The audience did not understand the gesture . only mahakasyapa smiled with understanding at this revelation . this is the chinese ancient saying about " mahakasyapa smiling at the buddha holding up a flower " 有一天，释迦牟尼佛在灵山法会，手举一朵莲花，大众那个时候都不晓得是什么意思，只有摩诃迦叶会心微笑，我们中国讲拈花微笑。
The indian people were divided into four classes - the brahmans , the royal families or saints , at the upper end ; and slaves or labor workers , who were not learned and had no social status , at the other end 摩诃迦叶是跟释迦牟尼佛同时修行的，他的祖宗来自婆罗门。印度有四种等级：婆罗门，皇家，圣人，奴隶工人等没有工作学问及地位的那种人。
When mahakasyapa received news that the buddha was entering nirvana , he and five hundred other disciples rushed back to kusinayara to see him but arrived too late . a sad mahakasyapa walked around the buddha s golden coffin three times 佛入涅盘时，摩诃迦叶听到佛去涅盘的消息，他跟他的五百个弟子赶快到拘尸那梵文kusinagara去看佛，但是佛已经离开了。
The compilation of the scriptures marked the end of mahakasyapa s mission of delivering sentient beings . he summoned ananda and said , " when the buddha was about to go into nirvana , he instructed me to pass the method of opening the wisdom eye to you 摩诃迦叶集结经典圆满了以后，度众生的因缘已经圆满，他叫阿难来，说：如来刚刚要入涅盘的时候，有交代我把这个正法眼藏传给你。
" well , i respect your opinion , but you must find a girl who is the same color as i am , " mahakasyapa said to his parents . " she must radiate light , have a golden body , and look like me . only then will i marry , otherwise i will remain single ! 最后不得已，摩诃迦叶就跟父母讲：好，我尊重双亲的意见，但是应该找到一个女人，跟我一样颜色，同样也有光也有金身，看起来很相像，我才肯结婚，才值得。
The discovery of three ashokan pillars has revealed the native towns of three buddhas , namely : krakuchchand , kanakamuni , and shakyamuni at gotihawa , niglihawa , and lumbini respectively in the south - west terai regions of nepal 三座阿育王石碑在此竖立是彰显了与三尊佛陀有关的乡镇，分别是迦叶佛、卡纳卡牟尼佛与释迦牟尼佛分别在：歌帝哈瓦、尼格利哈瓦与蓝毗尼园，这些城镇都在尼泊尔的塔拉伊西南方。
Soon after shakyamuni buddha went into nirvana , mahakasyapa gathered together the high - level disciples of the buddha - the great saints - to compile scriptures for their fellow practitioners and the later generations . mahakasyapa and ananda have brought us immense benefits 释迦牟尼佛去涅盘了以后，摩诃迦叶马上集合释迦牟尼佛的那些大圣人大修行的徒弟，合起来一起写经，留给他们的同修跟后来的人看。
These disciples were usually by the buddha s side , their ample supply of food and clothes ensuring that they looked good and healthy , while the penniless mahakasyapa practiced asceticism in seclusion in the mountains . thus , the monks and nuns looked down upon him 因为他们跟释迦牟尼佛接近，当然有很好的供养，衣服很整很好看很漂亮，而摩诃迦叶孤孤单单在山上修苦行没钱，所以比丘比丘尼跟徒弟看不起他。
The name " mahakasyapa " means " absorbing all other light . " this means that mahakasyapa radiated such an intensely brilliant color of golden light that all other lights paled in comparison and seemed as though they had disappeared . so mahakasyapa means " great light " 摩诃迦叶的名字，我们中文翻译变成饮光，意思说因为他金身的光很大很强，涵盖过其它的光，让其它的光没有办法看得到，好像消失一样，所以摩诃迦叶意思说大光。
The colored statues are divided into four categories , namely , buddha , including sakyamuni , maitreya , bhaisajyaguru medicine buddha and amitabha ; bodhisattva , including avalokitesvara , manjusri , samantabhadra and bodhisattva the great power - coming ; disciples of the buddha , including ananda and kasyapa ; and heavenly warriors and earth deities 莫高窟的彩塑分为释迦弥勒药师阿弥陀等佛，观音文殊普贤大势到等菩萨，阿难迦叶等第子及天王地神等四类彩塑。
