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  1. Seven Dreams of Ananda Sutra (阿難七夢經)
  2. Seven Dreams of Ānanda Sutra (阿難七夢經)

Seven Dreams of Ananda Sutra (阿難七夢經)

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Eastern Jin · Source text translated by 竺曇無蘭

479 · about 2 min

The *Seven Dreams of Ananda Sutra*, translated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty by the Indian monk Zhu Tanwulan (Dharmarakṣa?), is included in the Taishō Tripiṭaka. This sutra records seven dreams recounted by the Buddha's disciple Ananda, with the Buddha interpreting each dream one by one, prophesying the future decline and revival of Buddhism. It involves warnings concerning monastic discipline and the evolution of the teachings. The text explicitly reveals phenomena of the Dharma-ending age, emphasizing the importance of upholding precepts and cultivating practice. As an important early Buddhist prophetic classic, it carries profound cautionary and instructive significance and is a key document for studying Buddhist eschatological thought.

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阿難七夢經
東晉天竺三藏竺曇無蘭譯
阿難在舍衛國,有七種夢,來問於佛:一者、陂池火炎滔天;二者、夢日月沒,星宿亦沒;三者、夢出家比丘轉在於不淨坑塹之中,在家白衣登頭而出;四者、夢群猪來觝揬栴檀林怪之;五者、夢頭戴須彌山,不以為重;六者、夢大象棄小象;七者、夢師子王名華撒,頭上有七毫毛,在地而死,一切禽獸見故怖畏,後見身中蟲出,然後食之。以此惡夢來問於佛。
佛時在舍衛國普會講堂上,與波斯匿王說法:苦、習、滅、得道為樂。見阿難憂色愁苦叵言,佛告阿難:「汝於夢者,皆為當來五濁惡世,不損汝也,何為憂色?
「第一夢:陂池火炎滔天者。當來比丘善心轉少,惡逆熾盛,共相殺害,不可稱計。
「第二夢者:日月沒,星宿亦沒。佛泥洹後,一切聲聞隨佛泥洹不在世,眾生眼滅。
「第三夢:出家比丘轉在於不淨坑塹之中,在家白衣登頭出者。當來比丘懷毒嫉妬,至相殺害,道士斬頭,白衣視之,諫訶不從,死入地獄;白衣精進,死生天上。
「第四夢者:群猪來觝揬栴檀林怪之者。當來白衣來入塔寺,誹謗眾僧,求其長短,破塔害僧。
「第五夢者:頭戴須彌山,不以為重者。佛泥洹後,阿難當為千阿羅漢出經之師,一句不忘,受悟亦多,不以為重。
「第六夢者:大象棄小象。將來邪見熾盛,壞我佛法,有德之人皆隱不現。
「第七夢:師子死者。佛泥洹後一千四百七十歲,我諸弟子修德之心,一切惡魔不得嬈亂;七毫者,七百歲後事。」
阿難七夢經

CBETA Code: T0494

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