family heritage, birth, spiritual cultivation, attainment of enlightenment, propagation of the Dharma, up to his parinirvāṇa, and also include chronological investigations and the transmission of the teachings. As an early biography of the Buddha authored by a patriarch of Chinese Buddhism, this work employs a rigorous historical and biographical style to establish an authoritative framework for the Buddha's lineage. It provides a classical model for later studies of the Buddha's life and holds a pioneering position in the fields of Buddhist historiography and biographical literature.