三迦葉中之摩訶迦葉也。是付法藏之第一祖,彼身有金色之光,故名飲光,又名金色迦葉,金色頭陀。
金色尊者; 金色頭陀 Names for Mahākāśyapa, as he is said to have 飲光 swallowed light, hence his golden hue.
一金色迦葉 即摩訶迦葉(梵 Mahā-kāśyapa)。彼身有金色之光,為頭陀行第一,故又稱大飲光、金色頭陀、金色尊者。乃付法藏之第一祖,古來禪家即以迦葉「拈花微笑」之故事傳誦不絕。(參閱「迦葉」5005)p4448