Part 171 - The Sutra on Prince Sudana

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The Sūtra of Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏經 [tai zi xu da na jing]

Translated by Shamen Shengjian 沙門聖堅 [sha men sheng jian] of Western Qin 西秦 [xi qin] by Imperial Decree

tài zi xū dà ná jīng

xī qín shā mén shèng jiān fèng　zhào yì

tai zi xu da na jing

xi qin sha men sheng jian feng zhao yi

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[0418c21] Thus have I heard:

At one time, the Buddha 佛 [fu] was in Jetavana 祇洹 [qi huan] at Anāthapiṇḍika's Park 阿難邠坻阿藍 [a nan bin chi a lan] in the kingdom of Śrāvastī 舍衛國 [she wei guo]. He was seated in the center of the four assemblies of disciples, together with immeasurable bhikkhus 比丘 [bi qiu], bhikkhunīs 比丘尼 [bi qiu ni], upāsakas 優婆塞 [you po sai], and upāsikās 優婆夷 [you po yi]. At that time, the Buddha 佛 [fu] smiled, and five-colored light emanated from his mouth. Ānanda 阿難 [a nan] rose from his seat, straightened his clothes, clasped his hands, and knelt down, saying to the Buddha 佛 [fu]: "I have attended the Buddha 佛 [fu] for more than twenty years, and I have never seen the Buddha 佛 [fu] smile as he did today. Is the Buddha 佛 [fu] thinking of past, future, or present Buddhas 佛 [fu] today? Or does he have some special intention? I wish to hear about it."

[0418c21] wén rú shì:

yī shí fú zài shě wèi guó qí huán ā nán bīn chí ā lán. shí yǔ wú yāng shù bǐ qiū,, bǐ qiū ní,, yōu pó sāi,, yōu pó yí jù, zài sì bù dì zi zhōng yāng zuò. shí fú xiào, kǒu zhōng wǔ sè guāng chū. ā nán cóng zuò qǐ, zhěng yī fú, chā shǒu zhǎng guì, bái fú yán: “wǒ shì fú yǐ lái èr shí yú nián, wèi cháng jiàn fú xiào rú jīn rì yě. jīn fú wèi niàn guò qù,, dāng lái,, xiàn zài fú hū? dú dāng yǒu yì? yuàn yù wén zhī.”

[0418c21] wen ru shi:

yi shi fu zai she wei guo qi huan a nan bin chi a lan. shi yu wu yang shu bi qiu,, bi qiu ni,, you po sai,, you po yi ju, zai si bu di zi zhong yang zuo. shi fu xiao, kou zhong wu se guang chu. a nan cong zuo qi, zheng yi fu, cha shou zhang gui, bai fu yan: "wo shi fu yi lai er shi yu nian, wei chang jian fu xiao ru jin ri ye. jin fu wei nian guo qu,, dang lai,, xian zai fu hu? du dang you yi? yuan yu wen zhi."

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[0418c27] The Buddha 佛 [fu] said to Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]: "I am not thinking of past, future, or present Buddhas 佛 [fu]. I am thinking of the deeds of practicing Dāna Pāramitā 檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi] in the immeasurable asaṃkhyeya kalpas 阿僧祇劫 [a seng qi jie] of the past."

[0418c27] fú yǔ ā nán: “wǒ yì bù niàn qù lái jīn fú yě, wǒ zì niàn guò qù wú yāng shù ā sēng qí jié shí xíng tán bō luó mì shì ěr.”

[0418c27] fu yu a nan: "wo yi bu nian qu lai jin fu ye, wo zi nian guo qu wu yang shu a seng qi jie shi xing tan bo luo mi shi er."

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[0418c29] Ānanda 阿難 [a nan] asked the Buddha 佛 [fu]: "What are these deeds of practicing Dāna Pāramitā 檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]?"

[0418c29] ā nán wèn fú yán: “hé děng wèi xíng tán bō luó mì shì?”

[0418c29] a nan wen fu yan: "he deng wei xing tan bo luo mi shi?"

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[0419a01] The Buddha 佛 [fu] said: "In an immeasurable kalpa 劫 [jie] in the distant past, there was a great kingdom 國 [guo] named Yepa 葉波 [ye bo]. Its king 王 [wang] was named Śvetaparvata 濕波 [shi bo]. He governed the kingdom 國 [guo] with the Dharma 正法 [zheng fa], not oppressing the people. The king 王 [wang] had four thousand ministers 大臣 [da chen], presided over sixty small kingdoms 小國 [xiao guo], and eight hundred villages 聚落 [ju luo]. He had five hundred great white elephants. The king 王 [wang] had twenty thousand consorts 夫人 [fu ren], but no son. The king 王 [wang] prayed and offered sacrifices to various gods 諸神 [zhu shen] and mountains and rivers 山川 [shan chuan], and then a consort 夫人 [fu ren] conceived. The king 王 [wang] personally provided for the consort's 夫人 [fu ren] bed, dwelling, food, and drink, ensuring they were all fine and soft. After ten full months, a prince 太子 [tai zi] was born. The twenty thousand consorts 夫人 [fu ren] in the palace 宮中 [gong zhong] rejoiced and leaped with joy when they heard of the prince's 太子 [tai zi] birth, and their milk naturally flowed forth. Because of this, the prince 太子 [tai zi] was named Sudatta 須大拏 [xu da na]. There were four wet nurses to care for the prince 太子 [tai zi]: one nursed the prince 太子 [tai zi], one held the prince 太子 [tai zi], one bathed the prince 太子 [tai zi], and one took the prince 太子 [tai zi] out to play. When the prince 太子 [tai zi] reached the age of sixteen, he was proficient in writing, calculation, archery, charioteering, and all forms of ritual and music. The prince 太子 [tai zi] served his parents as he would a heavenly deity 天神 [tian shen]. The king 王 [wang] built a separate palace 宮室 [gong shi] for the prince 太子 [tai zi].

[0419a01] fú yán: “wǎng xī guò qù bù kě jì jié shí, yǒu dà guó míng wèi yè bō, qí wáng hào shī bō. yǐ zhèng fǎ zhì guó, bù wǎng rén mín. wáng yǒu sì qiān dà chén, zhǔ liù shí xiǎo guó,, bā bǎi jù luò. yǒu dà bái xiàng wǔ bǎi tóu. wáng yǒu èr wàn fū rén, le wú yǒu zi. wáng zì dǎo cí zhū shén jí shān chuān, fū rén biàn jué yǒu shēn. wáng zì gōng yǎng fū rén chuáng wò yǐn shí, jiē lìng xì ruǎn. zhì mǎn shí yuè biàn shēng tài zi. gōng zhōng èr wàn fū rén wén tài zi shēng, xī jiē huān xǐ yǒng yuè, rǔ dòng zì rán ér chū. yǐ shì zhī gù, biàn zì tài zi wèi xū dà ná. yǒu sì rǔ mǔ yǎng hù tài zi: zhōng yǒu rǔ tài zi zhě, zhōng yǒu bào tài zi zhě, zhōng yǒu xǐ yù tài zi zhě, zhōng yǒu jiāng tài zi xíng yóu xì zhě. tài zi zhì nián shí liù, shū jì shè yù jí zhū lǐ lè jiē xī bèi zú. tài zi chéng shì fù mǔ rú shì tiān shén, wáng wèi tài zi bié lì gōng shì.

[0419a01] fu yan: "wang xi guo qu bu ke ji jie shi, you da guo ming wei ye bo, qi wang hao shi bo. yi zheng fa zhi guo, bu wang ren min. wang you si qian da chen, zhu liu shi xiao guo,, ba bai ju luo. you da bai xiang wu bai tou. wang you er wan fu ren, le wu you zi. wang zi dao ci zhu shen ji shan chuan, fu ren bian jue you shen. wang zi gong yang fu ren chuang wo yin shi, jie ling xi ruan. zhi man shi yue bian sheng tai zi. gong zhong er wan fu ren wen tai zi sheng, xi jie huan xi yong yue, ru dong zi ran er chu. yi shi zhi gu, bian zi tai zi wei xu da na. you si ru mu yang hu tai zi: zhong you ru tai zi zhe, zhong you bao tai zi zhe, zhong you xi yu tai zi zhe, zhong you jiang tai zi xing you xi zhe. tai zi zhi nian shi liu, shu ji she yu ji zhu li le jie xi bei zu. tai zi cheng shi fu mu ru shi tian shen, wang wei tai zi bie li gong shi.

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[0419a13] "From a young age, the prince 太子 [tai zi] was always fond of giving alms 布施 [bu shi], wishing all living beings, including people, flying birds, and walking beasts, to constantly receive its blessings. Foolish people are stingy and unwilling to give alms 布施 [bu shi], deceiving themselves without benefit. Wise people in the world know that giving alms 布施 [bu shi] is a virtue. Those who practice giving alms 布施 [bu shi] are praised by past, future, and present Buddhas 佛 [fu], Pratyekabuddhas 辟支佛 [pi zhi fu], and Arhats 阿羅漢 [a luo han].

[0419a13] “tài zi shǎo xiǎo yǐ lái cháng hǎo bù shī, tiān xià rén mín jí fēi niǎo zǒu shòu, yuàn lìng zhòng shēng cháng dé qí fú. yú rén qiān tān bù kěn bù shī, yú huò zì qī wú yì yú jǐ, zhì zhě jū shì zé zhī bù shī wèi dé. bù shī zhī shì jiē wèi guò qù dāng lái jīn xiàn zài fú pì zhī fú,, ā luó hàn suǒ gòng chēng yù.

[0419a13] "tai zi shao xiao yi lai chang hao bu shi, tian xia ren min ji fei niao zou shou, yuan ling zhong sheng chang de qi fu. yu ren qian tan bu ken bu shi, yu huo zi qi wu yi yu ji, zhi zhe ju shi ze zhi bu shi wei de. bu shi zhi shi jie wei guo qu dang lai jin xian zai fu pi zhi fu,, a luo han suo gong cheng yu.

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[0419a18] "As the prince 太子 [tai zi] grew older, the great king 大王 [da wang] arranged a marriage for him. His consort 妃 [fei] was named Mandī 曼坻 [man chi], the daughter of a king 國王 [guo wang]. She was exquisitely beautiful, adorned with necklaces of marvelous lapis lazuli 琉璃 [liu li], gold, silver, and various other treasures. The prince 太子 [tai zi] had one son and one daughter. The prince 太子 [tai zi] reflected: 'I wish to perform the deeds of Dāna Pāramitā 檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi].' The prince 太子 [tai zi] reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'I wish to go out and observe.' The king 王 [wang] immediately assented. The prince 太子 [tai zi] then left the city. Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], transformed into poor, deaf, blind, and mute people, all along the roadside. When the prince 太子 [tai zi] saw them, he immediately turned his carriage back to the palace 宮 [gong], feeling deeply grieved and unhappy. The king 王 [wang] asked the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'You went out and returned, why are you unhappy?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'I just went out and saw poor, deaf, blind, and mute people, which is why I am grieved. I wish to ask the king 王 [wang] for one wish, I wonder if the great king 大王 [da wang] will grant it?' The king 王 [wang] replied to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Whatever you wish, ask for it. I will not go against your will.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I wish to take all the treasures from the great king's 大王 [da wang] central treasury and place them outside the four city gates and in the market for giving alms 布施 [bu shi], granting whatever anyone asks for without going against their wishes.' The king 王 [wang] said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Do as you wish, I will not go against you.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately ordered his attendants to transport the treasures and place them outside the four city gates and in the market for giving alms 布施 [bu shi], granting whatever anyone desired without going against their wishes. Everyone in the eight directions, high and low, heard of the prince's 太子 [tai zi] virtues. People from far and wide, some from a hundred li 里 [li], some from a thousand li 里 [li], and some from ten thousand li 里 [li] away, came. Those who wanted food were fed, those who wanted clothes were given them, and those who wanted gold, silver, and treasures were given them freely, whatever they wished for was granted without going against their wishes.

[0419a18] “tài zi nián suì zhǎng, dà wáng wèi nà fēi. fēi míng màn chí, guó wáng nǚ yě. duān zhèng wú shuāng, yǐ miào liú lí jīn yín zá bǎo yīng luò qí shēn. tài zi yǒu yī nán yī nǚ, tài zi zì sī wéi: ‘yù zuò tán bō luó mì shì.’ tài zi bái wáng: ‘yù chū yóu guān.’ wáng jí tīng zhī. tài zi biàn chū chéng. tiān wáng shì xià huà zuò pín qióng lóng máng yīn yǎ rén, xī zài dào biān. tài zi jiàn zhī, jí huí chē hái gōng, dà chóu yōu bù lè. wáng wèn tài zi: ‘chū yóu lái hái, hé gù bù lè?’ tài zi bái yán: ‘wǒ shì chū yóu, jiàn zhū pín qióng lóng máng yīn yǎ rén, shì gù chóu yōu ěr. wǒ yù cóng wáng qǐ qiú yī yuàn, bù shěn dà wáng dāng jiàn tīng bù?’ wáng dá tài zi: ‘yù yuàn hé děng, zài rǔ suǒ suǒ ěr. bù wéi rǔ yì.’ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ yuàn yù dé dà wáng zhōng cáng suǒ yǒu zhēn bǎo, zhì sì chéng mén wài jí zhe shì zhōng, yǐ yòng bù shī, zài suǒ qiú suǒ bù nì rén yì.’ wáng yǔ tài zi: ‘zì rǔ suǒ yù, bù wéi rǔ yě.’ tài zi jí shǐ bàng chén niǎn qǔ zhēn bǎo, zhe sì chéng mén wài jí zhe shì zhōng, yǐ yòng bù shī, zì rén suǒ yù bù nì rén yì. bā fāng shàng xià mò bù wén zhī tài zi gōng dé zhě, sì yuǎn rén mín yǒu cóng bǎi lǐ lái zhě,, qiān lǐ lái zhě,, wàn lǐ wài lái zhě. rén yù dé shí zhě sì zhī, yù dé yī zhě yǔ zhī, yù dé jīn yín zhēn bǎo zhě zì yì yǔ zhī, zài suǒ yù dé bù nì qí yì.

[0419a18] "tai zi nian sui zhang, da wang wei na fei. fei ming man chi, guo wang nu ye. duan zheng wu shuang, yi miao liu li jin yin za bao ying luo qi shen. tai zi you yi nan yi nu, tai zi zi si wei: 'yu zuo tan bo luo mi shi.' tai zi bai wang: 'yu chu you guan.' wang ji ting zhi. tai zi bian chu cheng. tian wang shi xia hua zuo pin qiong long mang yin ya ren, xi zai dao bian. tai zi jian zhi, ji hui che hai gong, da chou you bu le. wang wen tai zi: 'chu you lai hai, he gu bu le?' tai zi bai yan: 'wo shi chu you, jian zhu pin qiong long mang yin ya ren, shi gu chou you er. wo yu cong wang qi qiu yi yuan, bu shen da wang dang jian ting bu?' wang da tai zi: 'yu yuan he deng, zai ru suo suo er. bu wei ru yi.' tai zi yan: 'wo yuan yu de da wang zhong cang suo you zhen bao, zhi si cheng men wai ji zhe shi zhong, yi yong bu shi, zai suo qiu suo bu ni ren yi.' wang yu tai zi: 'zi ru suo yu, bu wei ru ye.' tai zi ji shi bang chen nian qu zhen bao, zhe si cheng men wai ji zhe shi zhong, yi yong bu shi, zi ren suo yu bu ni ren yi. ba fang shang xia mo bu wen zhi tai zi gong de zhe, si yuan ren min you cong bai li lai zhe,, qian li lai zhe,, wan li wai lai zhe. ren yu de shi zhe si zhi, yu de yi zhe yu zhi, yu de jin yin zhen bao zhe zi yi yu zhi, zai suo yu de bu ni qi yi.

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[0419b08] "At that time, there was an enemy kingdom 敵國怨家 [di guo yuan jia]. Hearing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] loved giving alms 布施 [bu shi] and granted whatever was asked for without going against wishes, they immediately gathered their ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] and Daoist priests 眾道士 [zhong dao shi] to deliberate, saying: 'The king 王 [wang] of Yepa 葉波 [ye bo] has a white elephant that walks on lotuses, named Sudīrgha 須檀延 [xu tan yan], which is very strong and good at fighting. Whenever it fights with other kingdoms 諸國 [zhu guo], this elephant always wins. Who can go and beg for it?' The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] all said: 'No one can go and get it.' Among them, there were eight Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi] who reported to the king 王 [wang], saying: 'We can go and beg for it. Provide us with provisions.' The king 王 [wang] immediately gave them provisions. The king 王 [wang] then said to them: 'Whoever can get the elephant, I will reward you heavily.'

[0419b08] “shí yǒu dí guó yuàn jiā, wén tài zi hǎo xǐ bù shī, zài suǒ qiú suǒ bù nì rén yì. jí huì zhū chén jí zhòng dào shì gòng jí yì yán: ‘yè bō guó wáng yǒu xíng lián huá shàng bái xiàng, míng xū tán yán, duō lì jiàn dòu. měi yǔ zhū guó gòng xiāng gōng fá, cǐ xiàng cháng shèng. shuí néng wǎng qǐ zhě?’ zhū chén xián yán: ‘wú néng wǎng dé zhě.’ zhōng yǒu dào shì bā rén, jí bái wáng yán: ‘wǒ néng wǎng qǐ zhī. dāng gěi wǒ zī liáng.’ wáng jí gěi zhī. wáng biàn yǔ yán: ‘néng dé xiàng zhě, wǒ zhòng shǎng rǔ.’

[0419b08] "shi you di guo yuan jia, wen tai zi hao xi bu shi, zai suo qiu suo bu ni ren yi. ji hui zhu chen ji zhong dao shi gong ji yi yan: 'ye bo guo wang you xing lian hua shang bai xiang, ming xu tan yan, duo li jian dou. mei yu zhu guo gong xiang gong fa, ci xiang chang sheng. shui neng wang qi zhe?' zhu chen xian yan: 'wu neng wang de zhe.' zhong you dao shi ba ren, ji bai wang yan: 'wo neng wang qi zhi. dang gei wo zi liang.' wang ji gei zhi. wang bian yu yan: 'neng de xiang zhe, wo zhong shang ru.'

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[0419b15] "The eight Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi] then set off with their staffs, traversing mountains and rivers to reach the kingdom of Yepa 葉波國 [ye bo guo]. When they arrived at the prince's 太子 [tai zi] palace 宮 [gong] gate, they all leaned on their staffs and stood on one leg facing the gate. The gatekeeper then entered and reported to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'There are Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi] outside, all leaning on their staffs and standing on one leg. They say they have come from afar and wish to ask for something.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] was greatly pleased when he heard this, and went out to meet them, bowing to them as a son would to his father. He then greeted them, saying: 'Where have you come from? Was your journey arduous? What do you seek, and why are you standing on one leg?' The eight Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi] said: 'We have heard that the prince 太子 [tai zi] loves giving alms 布施 [bu shi] and grants whatever is asked for without going against wishes. The prince's 太子 [tai zi] name has spread in all eight directions, reaching up to the azure heaven and down to the yellow springs. The virtue of giving alms 布施 [bu shi] is immeasurable, and everyone, near and far, sings its praises. People say that the prince 太子 [tai zi] is truly not deceptive. Now, as a son of gods and humans 天人之子 [tian ren zhi zi], what gods and humans 天人 [tian ren] say is never false. If the prince 太子 [tai zi] can truly give alms 布施 [bu shi] without going against wishes, we wish to beg for the white elephant that walks on lotuses.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] then led them to the elephant stable and told them to take an elephant. The eight Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi] said: 'We only want the white elephant that walks on lotuses, named Sudīrgha 須檀延 [xu tan yan].' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'This great white elephant is greatly cherished by my royal father 父王 [fu wang]. The king 王 [wang] regards this white elephant as he regards me, without difference. I cannot give it to you. If I give it to you, I will displease my royal father 父王 [fu wang], and I might even be exiled from the kingdom 國 [guo] because of this elephant.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] then reflected: 'I previously made a vow that I would give alms 布施 [bu shi] whatever was asked for without going against wishes. If I do not give it now, I will violate my original intention. If I do not give this elephant, how can I attain the supreme and equal degree of enlightenment? I will give it, to fulfill my supreme and equal degree of enlightenment.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'Yes! Excellent! I will give it to you.' He then ordered his attendants to quickly bring out the elephant, adorned with a golden saddle. The prince 太子 [tai zi] held water in his left hand to wash the Daoist priests' 道士 [dao shi] hands, and with his right hand, led the elephant and handed it over to them. The eight people, having received the elephant, invoked blessings upon the prince 太子 [tai zi]. After the blessings were finished, they rode the white elephant away with joy.

[0419b15] “dào shì bā rén jí xíng chí zhàng, yuǎn shè shān chuān yì yè bō guó. zhì tài zi gōng mén, jù zhǔ zhàng, qiào yī jiǎo xiàng mén ér lì. shí shǒu mén zhě rù bái tài zi: ‘wài yǒu dào shì, xī jiē zhǔ zhàng, jù qiào yī jiǎo zhù. zì shuō yán: “gù cóng yuǎn lái, yù yǒu suǒ qǐ.” ’ tài zi wén zhī shén dà huān xǐ, biàn chū yíng zhī, qián wèi zuò lǐ, rú zi jiàn fù, yīn xiāng láo wèn: ‘hé suǒ cóng lái? xíng dào dé wú qín kǔ? yù hé suǒ qiú suǒ, yòng yī jiǎo wèi qiào hū?’ dào shì bā rén yán: ‘wǒ wén tài zi hǎo xǐ bù shī, zài suǒ qiú suǒ bù nì rén yì. tài zi míng zì liú wén bā fāng, shàng chè cāng tiān,, xià zhì huáng quán, bù shī zhī dé gōng bù kě liàng, yuǎn jìn gē sòng mò bù wén zhī. rén shuō tài zi shí bù xū yě. jīn wèi tiān rén zhī zi, tiān rén suǒ yán zhōng bù qī yě. rú jīn tài zi shěn néng bù shī bù nì rén yì zhě, yù cóng tài zi qǐ gài xíng lián huā shàng bái xiàng.’ tài zi jí jiāng zhì xiàng jiù zhōng, lìng qǔ yī xiàng qù. dào shì bā rén yán: ‘wǒ zhèng yù dé xíng lián huá shàng bái xiàng, míng xū tán yán zhě.’ tài zi yán: ‘cǐ dà bái xiàng shì wǒ fù wáng zhī suǒ ài zhòng, wáng shì bái xiàng rú shì wǒ wú yì. bù kě yǔ qīng. ruò yǔ qīng zhě, wǒ jí shī fù wáng yì, huò néng zuò cǐ xiàng zhú wǒ lìng chū guó.’ tài zi jí zì wéi niàn: ‘wǒ qián yǒu yào yuàn, zài suǒ bù shī bù nì rén yì. jīn bù yǔ zhě, wéi wǒ běn xīn. ruò bù yǐ cǐ xiàng shī zhě, hé cóng dāng dé wú shàng píng děng dù yì. tīng dāng yǔ zhī, yǐ chéng wǒ wú shàng píng děng dù yì.’ tài zi yán: ‘nuò! dà shàn! yuàn yǐ xiāng yǔ.’ jí chì zuǒ yòu. bèi xiàng jīn ān jí qiān lái chū. tài zi zuǒ shǒu chí shuǐ zǎo dào shì shǒu, yòu shǒu qiān xiàng yǐ shòu yǔ zhī. bā rén dé xiàng jí zhòu yuàn tài zi, zhòu yuàn bì yǐ, lèi qí bái xiàng huān xǐ ér qù.

[0419b15] "dao shi ba ren ji xing chi zhang, yuan she shan chuan yi ye bo guo. zhi tai zi gong men, ju zhu zhang, qiao yi jiao xiang men er li. shi shou men zhe ru bai tai zi: 'wai you dao shi, xi jie zhu zhang, ju qiao yi jiao zhu. zi shuo yan: "gu cong yuan lai, yu you suo qi." ' tai zi wen zhi shen da huan xi, bian chu ying zhi, qian wei zuo li, ru zi jian fu, yin xiang lao wen: 'he suo cong lai? xing dao de wu qin ku? yu he suo qiu suo, yong yi jiao wei qiao hu?' dao shi ba ren yan: 'wo wen tai zi hao xi bu shi, zai suo qiu suo bu ni ren yi. tai zi ming zi liu wen ba fang, shang che cang tian,, xia zhi huang quan, bu shi zhi de gong bu ke liang, yuan jin ge song mo bu wen zhi. ren shuo tai zi shi bu xu ye. jin wei tian ren zhi zi, tian ren suo yan zhong bu qi ye. ru jin tai zi shen neng bu shi bu ni ren yi zhe, yu cong tai zi qi gai xing lian hua shang bai xiang.' tai zi ji jiang zhi xiang jiu zhong, ling qu yi xiang qu. dao shi ba ren yan: 'wo zheng yu de xing lian hua shang bai xiang, ming xu tan yan zhe.' tai zi yan: 'ci da bai xiang shi wo fu wang zhi suo ai zhong, wang shi bai xiang ru shi wo wu yi. bu ke yu qing. ruo yu qing zhe, wo ji shi fu wang yi, huo neng zuo ci xiang zhu wo ling chu guo.' tai zi ji zi wei nian: 'wo qian you yao yuan, zai suo bu shi bu ni ren yi. jin bu yu zhe, wei wo ben xin. ruo bu yi ci xiang shi zhe, he cong dang de wu shang ping deng du yi. ting dang yu zhi, yi cheng wo wu shang ping deng du yi.' tai zi yan: 'nuo! da shan! yuan yi xiang yu.' ji chi zuo you. bei xiang jin an ji qian lai chu. tai zi zuo shou chi shui zao dao shi shou, you shou qian xiang yi shou yu zhi. ba ren de xiang ji zhou yuan tai zi, zhou yuan bi yi, lei qi bai xiang huan xi er qu.

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[0419c11] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] said to the Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi]: 'You must leave quickly. If the king 王 [wang] knows, he will surely pursue you and take it back.' The eight Daoist priests 道士 [dao shi] then left quickly.

[0419c11] “tài zi yǔ dào shì yán: ‘qīng sù jí qù. wáng ruò zhī zhě, biàn néng zhuī zhú duó qīng.’ shí dào shì bā rén jí biàn jí qù.

[0419c11] "tai zi yu dao shi yan: 'qing su ji qu. wang ruo zhi zhe, bian neng zhui zhu duo qing.' shi dao shi ba ren ji bian ji qu.

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[0419c12] "The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] in the kingdom 國 [guo] heard that the prince 太子 [tai zi] had given the white elephant to the enemy, and they were all greatly alarmed, falling from their beds, full of sorrow and unhappiness, thinking: 'The state 國家 [guo jia] relies only on this elephant to repel enemy kingdoms 敵國 [di guo].' All the ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] went to report to the king 王 [wang]: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] has given the kingdom's 國中 [guo zhong] treasure, the elephant that repels enemies, to the enemy.' The king 王 [wang] was astonished when he heard this. The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] again reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'The reason the king 王 [wang] has gained the realm 天下 [tian xia] is because of this elephant. This elephant is stronger than sixty elephants, but the prince 太子 [tai zi] gave it to the enemy. We fear that the kingdom 國 [guo] will be lost. What should be done? The prince 太子 [tai zi] gives alms so freely that the central treasury is daily emptied. Your ministers 臣 [chen] fear that the entire kingdom 國 [guo] and his wife and children will all be given away.' The king 王 [wang] was even more displeased when he heard these words.

[0419c12] “guó zhōng zhū chén wén tài zi yǐ bái xiàng bù shī yuàn jiā, jiē dà jīng bù, cóng chuáng ér duò chóu yōu bù lè, niàn yán: ‘guó jiā dàn hù cǐ xiàng yǐ què dí guó ěr.’ zhū chén jiē wǎng bái wáng: ‘tài zi yǐ guó zhōng què dí zhī bǎo xiàng, bù shī yuàn jiā.’ wáng wén è rán. chén fù bái wáng: ‘jīn wáng suǒ yǐ dé tiān xià zhě. yǒu cǐ xiàng gù. cǐ xiàng shèng yú liù shí xiàng lì, ér tài zi yòng yǔ yuàn jiā, kǒng jiāng shī guó. dāng rú zhī hé? tài zi rú shì zì zì bù shī, zhōng cáng rì kōng. chén kǒng jǔ guó jí qí qī zi jiē yǐ yǔ rén.’ wáng wén shì yǔ. yì dà bù lè.

[0419c12] "guo zhong zhu chen wen tai zi yi bai xiang bu shi yuan jia, jie da jing bu, cong chuang er duo chou you bu le, nian yan: 'guo jia dan hu ci xiang yi que di guo er.' zhu chen jie wang bai wang: 'tai zi yi guo zhong que di zhi bao xiang, bu shi yuan jia.' wang wen e ran. chen fu bai wang: 'jin wang suo yi de tian xia zhe. you ci xiang gu. ci xiang sheng yu liu shi xiang li, er tai zi yong yu yuan jia, kong jiang shi guo. dang ru zhi he? tai zi ru shi zi zi bu shi, zhong cang ri kong. chen kong ju guo ji qi qi zi jie yi yu ren.' wang wen shi yu. yi da bu le.

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[0419c21] "The king 王 [wang] called a minister 一臣 [yi chen] and asked him: 'Did the prince 太子 [tai zi] truly give the white elephant to the enemy?' The minister 臣 [chen] replied to the king 王 [wang]: 'He truly gave it.' The king 王 [wang] was even more greatly alarmed when he heard the minister's 臣 [chen] words, falling from his bed, fainting and unconscious. Cold water was sprinkled on him, and after a long time, he regained consciousness. The twenty thousand consorts 夫人 [fu ren] were also all unhappy. The king 王 [wang] and the ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] deliberated together, saying: 'What should we do with the prince 太子 [tai zi]?' One minister 一臣 [yi chen] said: 'Whoever enters the elephant stable with their foot, their foot should be cut off; whoever leads the elephant with their hand, their hand should be cut off; whoever looks at the elephant with their eye, their eye should be gouged out.' Some said: 'His head should be cut off.' The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] deliberated and each spoke thus. The king 王 [wang] was deeply grieved when he heard these words, and said to his ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen]: 'My son greatly loves the Dharma 道 [dao] and delights in giving alms 布施 [bu shi] to people. How can we forbid and imprison him?' Among them, there was a great minister 大臣 [da chen] who thought that the ministers' 諸臣 [zhu chen] deliberations were inappropriate. The king 王 [wang] had only this one son, whom he loved and cherished greatly. How could they wish to mutilate him and harbor such thoughts? The great minister 大臣 [da chen] reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'Your minister 臣 [chen] also dares not make the great king 大王 [da wang] forbid and imprison the prince 太子 [tai zi], but only exile him from the kingdom 國 [guo], placing him in the mountain wilderness for about twelve years, to make him feel ashamed.'

[0419c21] “wáng hū yī chén ér wèn zhī yuē: ‘tài zi shěn chí bái xiàng yǔ yuàn jiā bù?’ chén dá wáng yán: ‘shí yǐ yǔ zhī.’ wáng wén chén yán nǎi gèng dà jīng, cóng chuáng ér duò mèn bù zhī rén. yǐ lěng shuǐ sǎ zhī, liáng jiǔ nǎi sū. èr wàn fū rén yì jiē bù lè. wáng yǔ zhū chén gòng yì yán: ‘dāng nài tài zi hé?’ zhōng yǒu yī chén yán: ‘yǐ jiǎo rù xiàng jiù zhōng zhě, dāng jié qí jiǎo； shǒu qiān xiàng zhě, dāng jié qí shǒu； yǎn shì xiàng zhě, dāng tiāo qí yǎn.’ huò yán: ‘dāng duàn qí tóu.’ zhū chén gòng yì gè yán rú shì. wáng wén cǐ yǔ shén dà chóu yōu, yǔ zhū chén yán: ‘ér dà hǎo dào xī bù shī rén, nài hé jìn zhǐ jū bì zhī yě.’ zhōng yǒu yī dà chén, xián zhū chén yì bù dāng ěr yě. wáng wéi yǒu shì yī zi ěr, shén ài zhòng zhī. yún hé yù xíng cán, nǎi shēng shì xīn yé? dà chén bái wáng yán: ‘chén yì bù gǎn shǐ dà wáng jìn zhǐ jū bì tài zi yě, dàn zhú lìng chū guó, zhì yě tián shān zhōng shí èr nián xǔ, dāng shǐ cán kuì.’

[0419c21] "wang hu yi chen er wen zhi yue: 'tai zi shen chi bai xiang yu yuan jia bu?' chen da wang yan: 'shi yi yu zhi.' wang wen chen yan nai geng da jing, cong chuang er duo men bu zhi ren. yi leng shui sa zhi, liang jiu nai su. er wan fu ren yi jie bu le. wang yu zhu chen gong yi yan: 'dang nai tai zi he?' zhong you yi chen yan: 'yi jiao ru xiang jiu zhong zhe, dang jie qi jiao; shou qian xiang zhe, dang jie qi shou; yan shi xiang zhe, dang tiao qi yan.' huo yan: 'dang duan qi tou.' zhu chen gong yi ge yan ru shi. wang wen ci yu shen da chou you, yu zhu chen yan: 'er da hao dao xi bu shi ren, nai he jin zhi ju bi zhi ye.' zhong you yi da chen, xian zhu chen yi bu dang er ye. wang wei you shi yi zi er, shen ai zhong zhi. yun he yu xing can, nai sheng shi xin ye? da chen bai wang yan: 'chen yi bu gan shi da wang jin zhi ju bi tai zi ye, dan zhu ling chu guo, zhi ye tian shan zhong shi er nian xu, dang shi can kui.'

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[0420a08] "The king 王 [wang] immediately followed the words of this minister 大臣 [da chen], and immediately sent an envoy to summon and ask the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Did you give the white elephant to the enemy?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'I truly gave it.' The king 王 [wang] asked the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Why did you give my white elephant to the enemy without telling me?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'I had already made a vow with the king 王 [wang] that whatever I gave alms, I would not go against people's wishes, which is why I did not tell the king 王 [wang].' The king 王 [wang] said: 'What was vowed before referred to treasures. How does the white elephant fit into that?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'All these are the king's 王 [wang] possessions, why should it not be included?' The king 王 [wang] said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Leave the kingdom 國 [guo] quickly, I will send you to Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan] for twelve years.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'I dare not disobey the great king's 大王 [da wang] command. I wish to give alms for seven more days to fulfill my humble intention, and then I will leave the kingdom 國 [guo].' The king 王 [wang] said: 'It is precisely because your giving alms 布施 [bu shi] is too extreme, emptying my national treasury 國藏 [guo cang], and losing my treasure that repels enemies, that I am exiling you. You cannot stay to give alms 布施 [bu shi] for seven more days. Leave quickly, I will not allow it.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'I dare not disobey the great king's 大王 [da wang] command. Now I have my own private wealth, and I wish to give alms 布施 [bu shi] until it is exhausted, and then I will leave. I dare not trouble the state's 國家 [guo jia] treasures again.' The twenty thousand consorts 夫人 [fu ren] together went to the king 王 [wang] and requested to keep the prince 太子 [tai zi] to give alms 布施 [bu shi] for seven days before allowing him to leave the kingdom 國 [guo]. The king 王 [wang] immediately assented.

[0420a08] “wáng jí suí cǐ dà chén suǒ yán, jí qiǎn shǐ zhě zhào wèn tài zi: ‘rǔ chí bái xiàng yǔ yuàn jiā bù?’ tài zi bái wáng: ‘shí yǐ yǔ zhī.’ wáng wèn tài zi: ‘rǔ jīn hé gù, chí wǒ bái xiàng yǐ yǔ yuàn jiā, ér bù bái wǒ?’ tài zi bái yán: ‘qián yǐ yǔ wáng zì yǒu yào lìng, zhū suǒ bù shī bù nì rén yì, shì yǐ bù bái wáng ěr.’ wáng yán: ‘qián suǒ yào zhě, zì wèi zhēn bǎo. bái xiàng hé yù?’ tài zi bào yán: ‘cǐ jiē shì wáng zhī suǒ yǒu wù, hé dé dú bù zài zhōng yé?’ wáng yǔ tài zi: ‘sù chū guó qù, xǐ rǔ zhe tán tè shān zhōng shí èr nián.’ tài zi bái wáng yán: ‘bù gǎn wéi lì dà wáng jiào lìng, yuàn fù bù shī qī rì zhǎn wǒ wēi xīn, nǎi chū guó qù.’ wáng yán: ‘zhèng zuò rǔ bù shī tài jù, kōng wǒ guó cáng, shī wǒ què dí zhī bǎo, gù zhú rǔ ěr. bù dé fù zhù bù shī qī rì, sù jí chū qù, bù tīng rǔ yě.’ tài zi bái wáng yán: ‘bù gǎn wéi lì dà wáng jiào lìng. jīn wǒ zì yǒu sī cái, yuàn dé bù shī, jǐn zhī nǎi qù. bù gǎn fù fán guó jiā cái bǎo.’ èr wàn fū rén gòng yì wáng suǒ, qǐng liú tài zi bù shī qī rì nǎi lìng chū guó. wáng jí tīng zhī.

[0420a08] "wang ji sui ci da chen suo yan, ji qian shi zhe zhao wen tai zi: 'ru chi bai xiang yu yuan jia bu?' tai zi bai wang: 'shi yi yu zhi.' wang wen tai zi: 'ru jin he gu, chi wo bai xiang yi yu yuan jia, er bu bai wo?' tai zi bai yan: 'qian yi yu wang zi you yao ling, zhu suo bu shi bu ni ren yi, shi yi bu bai wang er.' wang yan: 'qian suo yao zhe, zi wei zhen bao. bai xiang he yu?' tai zi bao yan: 'ci jie shi wang zhi suo you wu, he de du bu zai zhong ye?' wang yu tai zi: 'su chu guo qu, xi ru zhe tan te shan zhong shi er nian.' tai zi bai wang yan: 'bu gan wei li da wang jiao ling, yuan fu bu shi qi ri zhan wo wei xin, nai chu guo qu.' wang yan: 'zheng zuo ru bu shi tai ju, kong wo guo cang, shi wo que di zhi bao, gu zhu ru er. bu de fu zhu bu shi qi ri, su ji chu qu, bu ting ru ye.' tai zi bai wang yan: 'bu gan wei li da wang jiao ling. jin wo zi you si cai, yuan de bu shi, jin zhi nai qu. bu gan fu fan guo jia cai bao.' er wan fu ren gong yi wang suo, qing liu tai zi bu shi qi ri nai ling chu guo. wang ji ting zhi.

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[0420a23] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] then ordered his attendants to widely proclaim to all four directions that anyone who desired wealth should come to the palace 宮 [gong] gate and receive whatever they wished. People's wealth cannot be kept forever; it will eventually be destroyed and scattered. People from all four directions came to the gate. The prince 太子 [tai zi] prepared food for them, and gave them treasures, allowing them to leave as they pleased. After seven days, all the wealth was exhausted, the poor became rich, and the myriad people rejoiced.

[0420a23] “tài zi biàn shǐ zuǒ yòu pǔ gào sì yuǎn, qí yǒu yù dé cái wù zhě, xī yì gōng mén suí suǒ yù dé. rén yǒu cái wù bù kě cháng bǎo, huì dāng huài sàn. sì fāng rén mín jiē lái yì mén, tài zi wèi shè fàn shí, shī yǔ zhēn bǎo zì yì ér qù. qī rì cái jǐn, pín zhě dé fù, wàn mín huān lè.

[0420a23] "tai zi bian shi zuo you pu gao si yuan, qi you yu de cai wu zhe, xi yi gong men sui suo yu de. ren you cai wu bu ke chang bao, hui dang huai san. si fang ren min jie lai yi men, tai zi wei she fan shi, shi yu zhen bao zi yi er qu. qi ri cai jin, pin zhe de fu, wan min huan le.

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[0420a28] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] said to his wife 妻 [qi]: 'Quickly arise and listen to me. The great king 大王 [da wang] is now exiling me to Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan] for twelve years.' The consort 妃 [fei] was startled and rose quickly when she heard the prince's 太子 [tai zi] words, saying to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'What offense have you committed that the king 王 [wang] should go to such an extent?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'Because I gave alms 布施 [bu shi] too excessively, emptying the national treasury 國藏 [guo cang], and gave the strong white elephant to the enemy. The king 王 [wang] and his attendants, for this reason, are angry and have exiled me.' Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] said: 'May the kingdom 國 [guo] be abundant and overflowing, and may the great king 大王 [da wang] and all his attendants, officials, and people, great and small, be endlessly prosperous and happy. We should only diligently seek the Path 道 [dao] together in the mountain.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'It is difficult to maintain one's resolve in the terrifying mountain. Tigers and wolves are very fearsome. You are accustomed to comfort and pleasure, how can you endure this? In the palace 宮 [gong], your clothes are fine and soft, you sleep under curtains, and your food and drink are delicious, satisfying all your desires. Now, in the mountain, you will sleep on grass mats and eat fruits and berries. How can you enjoy this? Moreover, there is much wind, rain, thunder, lightning, fog, and dew, making one's hair stand on end. When it is cold, it is extremely cold; when it is hot, it is extremely hot. Trees cannot be relied upon, and the ground has thorns, gravel, and poisonous insects. How can you endure this?' Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] said: 'What good are these fine and soft curtains, delicious food and drink, if I am separated from the prince 太子 [tai zi]? I can never leave you. I must accompany the prince 太子 [tai zi]. A king 王者 [wang zhe] uses a banner as his standard, fire uses smoke as its standard, and a woman uses her husband as her standard. I rely only on the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The prince 太子 [tai zi] is my heaven. When the prince 太子 [tai zi] was in the kingdom 國 [guo], giving alms to people far and wide, I always shared it with the prince 太子 [tai zi]. Now that the prince 太子 [tai zi] is going far away, if someone comes to beg, how should I respond? I heard that when people came to seek the prince 太子 [tai zi], I would surely die without doubt.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I love giving alms 布施 [bu shi] without going against wishes. If someone asks me for my son or daughter, I cannot refuse. If you do not obey my words, you will disrupt my good intentions, so you do not need to go.' Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] said: 'I will follow the prince 太子 [tai zi] wherever you give alms, without faltering. No one in the world gives alms as much as the prince 太子 [tai zi].' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'If you can do that, it is very good.'

[0420a28] “tài zi yǔ qí qī: ‘jí qǐ, tīng wǒ yán. dà wáng jīn zhú wǒ zhe tán tè shān zhōng shí èr nián.’ fēi wén tài zi yán, è rán jīng qǐ, bái tài zi: ‘yǒu hé guò jiù ér wáng nǎi dāng zhì shì hū?’ tài zi bào yán: ‘yòng wǒ bù shī tài jù, kōng xū guó cáng, yǐ jiàn bái xiàng shī yǔ yuàn jiā. wáng jí bàng chén yòng shì zhī gù, huì gòng zhú wǒ ěr.’ màn chí yán: ‘shǐ guó fēng yì, yuàn lìng dà wáng jí zhū bàng chén lì mín dà xiǎo fù lè wú jí, dàn dāng nǔ lì gòng yú shān zhōng qín qiú dào ěr.’ tài zi yán: ‘rén zài shān zhōng kǒng bù zhī chù, zhì nán wèi xīn. hǔ láng měng shòu dà kě wèi yě. rǔ guàn jiāo lè, hé néng rěn shì? rǔ zài gōng zhōng, yī jí xì ruǎn zhǐ zé wéi zhàng, yǐn shí gān měi zì kǒu suǒ yù. jīn zài shān zhōng wò zé cǎo rù, shí zé guǒ luǒ. rǔ hé néng lè shì? yòu duō fēng yǔ léi diàn wù lù, shǐ rén máo shù. hán zé dà hán,, rè zé dà rè. shù mù zhī jiān bù kě yī zhǐ, jiā de yǒu jí [niàn/lí] lì shí dú chóng, rǔ hé néng rěn shì?’ màn chí yán: ‘wǒ dāng yòng shì xì ruǎn wéi zhàng gān měi yǐn shí wèi, ér yǔ tài zi bié hū? wǒ zhōng bù néng xiāng yuǎn lí yě. huì dāng yǔ tài zi xiāng suí qù ěr. wáng zhě yǐ fān wèi zhì, huǒ zhě yǐ yān wèi zhì, fù rén zhě yǐ fū wèi zhì, wǒ dàn hù tài zi ěr. tài zi zhě wǒ zhī suǒ tiān. tài zi zài guó shí, bù shī sì yuǎn rén, wǒ cháng yǔ tài zi gòng zhī. jīn tài zi yuǎn qù, ruò yǒu rén lái qǐ zhě, wǒ dāng yīng zhī yún hé? wǒ wén rén lái qiú tài zi shí, wǒ dāng gǎn sǐ hé yí.’ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ hǎo bù shī bù nì rén yì, yǒu rén cóng wǒ qǐ ér suǒ nǚ zhě, wǒ zé bù néng bù yǔ zhī. rǔ ruò bù shùn wǒ yán, zé luàn wǒ shàn xīn, kě bù xū qù.’ màn chí yán: ‘tīng suí tài zi zài suǒ bù shī mò xiè, shì jiān bù shī wèi yǒu rú tài zi zhě yě.’ tài zi yán: ‘rǔ néng ěr zhě, shén dà shàn.’

[0420a28] "tai zi yu qi qi: 'ji qi, ting wo yan. da wang jin zhu wo zhe tan te shan zhong shi er nian.' fei wen tai zi yan, e ran jing qi, bai tai zi: 'you he guo jiu er wang nai dang zhi shi hu?' tai zi bao yan: 'yong wo bu shi tai ju, kong xu guo cang, yi jian bai xiang shi yu yuan jia. wang ji bang chen yong shi zhi gu, hui gong zhu wo er.' man chi yan: 'shi guo feng yi, yuan ling da wang ji zhu bang chen li min da xiao fu le wu ji, dan dang nu li gong yu shan zhong qin qiu dao er.' tai zi yan: 'ren zai shan zhong kong bu zhi chu, zhi nan wei xin. hu lang meng shou da ke wei ye. ru guan jiao le, he neng ren shi? ru zai gong zhong, yi ji xi ruan zhi ze wei zhang, yin shi gan mei zi kou suo yu. jin zai shan zhong wo ze cao ru, shi ze guo luo. ru he neng le shi? you duo feng yu lei dian wu lu, shi ren mao shu. han ze da han,, re ze da re. shu mu zhi jian bu ke yi zhi, jia de you ji [nian/li] li shi du chong, ru he neng ren shi?' man chi yan: 'wo dang yong shi xi ruan wei zhang gan mei yin shi wei, er yu tai zi bie hu? wo zhong bu neng xiang yuan li ye. hui dang yu tai zi xiang sui qu er. wang zhe yi fan wei zhi, huo zhe yi yan wei zhi, fu ren zhe yi fu wei zhi, wo dan hu tai zi er. tai zi zhe wo zhi suo tian. tai zi zai guo shi, bu shi si yuan ren, wo chang yu tai zi gong zhi. jin tai zi yuan qu, ruo you ren lai qi zhe, wo dang ying zhi yun he? wo wen ren lai qiu tai zi shi, wo dang gan si he yi.' tai zi yan: 'wo hao bu shi bu ni ren yi, you ren cong wo qi er suo nu zhe, wo ze bu neng bu yu zhi. ru ruo bu shun wo yan, ze luan wo shan xin, ke bu xu qu.' man chi yan: 'ting sui tai zi zai suo bu shi mo xie, shi jian bu shi wei you ru tai zi zhe ye.' tai zi yan: 'ru neng er zhe, shen da shan.'

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[0420b25] "The prince 太子 [tai zi], with his consort 妃 [fei] and their two children, went to their mother 母 [mu] to bid farewell, saying to their mother 母 [mu]: 'Please frequently advise the great king 大王 [da wang] to govern the kingdom 國 [guo] with the Dharma 正法 [zheng fa], and not to unjustly oppress the people.' The mother 母 [mu] was greatly moved and saddened when she heard the prince's 太子 [tai zi] farewell. She said to her attendants: 'My body is like stone, my heart like steel. I have served the great king 大王 [da wang] without fault. Now I have only one son, and he is leaving me. How can my heart not break and die? My son was in my womb, like a tree leaf growing day and night. I raised him, and now that he has grown, he is leaving me. All the consorts 夫人 [fu ren] will be happy, and my king 王 [wang] will no longer respect me. If heaven does not go against my wish, may my son quickly return to the kingdom 國 [guo].' The prince 太子 [tai zi], with his consort 妃 [fei] and their two children, bowed to their parents and then departed.

[0420b25] “tài zi yǔ fēi jí qí èr zi, gòng zhì mǔ suǒ cí bié yù qù, bái qí mǔ yán: ‘yuàn shù jiàn dà wáng, yǐ zhèng fǎ zhì guó, mò xié kuáng rén mín.’ mǔ wén tài zi cí bié rú shì, jí gǎn jiǎo bēi āi. yǔ bàng rén yán: ‘wǒ shēn rú shí,, xīn rú gāng tiě, fèng shì dà wáng wèi cháng yǒu guò. jīn wéi yǒu yī zi ér shě wǒ qù, wǒ xīn hé néng bù pò liè ér sǐ yé? ér zài fù zhōng, rú shù mù yè rì yè zhǎng dà, yǎng zi shì dà ér shě wǒ qù. zhū fū rén jiē dāng kuài, wǒ wáng bù fù jìng wǒ. tiān bù wéi wǒ yuàn zhě, shǐ wǒ zi sù lái hái guó ěr.’ tài zi yǔ fēi jí qí èr zi, jù wèi fù mǔ zuò lǐ, yú shì ér qù.

[0420b25] "tai zi yu fei ji qi er zi, gong zhi mu suo ci bie yu qu, bai qi mu yan: 'yuan shu jian da wang, yi zheng fa zhi guo, mo xie kuang ren min.' mu wen tai zi ci bie ru shi, ji gan jiao bei ai. yu bang ren yan: 'wo shen ru shi,, xin ru gang tie, feng shi da wang wei chang you guo. jin wei you yi zi er she wo qu, wo xin he neng bu po lie er si ye? er zai fu zhong, ru shu mu ye ri ye zhang da, yang zi shi da er she wo qu. zhu fu ren jie dang kuai, wo wang bu fu jing wo. tian bu wei wo yuan zhe, shi wo zi su lai hai guo er.' tai zi yu fei ji qi er zi, ju wei fu mu zuo li, yu shi er qu.

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[0420c06] "The twenty thousand consorts 夫人 [fu ren] each gave the prince 太子 [tai zi] a string of pearls. The four thousand ministers 大臣 [da chen] offered the prince 太子 [tai zi] seven-jeweled flowers. The prince 太子 [tai zi] departed from the northern gate of the central palace 宮 [gong], distributing all the seven-jeweled pearls and flowers to the people far and wide, and they were immediately exhausted. Tens of millions of officials and people, great and small, accompanied the prince 太子 [tai zi], secretly discussing: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] is a good person, he is the spirit 神 [shen] of this kingdom 國 [guo]. How can his parents exile such a precious son?' All who watched regretted it. The prince 太子 [tai zi] sat under a tree outside the city, bidding farewell to those who had come to send him off, telling them they could now return. Officials and people, great and small, returned with tears streaming down their faces.

[0420c06] “èr wàn fū rén yǐ zhēn zhū gè yī guàn yǐ yǔ tài zi, sì qiān dà chén zuò qī bǎo huá fèng shàng tài zi. tài zi cóng zhōng gōng běi chū chéng mén, xī yǐ qī bǎo zhū huá bù shī sì yuǎn rén mín, jí shí jiē jǐn. lì mín dà xiǎo shù qiān wàn rén, gòng sòng tài zi zhě, jiē qiè yì yán: ‘tài zi shàn rén, shì guó zhī shén. fù mǔ hé néng zhú shì zhēn bǎo zhī zi hū?’ guān zhě jiē gòng xī zhī. tài zi yú chéng wài shù xià zuò, cí xiè lái sòng zhě, kě cóng cǐ ér hái. lì mín dà xiǎo chuí lèi ér guī.

[0420c06] "er wan fu ren yi zhen zhu ge yi guan yi yu tai zi, si qian da chen zuo qi bao hua feng shang tai zi. tai zi cong zhong gong bei chu cheng men, xi yi qi bao zhu hua bu shi si yuan ren min, ji shi jie jin. li min da xiao shu qian wan ren, gong song tai zi zhe, jie qie yi yan: 'tai zi shan ren, shi guo zhi shen. fu mu he neng zhu shi zhen bao zhi zi hu?' guan zhe jie gong xi zhi. tai zi yu cheng wai shu xia zuo, ci xie lai song zhe, ke cong ci er hai. li min da xiao chui lei er gui.

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[0420c13] "The prince 太子 [tai zi], his consort 妃 [fei], and their two children rode in a carriage and drove away. After traveling a long distance, they stopped to rest under a tree. A brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] came to beg for a horse. The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately unhitched the carriage and gave the horse to him. He placed his two children in the carriage, and his consort 妃 [fei] pushed from behind, while he himself entered the shafts and pulled the carriage on foot. As they proceeded, they again encountered a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] who came to beg for the carriage. The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately gave the carriage to him. As they proceeded again, they again encountered a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] who came to beg. The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I have nothing I love or cherish to give you; all my possessions are exhausted.' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'If you have no possessions, give me the clothes on your body.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately took off his precious clothes and gave them to him, putting on an old garment instead. As they proceeded again, they again encountered a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] who came to beg. The prince 太子 [tai zi] gave him his consort's 妃 [fei] clothes. As they proceeded further, they again encountered a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] who came to beg. The prince 太子 [tai zi] gave him the clothes of his two children. The prince 太子 [tai zi] had given away all his carriages, horses, money, property, clothes, and coverings, without the slightest regret. The prince 太子 [tai zi] carried his son on his back, and his consort 妃 [fei] carried their daughter, and they walked away. The prince 太子 [tai zi], his consort 妃 [fei], and their two children, with joyful expressions, went into the mountain together.

[0420c13] “tài zi yǔ fēi èr zi gòng zài zì yù ér qù, qián xíng yǐ yuǎn zhǐ xī shù xià. yǒu pó luó mén lái qǐ mǎ, tài zi jí xiè chē, yǐ mǎ yǔ zhī. yǐ èr zi zhe chē shàng, fēi yú hòu tuī, zì rù yuán zhōng bù wǎn ér qù. shì fù qián xíng, fù féng pó luó mén lái qǐ chē. tài zi jí yǐ chē yǔ zhī. shì fù qián xíng, fù féng pó luó mén lái qǐ. tài zi yán: ‘wǒ bù yǔ qīng yǒu suǒ ài xī yě； wǒ cái wù jiē jǐn.’ pó luó mén yán: ‘wú cái wù zhě, yǔ wǒ shēn shàng yī.’ tài zi jí jiě bǎo yī yǔ zhī, gèng zhe yī gù yī. shì fù qián xíng, fù féng pó luó mén lái qǐ. tài zi yǐ fēi yī fú yǔ zhī. zhuǎn fù qián xíng, fù féng pó luó mén lái qǐ. tài zi yǐ liǎng ér yī fú yǔ zhī. tài zi bù shī chē mǎ qián cái yī bèi le jǐn, chū wú huǐ xīn dà rú máo fà. tài zi zì fù qí nán, fēi fù qí nǚ, bù xíng ér qù. tài zi yǔ fēi jí qí èr zi, hé yán huān xǐ xiāng suí rù shān.

[0420c13] "tai zi yu fei er zi gong zai zi yu er qu, qian xing yi yuan zhi xi shu xia. you po luo men lai qi ma, tai zi ji xie che, yi ma yu zhi. yi er zi zhe che shang, fei yu hou tui, zi ru yuan zhong bu wan er qu. shi fu qian xing, fu feng po luo men lai qi che. tai zi ji yi che yu zhi. shi fu qian xing, fu feng po luo men lai qi. tai zi yan: 'wo bu yu qing you suo ai xi ye; wo cai wu jie jin.' po luo men yan: 'wu cai wu zhe, yu wo shen shang yi.' tai zi ji jie bao yi yu zhi, geng zhe yi gu yi. shi fu qian xing, fu feng po luo men lai qi. tai zi yi fei yi fu yu zhi. zhuan fu qian xing, fu feng po luo men lai qi. tai zi yi liang er yi fu yu zhi. tai zi bu shi che ma qian cai yi bei le jin, chu wu hui xin da ru mao fa. tai zi zi fu qi nan, fei fu qi nu, bu xing er qu. tai zi yu fei ji qi er zi, he yan huan xi xiang sui ru shan.

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[0420c27] "Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan] was over six thousand li 里 [li] from the kingdom of Yepa 葉波國 [ye bo guo]. As they journeyed further from the kingdom 國 [guo], they suffered greatly from hunger and thirst in the desolate wilderness. Śakra, the King of the Trāyastriṃśa Heavens 忉利天王釋 [dao li tian wang shi], then transformed the desolate wilderness into a city, market, streets, and alleys, with music, clothes, and food. People in the city came out to welcome the prince 太子 [tai zi], saying he could stay there to eat and be entertained. The consort 妃 [fei] said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'The journey has been very tiring, can we rest here?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'My royal father 父王 [fu wang] exiled me to Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan]. If I stay here, I will violate my royal father's 父王 [fu wang] command, which is not the act of a filial son.' So they left the city, and when they looked back, the city had suddenly disappeared. They continued forward and arrived at Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan]. At the foot of the mountain was a deep river that was impassable. The consort 妃 [fei] said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'We should stop here and wait for the water to recede before crossing.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'My royal father 父王 [fu wang] exiled me to Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan]. If I stay here, I will violate my royal father's 父王 [fu wang] command, which is not the act of a filial son.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately entered the Samādhi of Loving-Kindness 慈心三昧 [ci xin san mei], and a great mountain appeared in the water, blocking it. The prince 太子 [tai zi] and his consort 妃 [fei] then lifted their clothes and crossed. After crossing, the prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately thought: 'If I just leave, the water will inundate and kill all the people, flying insects, and crawling creatures.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] then looked back at the water and said: 'Flow as before. If anyone wishes to come to me, they shall all be able to cross.' As soon as the prince 太子 [tai zi] spoke, the water immediately flowed as before.

[0420c27] “tán tè shān qù yè bō guó liù qiān yú lǐ. qù guó suì yuǎn, xíng zài kōng zé zhōng dà kǔ jī kě. dāo lì tiān wáng shì jí yú kuàng zé zhōng, huà zuò chéng guō shì lǐ jiē xiàng,, jì lè yī fú yǐn shí. chéng zhōng yǒu rén chū yíng tài zi, biàn kě yú cǐ liú zhǐ yǐn shí yǐ xiāng yú lè. fēi yǔ tài zi: ‘xíng dào shén jí, kě xiá zhǐ cǐ bù?’ tài zi yán: ‘fù wáng xǐ wǒ zhe tán tè shān zhōng, yú cǐ liú zhě wéi fù wáng mìng, fēi xiào zi yě.’ suì biàn chū chéng, gù shì qí chéng hū rán bù jiàn, zhuǎn fù qián xíng dào tán tè shān. shān xià yǒu dà shuǐ shēn bù kě dù, fēi yǔ tài zi: ‘qiě dāng zhù cǐ, xū shuǐ jiǎn nǎi dù.’ tài zi yán: ‘fù wáng xǐ wǒ zhe tán tè shān zhōng, yú cǐ zhù zhě wéi fù wáng jiào, fēi xiào zi yě.’ tài zi jí rù cí xīn sān mèi, shuǐ zhōng biàn yǒu dà shān yǐ yàn duàn shuǐ, tài zi jí yǔ fēi qiān shang ér dù. dù yǐ, tài zi jí xīn niàn yán: ‘biàn ěr qù zhě, shuǐ dāng jiāo guàn shā zhū rén mín yuān fēi rú dòng.’ tài zi jí hái gù wèi shuǐ yán: ‘fù liú rú gù. ruò yǒu yù lái zhì wǒ suǒ zhě, jiē dāng lìng dé dù.’ tài zi shì yǔ yǐ, shuǐ jí fù liú rú gù.

[0420c27] "tan te shan qu ye bo guo liu qian yu li. qu guo sui yuan, xing zai kong ze zhong da ku ji ke. dao li tian wang shi ji yu kuang ze zhong, hua zuo cheng guo shi li jie xiang,, ji le yi fu yin shi. cheng zhong you ren chu ying tai zi, bian ke yu ci liu zhi yin shi yi xiang yu le. fei yu tai zi: 'xing dao shen ji, ke xia zhi ci bu?' tai zi yan: 'fu wang xi wo zhe tan te shan zhong, yu ci liu zhe wei fu wang ming, fei xiao zi ye.' sui bian chu cheng, gu shi qi cheng hu ran bu jian, zhuan fu qian xing dao tan te shan. shan xia you da shui shen bu ke du, fei yu tai zi: 'qie dang zhu ci, xu shui jian nai du.' tai zi yan: 'fu wang xi wo zhe tan te shan zhong, yu ci zhu zhe wei fu wang jiao, fei xiao zi ye.' tai zi ji ru ci xin san mei, shui zhong bian you da shan yi yan duan shui, tai zi ji yu fei qian shang er du. du yi, tai zi ji xin nian yan: 'bian er qu zhe, shui dang jiao guan sha zhu ren min yuan fei ru dong.' tai zi ji hai gu wei shui yan: 'fu liu ru gu. ruo you yu lai zhi wo suo zhe, jie dang ling de du.' tai zi shi yu yi, shui ji fu liu ru gu.

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[0421a13] "Proceeding into Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan], the prince 太子 [tai zi] saw towering mountains, lush trees, the mournful cries of a hundred birds, flowing springs, clear pools, beautiful water, and sweet fruits. There were also many different kinds of birds, such as ducks, geese, egrets, and mandarin ducks. The prince 太子 [tai zi] said to his consort 妃 [fei]: 'Look at the trees in this mountain, reaching to the sky without being broken. Drink this beautiful spring, eat these sweet fruits, and there are also cultivators of the Path 道 [dao] in this mountain.' When the prince 太子 [tai zi] entered the mountain, all the birds and beasts in the mountain were greatly joyful and came to welcome the prince 太子 [tai zi].

[0421a13] “qián dào tán tè shān zhōng, tài zi jiàn shān qīn yín cuó é, shù mù fán mào bǎi niǎo bēi míng, liú quán qīng chí měi shuǐ gān guǒ, fú yàn jiāo jīng,, fěi cuì yuān yāng yì lèi shén zhòng. tài zi yǔ fēi: ‘guān shì shān zhōng shù mù cān tiān wú zhé shāng zhě, yǐn cǐ měi quán,, dàn shì gān guǒ, ér cǐ shān zhōng yì yǒu xué dào zhě.’ tài zi rù shān, shān zhōng qín shòu jiē dà huān xǐ, lái yíng tài zi.

[0421a13] "qian dao tan te shan zhong, tai zi jian shan qin yin cuo e, shu mu fan mao bai niao bei ming, liu quan qing chi mei shui gan guo, fu yan jiao jing,, fei cui yuan yang yi lei shen zhong. tai zi yu fei: 'guan shi shan zhong shu mu can tian wu zhe shang zhe, yin ci mei quan,, dan shi gan guo, er ci shan zhong yi you xue dao zhe.' tai zi ru shan, shan zhong qin shou jie da huan xi, lai ying tai zi.

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[0421a18] "On the mountain, there was a Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] named Aśvaghosa 阿州陀 [a zhou tuo], who was five hundred years old and possessed extraordinary virtue. The prince 太子 [tai zi] bowed and stood back, saying: 'Are there any good sweet fruits or spring water to stay at in this mountain?' Aśvaghosa 阿州陀 [a zhou tuo] said: 'This mountain is entirely a blessed land; you can stay anywhere.' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] then said: 'This mountain is a pure place. Why have you brought your wife and children to cultivate the Path 道 [dao] here?' Before the prince 太子 [tai zi] could answer, Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] asked the Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren]: 'How many years have you been cultivating the Path 道 [dao] here?' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] replied: 'I have been staying in this mountain for four or five hundred years.' Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] then said: 'If one still calculates "I," "mine," and "human," when will one attain the Path 道 [dao]? Even if one stays in the mountain for a long time, it is no different from a tree. Only by not calculating "I," "mine," and "human" can one attain the Path 道 [dao].' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] said: 'I truly do not know about this.'

[0421a18] “shān shàng yǒu yī dào rén míng ā zhōu tuó, nián wǔ bǎi suì, yǒu jué miào zhī dé. tài zi zuò lǐ què zhù bái yán: ‘jīn zài shān zhōng hé suǒ yǒu hǎo gān guǒ quán shuǐ kě zhǐ chù yé?’ ā zhōu tuó yán: ‘shì shān zhōng zhě pǔ shì fú de, suǒ zài kě zhǐ ěr.’ dào rén jí yán: ‘jīn cǐ shān zhōng qīng jìng zhī chù, qīng yún hé jiāng qī zi lái ér yù xué dào hū?’ tài zi wèi dá, màn chí jí wèn dào rén yán: ‘zài cǐ xué dào wèi jǐ hé suì?’ dào rén dá yán: ‘zhǐ cǐ shān zhōng sì wǔ bǎi suì.’ màn chí wèi yán: ‘jì yǒu wú wǒ rén zhě, hé shí dāng dé dào yé? suī jiǔ zài shān zhōng, yì rú shù mù wú yì. bù jì wú wǒ rén zhě nǎi kě dé dào.’ dào rén yán: ‘wǒ shí bù zhī cǐ shì yě.’

[0421a18] "shan shang you yi dao ren ming a zhou tuo, nian wu bai sui, you jue miao zhi de. tai zi zuo li que zhu bai yan: 'jin zai shan zhong he suo you hao gan guo quan shui ke zhi chu ye?' a zhou tuo yan: 'shi shan zhong zhe pu shi fu de, suo zai ke zhi er.' dao ren ji yan: 'jin ci shan zhong qing jing zhi chu, qing yun he jiang qi zi lai er yu xue dao hu?' tai zi wei da, man chi ji wen dao ren yan: 'zai ci xue dao wei ji he sui?' dao ren da yan: 'zhi ci shan zhong si wu bai sui.' man chi wei yan: 'ji you wu wo ren zhe, he shi dang de dao ye? sui jiu zai shan zhong, yi ru shu mu wu yi. bu ji wu wo ren zhe nai ke de dao.' dao ren yan: 'wo shi bu zhi ci shi ye.'

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[0421a29] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] then asked the Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren]: 'Have you ever heard of Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏 [tai zi xu da na] of the kingdom of Yepa 葉波國 [ye bo guo]?' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] said: 'I have often heard of him, but I have never seen him.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I am precisely Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏 [tai zi xu da na].' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] asked the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'What do you seek?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'I seek the Mahāyāna Path 摩訶衍道 [mo he yan dao].' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] said: 'The prince's 太子 [tai zi] virtues are so great; you will soon attain the Mahāyāna Path 摩訶衍道 [mo he yan dao]. When the prince 太子 [tai zi] attains the supreme and truly enlightened Path 道 [dao], I shall be his foremost disciple with divine powers.' The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] then pointed out the prince's 太子 [tai zi] dwelling place. The prince 太子 [tai zi] then, following the example of the Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren], tied up his hair and braided it, and ate fruits and berries from the springs as his food and drink. He then gathered firewood and built a small grass hut, and also built a grass hut each for Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] and the two young children, making a total of three grass huts. The son, named Yelī 耶利 [ye li], was seven years old, wore grass clothes, and followed his father in and out. The daughter, named Jīṇā 罽拏延 [ji na yan], was six years old, wore deerskin clothes, and followed her mother in and out. All the birds and beasts in the mountain were joyful and attached themselves to the prince 太子 [tai zi].

[0421a29] “tài zi jí wèn dào rén yán: ‘rǔ pō wén yè bō guó wáng tài zi xū dà ná bù?’ dào rén yán: ‘wǒ shù wén zhī, dàn wèi céng jiàn ěr.’ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ zhèng shì tài zi xū dà ná yě.’ dào rén wèn tài zi: ‘suǒ qiú hé děng?’ tài zi dá yán: ‘yù qiú mó hē yǎn dào.’ dào rén yán: ‘tài zi gōng dé nǎi ěr, jīn dé mó hē yǎn dào bù jiǔ yě. tài zi dé wú shàng zhèng zhēn dào shí, wǒ dāng zuò dì yī shén zú dì zi.’ dào rén jí zhǐ yǔ tài zi suǒ zhǐ chù, tài zi zé fǎ dào rén jié tóu biān fà, yǐ quán shuǐ guǒ luǒ wèi yǐn shí. jí qǔ chái xīn zuò xiǎo cǎo wū, bìng wèi màn chí jí èr xiǎo ér gè zuò yī cǎo wū, fán zuò sān cǎo wū. nán míng yé lì nián qī suì, zhe cǎo yī suí fù chū rù. nǚ míng jì ná yán nián liù suì, zhe lù pí yī suí mǔ chū rù. shān zhōng qín shòu xī jiē huān xǐ yī fù tài zi.

[0421a29] "tai zi ji wen dao ren yan: 'ru po wen ye bo guo wang tai zi xu da na bu?' dao ren yan: 'wo shu wen zhi, dan wei ceng jian er.' tai zi yan: 'wo zheng shi tai zi xu da na ye.' dao ren wen tai zi: 'suo qiu he deng?' tai zi da yan: 'yu qiu mo he yan dao.' dao ren yan: 'tai zi gong de nai er, jin de mo he yan dao bu jiu ye. tai zi de wu shang zheng zhen dao shi, wo dang zuo di yi shen zu di zi.' dao ren ji zhi yu tai zi suo zhi chu, tai zi ze fa dao ren jie tou bian fa, yi quan shui guo luo wei yin shi. ji qu chai xin zuo xiao cao wu, bing wei man chi ji er xiao er ge zuo yi cao wu, fan zuo san cao wu. nan ming ye li nian qi sui, zhe cao yi sui fu chu ru. nu ming ji na yan nian liu sui, zhe lu pi yi sui mu chu ru. shan zhong qin shou xi jie huan xi yi fu tai zi.

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[0421b11] "As soon as the prince 太子 [tai zi] settled in for a night, springs gushed forth from all the empty pools in the mountain, and all the withered trees sprouted flowers and leaves. All poisonous insects and beasts disappeared, those that used to eat each other now ate grass, and various fruit trees naturally flourished. A hundred birds chirped and sang mournfully in harmony. Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] was in charge of gathering fruits to feed the prince 太子 [tai zi] and their children. The two children also left their parents and went to the water's edge to play with the birds and beasts, sometimes staying overnight. At that time, the son Yelī 耶利 [ye li] was riding a lion and playing. The lion jumped and bounded, and Yelī 耶利 [ye li] fell to the ground, injuring his face and bleeding. A macaque then took tree leaves to wipe the blood from his face and led him to the water's edge to wash it. The prince 太子 [tai zi], seated, also saw this from afar and said: 'Even animals have such compassion.'

[0421b11] “tài zi shì zhù yī sù, shān zhōng kōng chí jiē chū quán shuǐ, kū mù zhū shù jiē shēng huá yè, zhū dú chóng shòu jiē wèi xiāo miè, xiāng shí dàn zhě jiē zì shí cǎo, zhū zá guǒ shù zì rán mào shèng, bǎi niǎo yīng yīng xiāng hé bēi míng. màn chí zhǔ xíng cǎi guǒ yǐ sì tài zi jí qí nán nǚ. èr ér yì fù shě fù mǔ xíng, zài yú shuǐ biān yǔ qín shòu xì, huò yǒu sù shí. shí nán yé lì qí shī zi shàng xì, shī zi tiào liáng, yé lì duò de shāng miàn xuè chū. mí hóu biàn qǔ shù yè shì qí miàn xuè, jiāng zhì shuǐ biān yǐ shuǐ xǐ zhī. tài zi zài zuò yì yáo jiàn zhī, yuē: ‘qín shòu nǎi yǒu ěr xīn.’

[0421b11] "tai zi shi zhu yi su, shan zhong kong chi jie chu quan shui, ku mu zhu shu jie sheng hua ye, zhu du chong shou jie wei xiao mie, xiang shi dan zhe jie zi shi cao, zhu za guo shu zi ran mao sheng, bai niao ying ying xiang he bei ming. man chi zhu xing cai guo yi si tai zi ji qi nan nu. er er yi fu she fu mu xing, zai yu shui bian yu qin shou xi, huo you su shi. shi nan ye li qi shi zi shang xi, shi zi tiao liang, ye li duo de shang mian xue chu. mi hou bian qu shu ye shi qi mian xue, jiang zhi shui bian yi shui xi zhi. tai zi zai zuo yi yao jian zhi, yue: 'qin shou nai you er xin.'

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[0421b21] "At that time, there was a poor brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] in the kingdom of Kurū 鳩留國 [jiu liu guo], who married a very beautiful wife at the age of forty. The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] had twelve deformities: his body was black like lacquer, his face had three wrinkles, his nose was flat and broad, both his eyes were green, his face was wrinkled and his lips were thick, his speech was stammering, his belly was bulging and his hips were prominent, his legs were twisted, his head was bald, and his appearance resembled a ghost 鬼 [gui]. His wife hated to see him and cursed him, wishing him dead. When his wife went to fetch water, she met some young men who mocked his appearance and teased her, asking: 'You are so beautiful, how can you be the wife of such a man?' The wife said to the young men: 'This old man's head is as white as frost on a tree, and I wish him dead morning and night; but what can I do since he won't die?' The wife then returned home with water, weeping, and said to her husband 婿 [xu]: 'I just went to fetch water, and the young men mocked my appearance. You must get me servants. If I have servants, I won't have to fetch water myself anymore, and people won't laugh at me anymore.' The husband 婿 [xu] said: 'I am extremely poor, where can I get servants?' The wife said: 'If you don't get me servants, I will leave and no longer live with you.' The wife said: 'I always heard that Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏 [tai zi xu da na], because he gave alms 布施 [bu shi] too excessively, his royal father 父王 [fu wang] exiled him to Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan]. He has one son and one daughter, you can go and beg for them.' The husband 婿 [xu] said: 'Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan] is over six thousand li 里 [li] from here, and I have never traveled in the mountains, where can I find them?' The wife said: 'If you don't get me servants, I will kill myself.' The husband 婿 [xu] said: 'I would rather die myself than have you die.' The husband 婿 [xu] said: 'If you want me to go, you must provide me with provisions.' The wife said: 'Just go, there are no provisions.' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] prepared his own provisions and set off on his journey.

[0421b21] “shí jiū liú guó yǒu yī pín qióng pó luó mén, nián sì shí nǎi qǔ fù, fù dà duān zhèng. pó luó mén yǒu shí èr chǒu: shēn tǐ hēi rú qī, miàn shàng sān chuí, bí zhèng biǎn [fāng@sī], liǎng mù fù qīng, miàn zhòu chún duō, yǔ yán jiǎn chī, dà fù tū kuān, jiǎo fù liáo lì, tóu fù [qǐ*yè] tū, zhuàng lèi shì guǐ. qí fù è jiàn, zhòu yù lìng sǐ. fù xíng jí shuǐ, féng zhū nián shǎo chī shuō qí xù xíng diào xiào zhī, wèn yán: ‘rǔ jué duān zhèng, hé néng wèi shì rén zuò fù yé?’ fù yǔ nián shǎo yán: ‘shì lǎo wēng tóu bái rú shuāng zhe shù, cháo mù yù lìng qí sǐ； dàn wú nà qí bù kěn sǐ hé?’ fù biàn chí shuǐ tí qì, qiě guī yǔ qí xù yán: ‘wǒ shì qǔ shuǐ, nián shǎo cáo bèi gòng xíng diào wǒ, dāng wèi wǒ suǒ nú bì. wǒ yǒu nú bì zhě, biàn bù fù zì xíng jí shuǐ, rén yì bù fù xiào wǒ.’ xù yán: ‘wǒ jí pín qióng, dāng yú hé suǒ dé nú bì yé?’ fù yán: ‘ruò bù wèi wǒ suǒ nú bì zhě, wǒ biàn dāng qù bù fù gòng jū.’ fù yán: ‘wǒ cháng wén tài zi xū dà ná zuò bù shī tài jù gù, fù wáng xǐ zhe tán tè shān zhōng. yǒu yī nán yī nǚ, kě wǎng qǐ zhī.’ xù yán: ‘tán tè shān qù cǐ liù qiān yú lǐ, chū bù shān xíng, dāng yú hé suǒ ér qiú zhī hū?’ fù yán: ‘bù wèi wǒ qiú nú bì zhě, wǒ dāng zì jǐng sǐ ěr.’ xù yán: ‘níng shā wǒ shēn, bù yù lìng rǔ sǐ yě.’ xù yán: ‘rǔ yù lìng wǒ xíng zhě, dāng gěi wǒ zī liáng.’ fù yán: ‘biàn qù, wú yǒu zī liáng.’ pó luó mén zì bàn zī liáng shè dào ér qù.

[0421b21] "shi jiu liu guo you yi pin qiong po luo men, nian si shi nai qu fu, fu da duan zheng. po luo men you shi er chou: shen ti hei ru qi, mian shang san chui, bi zheng bian [fang@si], liang mu fu qing, mian zhou chun duo, yu yan jian chi, da fu tu kuan, jiao fu liao li, tou fu [qi*ye] tu, zhuang lei shi gui. qi fu e jian, zhou yu ling si. fu xing ji shui, feng zhu nian shao chi shuo qi xu xing diao xiao zhi, wen yan: 'ru jue duan zheng, he neng wei shi ren zuo fu ye?' fu yu nian shao yan: 'shi lao weng tou bai ru shuang zhe shu, chao mu yu ling qi si; dan wu na qi bu ken si he?' fu bian chi shui ti qi, qie gui yu qi xu yan: 'wo shi qu shui, nian shao cao bei gong xing diao wo, dang wei wo suo nu bi. wo you nu bi zhe, bian bu fu zi xing ji shui, ren yi bu fu xiao wo.' xu yan: 'wo ji pin qiong, dang yu he suo de nu bi ye?' fu yan: 'ruo bu wei wo suo nu bi zhe, wo bian dang qu bu fu gong ju.' fu yan: 'wo chang wen tai zi xu da na zuo bu shi tai ju gu, fu wang xi zhe tan te shan zhong. you yi nan yi nu, ke wang qi zhi.' xu yan: 'tan te shan qu ci liu qian yu li, chu bu shan xing, dang yu he suo er qiu zhi hu?' fu yan: 'bu wei wo qiu nu bi zhe, wo dang zi jing si er.' xu yan: 'ning sha wo shen, bu yu ling ru si ye.' xu yan: 'ru yu ling wo xing zhe, dang gei wo zi liang.' fu yan: 'bian qu, wu you zi liang.' po luo men zi ban zi liang she dao er qu.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0421c13] "Then the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] went directly to the kingdom of Yepa 葉波國 [ye bo guo] and arrived outside the king's palace 王宮 [wang gong] gate, asking the gatekeeper: 'Where is Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏 [tai zi xu da na] now?' The gatekeeper then entered and reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'There is a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] outside asking for the prince 太子 [tai zi].' The king 王 [wang] was moved and angry when he heard someone asking for the prince 太子 [tai zi], saying: 'It is because of such people that my prince 太子 [tai zi] was exiled. Is this person coming again?' The king 王 [wang] then explained with an analogy: 'It is like a fire that is already blazing, and then more firewood is added. Now my sorrow is like a blazing fire, and someone coming to ask for the prince 太子 [tai zi] is like adding more firewood.' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'I have come from a distant place, having heard the prince's 太子 [tai zi] name, which reaches up to the azure heaven and down to the yellow springs. The prince 太子 [tai zi] gives alms without going against wishes, so I have come from afar hoping to gain something.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] lives alone in a deep mountain, very poor. What can he give you?' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'Even if the prince 太子 [tai zi] has nothing, I only wish to see him.' The king 王 [wang] then ordered someone to show him the way.

[0421c13] “yú shì pó luó mén jìng yì yè bō guó, zhì wáng gōng mén wài, wèn shǒu mén zhě: ‘tài zi xū dà ná jīn wèi suǒ zài?’ shí shǒu mén zhě jí rù bái wáng: ‘wài yǒu pó luó mén lái wèn qiú tài zi.’ wáng wén rén qiú tài zi, xīn gǎn qiě huì yán: ‘dàn zuò shì bèi gù, zhú wǒ tài zi. jīn cǐ rén fù lái yé?’ wáng biàn zì shuō yù yán: ‘rú huǒ zì chì, fù yì qí xīn. jīn wǒ chóu yōu pì rú huǒ chì, rén lái wèn tài zi rú yì qí xīn.’ pó luó mén yán: ‘wǒ cóng yuǎn fāng lái, wén tài zi míng, shàng chè cāng tiān xià zhì huáng quán, tài zi bù shī bù nì rén yì, gù cóng yuǎn lái yù yǒu suǒ dé.’ wáng yán: ‘tài zi dú chù shēn shān, shén dà pín qióng, dāng hé yǐ yǔ qīng yé?’ pó luó mén yán: ‘tài zi suī wú suǒ yǒu, guì yù xiāng jiàn ěr.’ wáng jí shǐ rén zhǐ shì dào jìng.

[0421c13] "yu shi po luo men jing yi ye bo guo, zhi wang gong men wai, wen shou men zhe: 'tai zi xu da na jin wei suo zai?' shi shou men zhe ji ru bai wang: 'wai you po luo men lai wen qiu tai zi.' wang wen ren qiu tai zi, xin gan qie hui yan: 'dan zuo shi bei gu, zhu wo tai zi. jin ci ren fu lai ye?' wang bian zi shuo yu yan: 'ru huo zi chi, fu yi qi xin. jin wo chou you pi ru huo chi, ren lai wen tai zi ru yi qi xin.' po luo men yan: 'wo cong yuan fang lai, wen tai zi ming, shang che cang tian xia zhi huang quan, tai zi bu shi bu ni ren yi, gu cong yuan lai yu you suo de.' wang yan: 'tai zi du chu shen shan, shen da pin qiong, dang he yi yu qing ye?' po luo men yan: 'tai zi sui wu suo you, gui yu xiang jian er.' wang ji shi ren zhi shi dao jing.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0421c24] "The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] then set off for Daṇḍaka Mountain 檀特山 [tan te shan]. When he reached the great river, he simply thought of the prince 太子 [tai zi] and was able to cross. The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] then entered the mountain and met a hunter 獵師 [lie shi]. He asked: 'Have you seen Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏 [tai zi xu da na] in the mountain?' The hunter 獵者 [lie zhe] knew that the prince 太子 [tai zi] was exiled to the mountain because he gave alms 布施 [bu shi] to various brahmins 婆羅門 [po luo men]. The hunter 獵者 [lie zhe] then seized the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], tied him to a tree, and beat him with a stick until his body was broken. He cursed: 'I want to shoot your belly and eat your flesh, why are you asking about the prince 太子 [tai zi]?' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] thought to himself: 'Am I going to be killed by a son today? I must speak a deceptive word.' He then said: 'Shouldn't you ask me?' The hunter 獵者 [lie zhe] asked: 'What do you want to say?' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'The royal father 父王 [fu wang] misses the prince 太子 [tai zi], so he sent me to summon the prince 太子 [tai zi] to return to the kingdom 國 [guo].' The hunter 獵者 [lie zhe] then immediately released him, apologizing: 'I truly did not know.' He then showed him the location. The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] then arrived at the prince's 太子 [tai zi] place.

[0421c24] “pó luó mén jí xíng yì tán tè shān, zhì dà shuǐ biān, dàn niàn tài zi jí biàn dé dù. shí pó luó mén suì rù shān zhōng, féng yī liè shī, wèn yán: ‘rǔ zài shān zhōng, pō jiàn tài zi xū dà ná bù?’ liè zhě sù zhī tài zi zuò bù shī zhū pó luó mén gù xǐ zài shān zhōng, liè zhě biàn qǔ pó luó mén fù zhe shù, yǐ chuí biān zhī, shēn tǐ xī pò. mà yán: ‘wǒ yù shè rǔ fù,, dàn rǔ ròu, yòng wèn tài zi wèi?’ pó luó mén zì niàn: ‘jīn dāng wèi zi suǒ shā yé? dāng zuò yī guǐ yǔ ěr.’ biàn yán: ‘rǔ bù dāng wèn wǒ yé?’ liè zhě wèn yán: ‘rǔ yù hé shuō?’ pó luó mén yán: ‘fù wáng sī jiàn tài zi gù, qiǎn wǒ lái zhuī hū tài zi lìng hái guó ěr.’ liè zhě biàn jí jiě fàng, nì cí xiè zhī: ‘shí bù xiāng zhī.’ jí zhǐ shì qí chù. pó luó mén jí dào tài zi suǒ.

[0421c24] "po luo men ji xing yi tan te shan, zhi da shui bian, dan nian tai zi ji bian de du. shi po luo men sui ru shan zhong, feng yi lie shi, wen yan: 'ru zai shan zhong, po jian tai zi xu da na bu?' lie zhe su zhi tai zi zuo bu shi zhu po luo men gu xi zai shan zhong, lie zhe bian qu po luo men fu zhe shu, yi chui bian zhi, shen ti xi po. ma yan: 'wo yu she ru fu,, dan ru rou, yong wen tai zi wei?' po luo men zi nian: 'jin dang wei zi suo sha ye? dang zuo yi gui yu er.' bian yan: 'ru bu dang wen wo ye?' lie zhe wen yan: 'ru yu he shuo?' po luo men yan: 'fu wang si jian tai zi gu, qian wo lai zhui hu tai zi ling hai guo er.' lie zhe bian ji jie fang, ni ci xie zhi: 'shi bu xiang zhi.' ji zhi shi qi chu. po luo men ji dao tai zi suo.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0422a06] "When the prince 太子 [tai zi] saw the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] approaching from afar, he was greatly pleased and went to welcome him with a bow, then greeted him, asking: 'Where have you come from? Was your journey arduous? What do you seek?' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'I have come from a distant place, my whole body aches, and I am very hungry and thirsty.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately invited the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] to sit, and brought out fruits, berries, and water, placing them before him. After the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] drank the water and ate the fruits, he said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'I am from the kingdom of Kurū 鳩留國 [jiu liu guo]. I have long heard that the prince 太子 [tai zi] loves giving alms 布施 [bu shi] and his fame has spread in all ten directions. I am very poor and wish to beg something from the prince 太子 [tai zi].' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I have nothing I love to give you. All my possessions have been given away, I have nothing to give you.' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'If you have no possessions, give me your two children to be my servants, who can care for me in my old age.' This happened three times. The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'You have come from afar, wishing to have my children, how can I not give them to you?' At that time, the two children were playing. The prince 太子 [tai zi] called to his two children, saying: 'The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] has come from afar to beg for you, and I have already promised him. You should go with him.' The two children ran into their father's armpit, tears streaming down their faces, and said: 'We have seen brahmins 婆羅門 [po luo men] many times, but we have never seen such a kind. This is not a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], but a ghost 鬼 [gui]. Our mother went to gather fruits and has not returned yet, and our father is giving us to a ghost 鬼 [gui] as food, we will surely die. If our mother comes and cannot find us, she will be like a cow searching for its calf, weeping and wailing with sorrow.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I have already promised. How can I stop it? This is a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], not a ghost 鬼 [gui], and he will never eat you. You should go with him.' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'I wish to leave quickly, fearing that if their mother comes, I will not be able to leave. You give them to me with good intentions, but if their mother comes, she will ruin your good intentions.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'Since I was born, I have never regretted giving alms 布施 [bu shi], not even by a hair's breadth.'

[0422a06] “tài zi yáo jiàn pó luó mén lái, shén dà huān xǐ yíng wèi zuò lǐ, yīn xiāng láo wèn: ‘hé suǒ cóng lái? xíng dào dé wú pí jí? hé suǒ suǒ hū?’ pó luó mén yán: ‘wǒ cóng yuǎn fāng lái, jǔ shēn jiē tòng yòu dà jī kě.’ tài zi jí qǐng pó luó mén rù zuò, chū guǒ luǒ shuǐ jiāng zhe qí qián. pó luó mén yǐn shuǐ shí guǒ jìng, biàn yǔ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ shì jiū liú guó rén yě, jiǔ wén tài zi hǎo xī bù shī míng wén shí fāng. wǒ dà pín qióng, yù cóng tài zi yǒu suǒ qǐ gài.’ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ bù yǔ qīng yǒu suǒ ài yě. wǒ suǒ yǒu jǐn cì, wú yǐ xiāng yǔ.’ pó luó mén yán: ‘ruò wú wù zhě, yǔ wǒ liǎng ér yǐ wèi gěi shǐ, kě yǎng lǎo zhě.’ rú shì zhì sān. tài zi yán: ‘qīng gù yuǎn lái, yù dé wǒ nán nǚ, nài hé bù xiāng yǔ?’ shí liǎng ér xíng xì, tài zi hū liǎng ér yán: ‘pó luó mén yuǎn lái qǐ rǔ, wǒ yǐ xǔ zhī. rǔ biàn suí qù.’ liǎng ér zǒu rù fù yè xià, lèi chū qiě yán: ‘wǒ shù jiàn pó luó mén, wèi cháng jiàn shì bèi. cǐ fēi pó luó mén, wèi shì guǐ ěr. jīn wǒ mǔ xíng cǎi guǒ wèi hái, ér fù chí wǒ yǔ guǐ zuò shí, dìng sǐ wú yí. jīn wǒ mǔ lái suǒ wǒ bù dé, dāng rú zì niú mì qí dú zi, biàn tí kū hào qì chóu yōu.’ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ yǐ xǔ zhī. hé cóng dé zhǐ? shì pó luó mén ěr, fēi shì guǐ yě, zhōng bù dàn rǔ. rǔ biàn zhú qù.’ pó luó mén yán: ‘wǒ yù fā qù, kǒng qí mǔ lái biàn bù fù dé qù. qīng chí shàn xīn yǔ wǒ, mǔ lái jí bài qīng shàn yì.’ tài zi bào yán: ‘wǒ cóng shēng yǐ lái, bù shī wèi cháng yǒu huǐ yě.’

[0422a06] "tai zi yao jian po luo men lai, shen da huan xi ying wei zuo li, yin xiang lao wen: 'he suo cong lai? xing dao de wu pi ji? he suo suo hu?' po luo men yan: 'wo cong yuan fang lai, ju shen jie tong you da ji ke.' tai zi ji qing po luo men ru zuo, chu guo luo shui jiang zhe qi qian. po luo men yin shui shi guo jing, bian yu tai zi yan: 'wo shi jiu liu guo ren ye, jiu wen tai zi hao xi bu shi ming wen shi fang. wo da pin qiong, yu cong tai zi you suo qi gai.' tai zi yan: 'wo bu yu qing you suo ai ye. wo suo you jin ci, wu yi xiang yu.' po luo men yan: 'ruo wu wu zhe, yu wo liang er yi wei gei shi, ke yang lao zhe.' ru shi zhi san. tai zi yan: 'qing gu yuan lai, yu de wo nan nu, nai he bu xiang yu?' shi liang er xing xi, tai zi hu liang er yan: 'po luo men yuan lai qi ru, wo yi xu zhi. ru bian sui qu.' liang er zou ru fu ye xia, lei chu qie yan: 'wo shu jian po luo men, wei chang jian shi bei. ci fei po luo men, wei shi gui er. jin wo mu xing cai guo wei hai, er fu chi wo yu gui zuo shi, ding si wu yi. jin wo mu lai suo wo bu de, dang ru zi niu mi qi du zi, bian ti ku hao qi chou you.' tai zi yan: 'wo yi xu zhi. he cong de zhi? shi po luo men er, fei shi gui ye, zhong bu dan ru. ru bian zhu qu.' po luo men yan: 'wo yu fa qu, kong qi mu lai bian bu fu de qu. qing chi shan xin yu wo, mu lai ji bai qing shan yi.' tai zi bao yan: 'wo cong sheng yi lai, bu shi wei chang you hui ye.'

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[0422a28] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] then washed the brahmin's 婆羅門 [po luo men] hands with water, led his two children, and handed them over to him. The earth trembled. The two children refused to go, returning to their father and kneeling down, saying to their father: 'What sin did we commit in our previous lives to suffer this hardship, being born into a royal lineage 國王種 [guo wang zhong] and now becoming someone's servants? We confess our sins to our father, and may our sins be extinguished and blessings arise from this cause and condition, and may we never encounter this again in future lives.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said to his children: 'All affectionate relationships in the world must eventually separate. Everything is impermanent, how can it be preserved? When I attain the supreme and equal Path 道 [dao], I will naturally deliver you.' The two children said to their father: 'Please convey our apologies to our mother. We are now separated forever, regretting not seeing her to bid farewell. It is our past karma that we suffer this hardship; we think of our mother's sorrow and grief when she loses us.' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'I am old and weak. The children will each leave me and run to their mother. How can I keep them? You must tie them up and hand them over to me.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] then turned and held the two children's hands, letting the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] tie them up himself, binding them together and holding the end of the rope. The two children refused to go, and the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] beat them with a stick until blood flowed to the ground. The prince 太子 [tai zi] saw this, and tears fell to the ground, and the earth boiled because of it. The prince 太子 [tai zi] and all the animals accompanied the two children, and did not return until they could no longer see them. All the animals followed the prince 太子 [tai zi] back to where the children played, crying and rolling on the ground.

[0422a28] “tài zi jí yǐ shuǐ zǎo pó luó mén shǒu, qiān liǎng ér shòu yǔ zhī, de wèi zhèn dòng. liǎng ér bù kěn suí qù, hái zhì fù qián zhǎng guì, wèi fù yán: ‘wǒ sù mìng yǒu hé zuì, jīn fù zāo zhí cǐ kǔ, nǎi yǐ guó wáng zhǒng wèi rén zuò nú bì? xiàng fù huǐ guò, cóng shì yīn yuán zuì miè fú shēng, shì shì mò fù zhí shì.’ tài zi yǔ ér yán: ‘tiān xià ēn ài jiē dāng bié lí, yī qiè wú cháng hé kě bǎo shǒu. wǒ dé wú shàng píng děng dào shí zì dāng dù rǔ.’ liǎng ér yǔ fù yán: ‘wèi wǒ xiè mǔ, jīn biàn yǒng jué hèn bù miàn bié, zì wǒ sù zuì dāng zāo cǐ kǔ； niàn mǔ shī wǒ yōu kǔ chóu láo.’ pó luó mén yán: ‘wǒ lǎo qiě léi, xiǎo ér gè dāng shě wǒ zǒu zhì qí mǔ suǒ, wǒ nài hé dé zhī? dāng fù fù wǒ ěr.’ tài zi jí fǎn chí liǎng ér shǒu, shǐ pó luó mén zì fù zhī, xì lìng xiāng lián zǒng chí shéng tóu. liǎng ér bù kěn suí qù, yǐ chuí biān zhī, xuè chū liú de. tài zi jiàn zhī lèi xià duò de, de wèi zhī fèi. tài zi yǔ zhū qín shòu jiē sòng liǎng ér, bù jiàn nǎi hái. zhū qín shòu jiē suí tài zi, hái zhì ér xì chù, hū kū wǎn zhuǎn ér zì pū de.

[0422a28] "tai zi ji yi shui zao po luo men shou, qian liang er shou yu zhi, de wei zhen dong. liang er bu ken sui qu, hai zhi fu qian zhang gui, wei fu yan: 'wo su ming you he zui, jin fu zao zhi ci ku, nai yi guo wang zhong wei ren zuo nu bi? xiang fu hui guo, cong shi yin yuan zui mie fu sheng, shi shi mo fu zhi shi.' tai zi yu er yan: 'tian xia en ai jie dang bie li, yi qie wu chang he ke bao shou. wo de wu shang ping deng dao shi zi dang du ru.' liang er yu fu yan: 'wei wo xie mu, jin bian yong jue hen bu mian bie, zi wo su zui dang zao ci ku; nian mu shi wo you ku chou lao.' po luo men yan: 'wo lao qie lei, xiao er ge dang she wo zou zhi qi mu suo, wo nai he de zhi? dang fu fu wo er.' tai zi ji fan chi liang er shou, shi po luo men zi fu zhi, xi ling xiang lian zong chi sheng tou. liang er bu ken sui qu, yi chui bian zhi, xue chu liu de. tai zi jian zhi lei xia duo de, de wei zhi fei. tai zi yu zhu qin shou jie song liang er, bu jian nai hai. zhu qin shou jie sui tai zi, hai zhi er xi chu, hu ku wan zhuan er zi pu de.

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[0422b14] "The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] took the two children away. On the way, the children wrapped the rope around a tree, refusing to go, hoping their mother would come. The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] beat them with a stick. The two children said: 'Do not hit us anymore, we will go by ourselves.' They looked up at the sky and cried out: 'Mountain spirits 山神 [shan shen] and tree spirits 樹神 [shu shen], please have mercy on us. We are now going far away to be servants, unable to see our mother to bid farewell. Please tell our mother to quickly throw away her fruits and come to see us.' The mother in the mountain felt an itch under her left foot, her right eye twitched, and milk flowed from both breasts. The mother then thought to herself: 'I have never had such strange omens. What good are these fruits? I should return and see my children, lest something has happened.' She then threw away her fruits and returned.

[0422b14] “pó luó mén jìng jiāng liǎng ér qù. ér yú dào zhōng yǐ shéng rào shù bù kěn suí qù, jì qí mǔ lái. pó luó mén yǐ chuí biān zhī. liǎng ér yán: ‘mò fù wō wǒ, wǒ zì qù ěr.’ yǎng tiān hū yán: ‘shān shén shù shén yī āi niàn wǒ. jīn dāng yuǎn qù wèi rén zuò nú bì, bù jiàn mǔ bié. kě yǔ wǒ mǔ qì guǒ jí lái yǔ wǒ xiāng jiàn.’ mǔ yú shān zhōng, zuǒ zú xià yǎng,, yòu mù fù rún,, liǎng rǔ zhī chū. mǔ biàn zì sī wéi: ‘wèi cháng yǒu shì guài. dāng yòng cǐ guǒ wèi? yí guī shì wǒ zi, dé wú yǒu tā gù.’ biàn qì guǒ ér guī.

[0422b14] "po luo men jing jiang liang er qu. er yu dao zhong yi sheng rao shu bu ken sui qu, ji qi mu lai. po luo men yi chui bian zhi. liang er yan: 'mo fu wo wo, wo zi qu er.' yang tian hu yan: 'shan shen shu shen yi ai nian wo. jin dang yuan qu wei ren zuo nu bi, bu jian mu bie. ke yu wo mu qi guo ji lai yu wo xiang jian.' mu yu shan zhong, zuo zu xia yang,, you mu fu run,, liang ru zhi chu. mu bian zi si wei: 'wei chang you shi guai. dang yong ci guo wei? yi gui shi wo zi, de wu you ta gu.' bian qi guo er gui.

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[0422b21] "At that time, Śakra, the King of the Second Trāyastriṃśa Heavens 第二忉利天王釋 [di er dao li tian wang shi], knowing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] had given his children away, feared that the consort 妃 [fei] would ruin his good intentions, so he transformed into a lion and squatted in the middle of the road. The consort 妃 [fei] said to the lion 師子 [shi zi]: 'You are the king 王 [wang] of beasts, and I am also a prince's 王子 [wang zi] wife among humans. Since we are both in the mountain, please move aside a little so I can pass. I have two children, both still very young, and they have not eaten since morning, they are only waiting for me.' The lion 師子 [shi zi], knowing that the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] had gone far, then rose and moved aside, allowing the consort 妃 [fei] to pass. When the consort 妃 [fei] returned, she saw the prince 太子 [tai zi] sitting alone, and did not see her two children. She went to their grass hut to look for them but did not find them. She went to the children's hut to search for them but did not find them. She went to the water's edge where the children usually played but also did not find them. She only saw the animals and birds they played with, such as deer, lions, and macaques, all throwing themselves down and wailing in front of Mandī 曼坻 [man chi]. The pool where they played had dried up. Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] then returned to the prince 太子 [tai zi] and asked the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Where are the two children?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] did not answer. Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] again said: 'The children used to run towards me, carrying fruits from afar, falling to the ground and then getting up and jumping, calling out: "Mother has come home to see us." When we sat, they were always by my side, and if they saw dust on my body, they would wipe it off for me. Now I do not see the children, nor do the children come to cling to me. To whom have they been given? Now that I do not see them, my heart is broken. Tell me their whereabouts quickly, do not let me go mad.' This happened three times, and the prince 太子 [tai zi] did not answer. Mandī 曼坻 [man chi] became even more sorrowful and said: 'It is bearable not to see the two children, but the prince's 太子 [tai zi] not answering makes me even more confused and distressed.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'A brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] from the kingdom of Kurū 鳩留國 [jiu liu guo] came and begged me for my two children, so I gave them to him.' When the consort 妃 [fei] heard the prince's 太子 [tai zi] words, she was shocked and fell to the ground like a collapsing mountain, rolling and weeping uncontrollably. The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'Stop for a moment. Do you remember our original vow at the time of Buddha Dīpaṃkara 提和竭羅佛 [ti he jie luo fu] in the past? At that time, I was the son of a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], named Vaibhāvika 鞞多衛 [bing duo wei]. You were the daughter of a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], named Sudarśanā 須陀羅 [xu tuo luo]. You held seven stems of flowers, and I held five hundred silver coins. I bought flowers from you to scatter before the Buddha 佛 [fu]. You entrusted two stems of flowers to me to offer to the Buddha 佛 [fu], and made a vow, saying: "May I always be your wife in future lives, inseparable whether beautiful or ugly." At that time, I made a vow with you, saying: "If you wish to be my wife, you must follow my will, giving alms wherever you wish without going against people's intentions, only not giving away your parents. All other alms shall be according to my will." You answered me then, saying yes. Now that I have given my children as alms, are you going against my good intentions?' When the consort 妃 [fei] heard the prince's 太子 [tai zi] words, her mind opened, and she recognized her past lives, agreeing to follow the prince 太子 [tai zi] in giving alms 布施 [bu shi] to quickly attain what her heart desired.

[0422b21] “shí dì èr dāo lì tiān wáng shì zhī tài zi yǐ ér yǔ rén, kǒng fēi bài qí shàn xīn, biàn huà zuò shī zi dāng dào ér dūn. fēi yǔ shī zi: ‘qīng shì shòu zhōng wáng, wǒ yì shì rén zhōng wáng zi, gòng zài shān zhōng, yuàn xiǎo xiāng bì shǐ dé guò qù. wǒ yǒu èr zi jiē shàng yòu xiǎo, cháo lái wú suǒ shí, dàn wàng dài wǒ ěr.’ shī zi zhī pó luó mén qù yuǎn, nǎi qǐ bì dào, lìng fēi dé guò. fēi hái, jiàn tài zi dú zuò, bù jiàn liǎng ér. zì zhì qí cǎo wū zhōng suǒ zhī bù jiàn, fù zhì ér wū zhōng mì zhī bù jiàn, zhì ér cháng suǒ xì shuǐ biān yì fù bù jiàn, dàn jiàn yǔ suǒ xì qín shòu zhāng lù shī zi mí hóu, jiē zài màn chí qián zì pū hào hū, suǒ xì chí shuǐ wèi zhī kōng jié. màn chí biàn hái zhì tài zi suǒ, wèn tài zi: ‘liǎng ér wèi hé suǒ zài?’ tài zi bù yīng. màn chí fù yán: ‘ér yáo jiàn wǒ chí guǒ zǒu lái, qù wǒ bì de fù qǐ tiào liáng, hū yán: “ā mǔ lái guī jiàn wǒ.” zuò shí jiē zài zuǒ yòu, jiàn wǒ shēn shàng yǒu chén tǔ jí wèi wǒ fú qù zhī. jīn yì bù jiàn ér, ér yì bù lái fù wǒ, wèi chí yǔ shuí hū? jīn bù jiàn zhī, wǒ xīn cuī liè. zǎo yǔ wǒ chù, mò lìng wǒ fā kuáng.’ rú shì zhì sān, tài zi bù yīng. màn chí yì gèng chóu dú yán: ‘bù jiàn liǎng ér shàng fù kě ěr, tài zi bù yīng, yì lìng wǒ mí huāng.’ tài zi yǔ yán: ‘jiū liú guó yǒu yī pó luó mén lái, cóng wǒ qǐ liǎng ér, biàn yǐ yǔ zhī.’ fēi wén tài zi yǔ, biàn gǎn jī bì de rú tài shān bēng, wǎn zhuǎn tí kū ér bù kě zhǐ. tài zi yán: ‘qiě zhǐ. rǔ shí guò qù tí hé jié luó fú shí běn yào bù yé? wǒ ěr shí zuò pó luó mén zi, zì bǐng duō wèi. rǔ zuò pó luó mén nǚ, zì xū tuó luó. rǔ chí huá qī jīng, wǒ chí yín qián wǔ bǎi, cóng rǔ mǎi huá yù yǐ sàn fú, rǔ yǐ èr jīng huá jì wǒ shàng fú, ér qiú yuàn yán: “yuàn wǒ hòu shēng cháng wèi qīng qī, hǎo chǒu bù lí.” wǒ ěr shí yǔ rǔ yào yán: “yù wèi wǒ qī zhě dāng suí wǒ yì, zài suǒ bù shī bù nì rén xīn, wéi bù yǐ fù mǔ shī ěr. qí yú shī zhě, jiē suí wǒ yì.” rǔ ěr shí dá wǒ yán kě. jīn yǐ ér bù shī, ér fǎn luàn wǒ shàn xīn yé?’ fēi wén tài zi yán, xīn yì kāi jiě biàn shí sù mìng, tīng suí tài zi bù shī jí dé xīn suǒ yù.

[0422b21] "shi di er dao li tian wang shi zhi tai zi yi er yu ren, kong fei bai qi shan xin, bian hua zuo shi zi dang dao er dun. fei yu shi zi: 'qing shi shou zhong wang, wo yi shi ren zhong wang zi, gong zai shan zhong, yuan xiao xiang bi shi de guo qu. wo you er zi jie shang you xiao, chao lai wu suo shi, dan wang dai wo er.' shi zi zhi po luo men qu yuan, nai qi bi dao, ling fei de guo. fei hai, jian tai zi du zuo, bu jian liang er. zi zhi qi cao wu zhong suo zhi bu jian, fu zhi er wu zhong mi zhi bu jian, zhi er chang suo xi shui bian yi fu bu jian, dan jian yu suo xi qin shou zhang lu shi zi mi hou, jie zai man chi qian zi pu hao hu, suo xi chi shui wei zhi kong jie. man chi bian hai zhi tai zi suo, wen tai zi: 'liang er wei he suo zai?' tai zi bu ying. man chi fu yan: 'er yao jian wo chi guo zou lai, qu wo bi de fu qi tiao liang, hu yan: "a mu lai gui jian wo." zuo shi jie zai zuo you, jian wo shen shang you chen tu ji wei wo fu qu zhi. jin yi bu jian er, er yi bu lai fu wo, wei chi yu shui hu? jin bu jian zhi, wo xin cui lie. zao yu wo chu, mo ling wo fa kuang.' ru shi zhi san, tai zi bu ying. man chi yi geng chou du yan: 'bu jian liang er shang fu ke er, tai zi bu ying, yi ling wo mi huang.' tai zi yu yan: 'jiu liu guo you yi po luo men lai, cong wo qi liang er, bian yi yu zhi.' fei wen tai zi yu, bian gan ji bi de ru tai shan beng, wan zhuan ti ku er bu ke zhi. tai zi yan: 'qie zhi. ru shi guo qu ti he jie luo fu shi ben yao bu ye? wo er shi zuo po luo men zi, zi bing duo wei. ru zuo po luo men nu, zi xu tuo luo. ru chi hua qi jing, wo chi yin qian wu bai, cong ru mai hua yu yi san fu, ru yi er jing hua ji wo shang fu, er qiu yuan yan: "yuan wo hou sheng chang wei qing qi, hao chou bu li." wo er shi yu ru yao yan: "yu wei wo qi zhe dang sui wo yi, zai suo bu shi bu ni ren xin, wei bu yi fu mu shi er. qi yu shi zhe, jie sui wo yi." ru er shi da wo yan ke. jin yi er bu shi, er fan luan wo shan xin ye?' fei wen tai zi yan, xin yi kai jie bian shi su ming, ting sui tai zi bu shi ji de xin suo yu.

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[0422c23] "Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], seeing the prince's 太子 [tai zi] giving alms 布施 [bu shi] in this manner, immediately descended to test the prince 太子 [tai zi], to know what he sought. He transformed into a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] with twelve deformities, came before the prince 太子 [tai zi] and said: 'I have always heard that the prince 太子 [tai zi] loves giving alms 布施 [bu shi] and grants whatever is asked for without going against wishes, so I have come here, wishing to beg for your consort 妃 [fei].' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'Good! My consort 妃 [fei] can be given.' The consort 妃 [fei] said: 'If you give me to someone else now, who will support the prince 太子 [tai zi]?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'If I do not give you as alms now, how can I achieve the supreme and equal degree of enlightenment?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] washed the brahmin's 婆羅門 [po luo men] hands with water, led his consort 妃 [fei], and handed her over to him. Śakra 釋 [shi] knew that the prince 太子 [tai zi] had no regrets whatsoever. All the devas 諸天 [zhu tian] praised him, and the heavens and earth greatly shook. The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] then led the consort 妃 [fei] away. After walking seven steps, he immediately brought the consort 妃 [fei] back and entrusted her to the prince 太子 [tai zi], saying: 'Do not give her to anyone else.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'Why do you not take her? Is there something wrong with her? Among all women, this woman is good. She is the present prince's 國王子 [guo wang zi] wife, and her father had only this one daughter. This woman, for my sake, threw herself into boiling water and fire, and never avoided coarse and bad food and drink. She is diligent in what she does, and her face is beautiful. If you take her now, my heart will be happy.'

[0422c23] “tiān wáng shì jiàn tài zi bù shī rú cǐ, jí xià shì tài zi, zhī yù hé qiú? huà zuò pó luó mén yì yǒu shí èr chǒu, dào tài zi qián ér zì shuō yán: ‘cháng wén tài zi hǎo xǐ bù shī, zài suǒ qiú suǒ bù nì rén yì, gù lái dào cǐ, yuàn qǐ wǒ fēi.’ tài zi yán: ‘shàn! fēi kě dé ěr.’ fēi yán: ‘jīn yǐ wǒ yǔ rén, shuí dāng gōng yǎng tài zi zhě yě?’ tài zi yán: ‘jīn bù yǐ rǔ shī zhě, hé cóng dé chéng wú shàng píng děng dù yì?’ tài zi yǐ shuǐ zǎo pó luó mén shǒu, qiān fēi yǔ zhī. shì zhī tài zi le wú huǐ xīn, zhū tiān zàn shàn,, tiān de dà dòng. shí pó luó mén biàn jiāng fēi qù, xíng zhì qī bù, xún jiāng fēi hái yǐ jì tài zi: ‘mò fù yǔ rén yě.’ tài zi yán: ‘hé wèi bù qǔ? qǐ yǒu è hū? zhū rén fù zhōng, shì fù wèi shàn. xiàn guó wáng zi, qí fù wéi yǒu shì yī nǚ ěr. shì fù yòng wǒ gù, zì tóu tāng huǒ, yǐn shí cū è ér cháng bù bì, suǒ wèi jīng qín, miàn mào duān zhèng. qīng jīn qǔ qù, wǒ xīn nǎi xǐ.’

[0422c23] "tian wang shi jian tai zi bu shi ru ci, ji xia shi tai zi, zhi yu he qiu? hua zuo po luo men yi you shi er chou, dao tai zi qian er zi shuo yan: 'chang wen tai zi hao xi bu shi, zai suo qiu suo bu ni ren yi, gu lai dao ci, yuan qi wo fei.' tai zi yan: 'shan! fei ke de er.' fei yan: 'jin yi wo yu ren, shui dang gong yang tai zi zhe ye?' tai zi yan: 'jin bu yi ru shi zhe, he cong de cheng wu shang ping deng du yi?' tai zi yi shui zao po luo men shou, qian fei yu zhi. shi zhi tai zi le wu hui xin, zhu tian zan shan,, tian de da dong. shi po luo men bian jiang fei qu, xing zhi qi bu, xun jiang fei hai yi ji tai zi: 'mo fu yu ren ye.' tai zi yan: 'he wei bu qu? qi you e hu? zhu ren fu zhong, shi fu wei shan. xian guo wang zi, qi fu wei you shi yi nu er. shi fu yong wo gu, zi tou tang huo, yin shi cu e er chang bu bi, suo wei jing qin, mian mao duan zheng. qing jin qu qu, wo xin nai xi.'

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[0423a08] "The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'I am not a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], I am Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], I only came to test you. What do you wish for?' He then resumed his true form, exquisitely beautiful. The consort 妃 [fei] immediately bowed and requested three wishes: 'First, may the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] take my two children back and sell them in their original kingdom 本國 [ben guo]. Second, may my two children not suffer hunger and thirst. Third, may I and the prince 太子 [tai zi] return to the kingdom 國 [guo] soon.' Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], said: 'It shall be as you wish.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'May all living beings be liberated and delivered, no longer suffering from the pain of birth, old age, sickness, and death.' Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], said: 'Great is your wish, lofty and supreme. If you wish to be born in heaven and become the king 王 [wang] of the sun and moon, or a worldly emperor with extended life, I can grant you what you ask. But the Three Realms' 三界 [san jie] ultimate supremacy is beyond my reach.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'For now, I wish to become greatly wealthy, always fond of giving alms 布施 [bu shi] and even surpassing before; and I wish for my royal father 父王 [fu wang] and all his attendants to long to see me.' Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], said: 'It shall surely be as you wish.' In an instant, he disappeared.

[0423a08] “pó luó mén yǔ tài zi yán: ‘wǒ fēi pó luó mén, shì tiān wáng shì, gù lái xiāng shì ěr. yù yuàn hé děng?’ jí fù shì shēn, duān zhèng shū miào. fēi jí zuò lǐ, cóng suǒ sān yuàn: ‘yī zhě,, lìng pó luó mén jiāng wǒ liǎng ér hái mài běn guó zhōng. èr zhě,, lìng wǒ liǎng ér bù kǔ jī kě. sān zhě,, lìng wǒ jí tài zi zǎo dé hái guó.’ tiān wáng shì yán: ‘dāng rú suǒ yuàn.’ tài zi yán: ‘yuàn lìng zhòng shēng jiē dé dù tuō, wú fù shēng lǎo bìng sǐ zhī kǔ.’ tiān wáng shì yán: ‘dà zāi suǒ yuàn, wēi wēi wú shàng. ruò yù shēng tiān zuò rì yuè zhōng wáng, shì jiān dì zhǔ zhù yán shòu mìng, wǒ néng xiāng yǔ rú qīng suǒ shuō. sān jiè tè zūn, fēi wǒ suǒ jí yě.’ tài zi yán: ‘jīn qiě yuàn wǒ lìng dé dà fù, cháng hǎo bù shī yòu shèng yú qián； yuàn lìng fù wáng jí zhū bàng chén jiē sī jiàn wǒ.’ tiān wáng shì yán: ‘bì rú suǒ yuàn.’ xū yú zhī jiān hū rán bù jiàn.

[0423a08] "po luo men yu tai zi yan: 'wo fei po luo men, shi tian wang shi, gu lai xiang shi er. yu yuan he deng?' ji fu shi shen, duan zheng shu miao. fei ji zuo li, cong suo san yuan: 'yi zhe,, ling po luo men jiang wo liang er hai mai ben guo zhong. er zhe,, ling wo liang er bu ku ji ke. san zhe,, ling wo ji tai zi zao de hai guo.' tian wang shi yan: 'dang ru suo yuan.' tai zi yan: 'yuan ling zhong sheng jie de du tuo, wu fu sheng lao bing si zhi ku.' tian wang shi yan: 'da zai suo yuan, wei wei wu shang. ruo yu sheng tian zuo ri yue zhong wang, shi jian di zhu zhu yan shou ming, wo neng xiang yu ru qing suo shuo. san jie te zun, fei wo suo ji ye.' tai zi yan: 'jin qie yuan wo ling de da fu, chang hao bu shi you sheng yu qian; yuan ling fu wang ji zhu bang chen jie si jian wo.' tian wang shi yan: 'bi ru suo yuan.' xu yu zhi jian hu ran bu jian.

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[0423a21] "The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] of the kingdom of Kurū 鳩留國 [jiu liu guo] returned home with the children. His wife cursed him, saying: 'How dare you return with such a face? These children are of royal lineage 國王種 [guo wang zhong], but they have no compassionate heart, they beat them and cause sores, their bodies are full of pus and blood. Quickly take them and sell them, and seek someone else who can be useful.' The husband 婿 [xu] followed his wife's words and went to sell them. Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], then went to disrupt the market, saying: 'These children are expensive, no one can buy them.' When the children were hungry and thirsty, heaven naturally provided them with sustenance, making them full. The King of Devas 天王 [tian wang] changed his mind, and he went to the kingdom of Yepa 葉波國 [ye bo guo]. The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] and people in the kingdom 國 [guo] recognized these as the prince's 太子 [tai zi] children, the great king's 大王 [da wang] grandchildren, and everyone in the kingdom 國 [guo], great and small, was saddened. The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] immediately asked: 'Where did you get these children from?' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] said: 'I begged for them myself, why do you ask me?' The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] said: 'Since you have entered our kingdom 國 [guo], we should also ask you.' The ministers 大臣 [da chen] and people then wanted to take the children from the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] by force. Among them, an elder 長者 [zhang zhe] advised them, saying: 'This is the prince's 太子 [tai zi] intention of giving alms 布施 [bu shi] that led to this. If you take them by force now, would you not be stubbornly going against the prince's 太子 [tai zi] original intention? It would be better to report to the king 王 [wang]. If the king 王 [wang] knows, he will redeem them himself.' So they stopped.

[0423a21] “jiū liú guó pó luó mén dé ér guī jiā, fù nì mà zhī: ‘hé rěn chí cǐ miàn lái hái? cǐ ér guó wáng zhǒng, ér wú cí rén xīn, wō dǎ lìng shēng chuāng shēn tǐ jiē nóng xuè, sù jiāng xuàn mài zhī, gèng qiú kě shǐ zhě.’ xù suí fù yán jí xíng mài zhī. tiān wáng shì zhǔ xíng huài qí shì jǐng yán: ‘cǐ ér guì, wú néng mǎi zhě.’ ér shì jī kě, tiān yǐ zì rán qì lìng ér dé bǎo mǎn. tiān wáng huà qí yì, nǎi zhì yè bō guó. guó zhōng zhū chén rén mín shí shì tài zi ér,, dà wáng zhī sūn, jǔ guó dà xiǎo mò bù bēi āi. zhū chén jí wèn: ‘suǒ cóng dé cǐ ér?’ pó luó mén yán: ‘wǒ zì qǐ dé, yòng wèn wǒ wèi?’ zhū chén yán: ‘qīng lái rù wǒ guó, wǒ yì yīng wèn qīng.’ dà chén rén mín biàn yù duó qǔ pó luó mén ér, zhōng yǒu zhǎng zhě ér jiàn zhī yuē: ‘sī nǎi tài zi bù shī zhī xīn yǐ zhì yú cǐ, ér jīn duó zhī, bù dāng gù wéi tài zi běn yì yé? bù rú bái wáng. wáng ruò zhī zhě, zì dāng shú zhī.’ yú shì nǎi zhǐ.

[0423a21] "jiu liu guo po luo men de er gui jia, fu ni ma zhi: 'he ren chi ci mian lai hai? ci er guo wang zhong, er wu ci ren xin, wo da ling sheng chuang shen ti jie nong xue, su jiang xuan mai zhi, geng qiu ke shi zhe.' xu sui fu yan ji xing mai zhi. tian wang shi zhu xing huai qi shi jing yan: 'ci er gui, wu neng mai zhe.' er shi ji ke, tian yi zi ran qi ling er de bao man. tian wang hua qi yi, nai zhi ye bo guo. guo zhong zhu chen ren min shi shi tai zi er,, da wang zhi sun, ju guo da xiao mo bu bei ai. zhu chen ji wen: 'suo cong de ci er?' po luo men yan: 'wo zi qi de, yong wen wo wei?' zhu chen yan: 'qing lai ru wo guo, wo yi ying wen qing.' da chen ren min bian yu duo qu po luo men er, zhong you zhang zhe er jian zhi yue: 'si nai tai zi bu shi zhi xin yi zhi yu ci, er jin duo zhi, bu dang gu wei tai zi ben yi ye? bu ru bai wang. wang ruo zhi zhe, zi dang shu zhi.' yu shi nai zhi.

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[0423b05] "The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] reported to the king 王 [wang], saying: 'The great king's 大王 [da wang] two grandchildren are now being sold by a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men].' The king 王 [wang] was greatly alarmed when he heard this, and immediately called the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] and had him bring the children into the palace 宮 [gong]. The king 王 [wang], his consorts 夫人 [fu ren], his attendants, and the palace 後宮 [hou gong] women, upon seeing the two children from afar, were all choked with emotion. The king 王 [wang] asked the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men]: 'How did you get these children?' The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] replied: 'I begged for them from the prince 太子 [tai zi].' The king 王 [wang] called the two children and wanted to embrace them, but the children cried and refused to be embraced. The king 王 [wang] asked the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men]: 'How much do you want for selling the children?' Before the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] could answer, the boy said: 'The boy is worth one thousand silver coins and one hundred special cattle; the girl is worth two thousand gold coins and two hundred female cattle.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'Sons are precious to people, why is the son cheaper and the daughter more expensive?' The child said: 'The palace 後宮 [hou gong] women have no kinship with the king 王 [wang], some come from humble origins or are merely servants, but if the king 王 [wang] favors them, they become noble, clothed in precious garments and eating all kinds of delicacies. The king 王 [wang] has only one son, but he exiled him to the deep mountain, and day by day he only enjoys himself with the palace 宮中 [gong zhong] women, completely without any thought of his son, thus clearly showing that sons are cheap and daughters are expensive.' When the king 王 [wang] heard these words, he was deeply moved and saddened, tears streaming down his face, saying: 'I have wronged you. Why do you not let me embrace you? Are you angry with me? Are you afraid of the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men]?' The child said: 'We dare not resent the great king 大王 [da wang], nor are we afraid of the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men]. We were once the great king's 大王 [da wang] grandchildren, but now we are someone's servants. How can someone's servants be embraced by a king 國王 [guo wang]? That is why we dare not.' When the king 王 [wang] heard the children's words, his sorrow doubled. He immediately paid the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] the price as they had stated. He called the two children again to embrace them, and the two children then allowed themselves to be embraced.

[0423b05] “zhū chén bái wáng yán: ‘dà wáng liǎng sūn, jīn wèi pó luó mén zhī suǒ xuàn mài.’ wáng wén zhī dà jīng, jí hū pó luó mén, shǐ jiāng ér rù gōng. wáng yǔ fū rén jí zhū bàng chén hòu gōng cāi nǚ, yáo jiàn liǎng ér mò bù gěng yàn. wáng wèn pó luó mén: ‘hé yuán dé cǐ ér?’ pó luó mén dá yán: ‘wǒ cóng tài zi qǐ dé ěr.’ wáng hū liǎng ér ér yù bào zhī, ér jiē tì qì bù kěn jiù bào. wáng wèn pó luó mén: ‘mài ér suǒ jǐ qián?’ pó luó mén wèi jí dé duì, nán ér biàn yán: ‘nán zhí yín qián yī qiān, tè niú yī bǎi tóu； nǚ zhí jīn qián èr qiān, zì niú èr bǎi tóu.’ wáng yán: ‘nán ér rén zhī suǒ zhēn, hé gù nán jiàn ér nǚ guì yé?’ ér yán: ‘hòu gōng cāi nǚ yǔ wáng wú qīn, huò chū wēi jiàn huò dàn bì shǐ, wáng yì suǒ xìng biàn dé zūn guì, bèi fú zhēn bǎo yǐn shí bǎi wèi. wáng dú yǒu yī zi ér zhú zhī yú shēn shān, rì rì zì yǔ gōng zhōng cāi nǚ gòng xiāng yú lè, le wú niàn zi zhī yì, shì yǐ míng zhī nán jiàn ér nǚ guì yě.’ wáng wén shì yǔ, gǎn jiǎo bēi āi tì qì jiāo bèng yán: ‘wǒ fù rǔ. rǔ hé gù bù jiù wǒ bào? huì wǒ hū? wèi pó luó mén yé?’ ér yán: ‘bù gǎn yuàn dà wáng, yì bù wèi pó luó mén. gǔ shì dà wáng sūn, jīn wèi rén nú bì. hé yǒu rén nú bì ér jiù guó wáng bào? shì gù bù gǎn ěr.’ wáng wén ér yǔ, bèi zēng bēi chuàng, jí rú qí yán gù pó luó mén zhí. gèng hū liǎng ér bào, liǎng ér biàn jiù.

[0423b05] "zhu chen bai wang yan: 'da wang liang sun, jin wei po luo men zhi suo xuan mai.' wang wen zhi da jing, ji hu po luo men, shi jiang er ru gong. wang yu fu ren ji zhu bang chen hou gong cai nu, yao jian liang er mo bu geng yan. wang wen po luo men: 'he yuan de ci er?' po luo men da yan: 'wo cong tai zi qi de er.' wang hu liang er er yu bao zhi, er jie ti qi bu ken jiu bao. wang wen po luo men: 'mai er suo ji qian?' po luo men wei ji de dui, nan er bian yan: 'nan zhi yin qian yi qian, te niu yi bai tou; nu zhi jin qian er qian, zi niu er bai tou.' wang yan: 'nan er ren zhi suo zhen, he gu nan jian er nu gui ye?' er yan: 'hou gong cai nu yu wang wu qin, huo chu wei jian huo dan bi shi, wang yi suo xing bian de zun gui, bei fu zhen bao yin shi bai wei. wang du you yi zi er zhu zhi yu shen shan, ri ri zi yu gong zhong cai nu gong xiang yu le, le wu nian zi zhi yi, shi yi ming zhi nan jian er nu gui ye.' wang wen shi yu, gan jiao bei ai ti qi jiao beng yan: 'wo fu ru. ru he gu bu jiu wo bao? hui wo hu? wei po luo men ye?' er yan: 'bu gan yuan da wang, yi bu wei po luo men. gu shi da wang sun, jin wei ren nu bi. he you ren nu bi er jiu guo wang bao? shi gu bu gan er.' wang wen er yu, bei zeng bei chuang, ji ru qi yan gu po luo men zhi. geng hu liang er bao, liang er bian jiu.

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[0423b25] "The king 王 [wang] embraced his two grandchildren, caressing their bodies, and asked the two children: 'What do your father eat and wear in the mountain?' The two children replied: 'He eats fruits, berries, and vegetables, and wears rough clothes. He is entertained by a hundred birds, and has no sorrow.' The king 王 [wang] then dismissed the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men]. The boy said to the king 王 [wang]: 'This brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] is suffering greatly from hunger and thirst, please grant him a meal.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'Are you not angry with him? Why do you ask for food for him again?' The child said: 'My father loves the Path 道 [dao] and has no more possessions to give alms 布施 [bu shi], so he begged for me. Therefore, he is my master 大家 [da jia]. I have not yet been able to serve him and fulfill my father's intention for the Path 道 [dao]. How can I bear to see him hungry and thirsty without compassion? My father even gave his children to the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men], how can the great king 大王 [da wang] begrudge a single meal?' The king 王 [wang] then granted the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] a meal. After the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] finished eating, he happily returned.

[0423b25] “wáng bào liǎng sūn, mó mén qí shēn, wèn liǎng ér yán: ‘rǔ fù zài shān zhōng, hé suǒ yǐn shí? bèi fú hé děng?’ liǎng ér dá yán: ‘shí guǒ luǒ cài rú, bèi hè wèi fú shì. bǎi niǎo xiāng yú lè, yì wú chóu yōu xīn.’ wáng jí qiǎn pó luó mén qù. nán ér bái wáng: ‘cǐ pó luó mén dà kǔ jī kě, yuàn cì yī shí.’ wáng yán: ‘rǔ bù fèn huì zhī yé? hé gù fù wèi suǒ shí yé?’ ér yán: ‘wǒ fù hǎo dào, wú fù cái wù kě yòng bù shī, yǐ wǒ qǐ zhī, zé shì wǒ dà jiā. wǒ shàng wèi dé wèi qí shǐ lìng, yǐ fù wǒ fù dào yì. jīn hé rěn jiàn qí jī kě ér wú cí rén xīn? wǒ fù nǎi yǐ ér shī pó luó mén, dà wáng qǐ xī yī shí yé?’ wáng jí cì pó luó mén shí. pó luó mén shí jìng, huān xǐ ér hái.

[0423b25] "wang bao liang sun, mo men qi shen, wen liang er yan: 'ru fu zai shan zhong, he suo yin shi? bei fu he deng?' liang er da yan: 'shi guo luo cai ru, bei he wei fu shi. bai niao xiang yu le, yi wu chou you xin.' wang ji qian po luo men qu. nan er bai wang: 'ci po luo men da ku ji ke, yuan ci yi shi.' wang yan: 'ru bu fen hui zhi ye? he gu fu wei suo shi ye?' er yan: 'wo fu hao dao, wu fu cai wu ke yong bu shi, yi wo qi zhi, ze shi wo da jia. wo shang wei de wei qi shi ling, yi fu wo fu dao yi. jin he ren jian qi ji ke er wu ci ren xin? wo fu nai yi er shi po luo men, da wang qi xi yi shi ye?' wang ji ci po luo men shi. po luo men shi jing, huan xi er hai.

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[0423c07] "The king 王 [wang] sent an envoy to quickly welcome the prince 太子 [tai zi] back. The envoy received the command and went to welcome the prince 太子 [tai zi]. He was hindered by the water and could not cross, but when he thought of the prince's 太子 [tai zi] place, he was able to cross. He conveyed the king's 王 [wang] command to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'You should return to the kingdom 國 [guo] quickly. The king 王 [wang] misses you.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'The king 王 [wang] exiled me to the mountain for a period of twelve years. There is still one year left. When the year is complete, I will return by myself.' The envoy returned and reported to the king 王 [wang] as such. The king 王 [wang] then wrote a letter to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'You are a person of wisdom. You should endure when leaving, and endure when returning. Why are you angry and not returning? I will only eat when you return.' The envoy again carried the letter and went. When the prince 太子 [tai zi] received the letter, he bowed with his head to the ground, then walked around it seven times before opening it to read. All the birds and beasts in the mountain, hearing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] was to return, leaped and rolled on the ground, wailing. The spring water dried up, the animals did not lactate, and a hundred birds chirped mournfully, grieving the loss of the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The prince 太子 [tai zi] then put on his clothes and returned with his consort 妃 [fei].

[0423c07] “wáng qiǎn shǐ zhě sù yíng tài zi hái. shǐ zhě shòu jiào wǎng yíng tài zi, ài shuǐ bù dé dù, dàn niàn tài zi suǒ jí dé guò qù. yǐ wáng mìng ér gào tài zi: ‘yí sù hái guó. wáng sī jiàn tài zi.’ tài zi dá yán: ‘wáng xǐ wǒ zhe shān zhōng, shí èr nián wèi qī. shàng yǒu yī nián zài, nián mǎn zì dāng guī.’ shǐ zhě hái, bái wáng rú shì. wáng gèng zuò shǒu shū yǐ yǔ tài zi: ‘rǔ shì zhì huì zhī rén, qù yì dāng rěn,, lái yì dāng rěn. yún hé huì bù hái? xū rǔ nǎi yǐn shí ěr.’ shǐ zhě fù jī shū wǎng, tài zi dé shū, tóu miàn zhe de zuò lǐ, què rào qī zā biàn fā shì zhī. shān zhōng zhū qín shòu wén tài zi dāng hái, tiào liáng wǎn zhuǎn zì pū ér hào hū, quán shuǐ wèi zhī kōng jié, qín shòu wèi bù rǔ, bǎi niǎo jiē bēi wū, yòng shī tài zi gù. tài zi jí zhe yī yǔ fēi jù hái.

[0423c07] "wang qian shi zhe su ying tai zi hai. shi zhe shou jiao wang ying tai zi, ai shui bu de du, dan nian tai zi suo ji de guo qu. yi wang ming er gao tai zi: 'yi su hai guo. wang si jian tai zi.' tai zi da yan: 'wang xi wo zhe shan zhong, shi er nian wei qi. shang you yi nian zai, nian man zi dang gui.' shi zhe hai, bai wang ru shi. wang geng zuo shou shu yi yu tai zi: 'ru shi zhi hui zhi ren, qu yi dang ren,, lai yi dang ren. yun he hui bu hai? xu ru nai yin shi er.' shi zhe fu ji shu wang, tai zi de shu, tou mian zhe de zuo li, que rao qi za bian fa shi zhi. shan zhong zhu qin shou wen tai zi dang hai, tiao liang wan zhuan zi pu er hao hu, quan shui wei zhi kong jie, qin shou wei bu ru, bai niao jie bei wu, yong shi tai zi gu. tai zi ji zhe yi yu fei ju hai.

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[0423c18] "The enemy kingdom 敵國怨家 [di guo yuan jia], hearing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] was to return, immediately sent an envoy, equipped with a white elephant, a golden and silver saddle, with a golden bowl filled with silver millet, and a silver bowl filled with golden millet, to meet the prince 太子 [tai zi] on the way and return it to him. They apologized and repented, saying: 'We begged for the white elephant before due to our foolishness. It was because of us that the prince 太子 [tai zi] was exiled far away. Now that we hear you are returning, we are filled with joy. We now respectfully return the white elephant to the prince 太子 [tai zi], and offer this golden and silver millet. We hope you will accept them to clear our transgressions.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'It is like someone who prepares a hundred delicacies and offers them specially, but after eating, that person vomits it onto the ground. Can it still be fragrant and clean to be eaten again? My giving alms 布施 [bu shi] is also like vomiting; I will never take it back. Quickly ride the elephant back and convey my greetings to your king 國王 [guo wang]. It is a great effort for the envoy to come so far to inquire about me.' Thereupon, the envoy rode the elephant back and reported to the king 王 [wang] as such. Because of this elephant, the enemy kingdom 敵國怨家 [di guo yuan jia] transformed into compassionate and benevolent beings. The king 國王 [guo wang] and all the multitude all developed the supreme and equal degree of enlightenment.

[0423c18] “dí guó yuàn jiā wén tài zi dāng hái, jí qiǎn shǐ zhě, zhuāng bèi bái xiàng jīn yín ān lēi, yǐ jīn bō shèng yín sù,, yín bō shèng jīn sù, nì yú dào zhōng yǐ hái tài zi. cí xiè huǐ guò yán: ‘qián qǐ bái xiàng, yú chī gù ěr. zuò wǒ zhī gù, yuǎn xǐ tài zi. jīn wén lái hái, nèi huái huān xǐ. jīn yǐ bái xiàng fèng hái tài zi, jí shàng jīn yín zhī sù, yuàn chuí nà shòu yǐ chú zuì jiù.’ tài zi dá yán: ‘pì rú yǒu rén shè bǎi wèi shí tè yǒu suǒ shàng, qí rén shí yǐ ǒu tǔ yú de, qǐ fù xiāng jié kě gèng shí bù? jīn wǒ bù shī pì yì ruò tǔ, zhōng bù hái shòu. sù chéng xiàng hái qù, xiè rǔ guó wáng. kǔ qū shǐ zhě, yuǎn xiāng láo wèn.’ yú shì shǐ zhě jí chéng xiàng hái, bái wáng rú shì. yīn cǐ xiàng gù. dí guó yuàn jiā huà wèi cí rén. guó wáng jí zhòng xī fā wú shàng píng děng dù yì.

[0423c18] "di guo yuan jia wen tai zi dang hai, ji qian shi zhe, zhuang bei bai xiang jin yin an lei, yi jin bo sheng yin su,, yin bo sheng jin su, ni yu dao zhong yi hai tai zi. ci xie hui guo yan: 'qian qi bai xiang, yu chi gu er. zuo wo zhi gu, yuan xi tai zi. jin wen lai hai, nei huai huan xi. jin yi bai xiang feng hai tai zi, ji shang jin yin zhi su, yuan chui na shou yi chu zui jiu.' tai zi da yan: 'pi ru you ren she bai wei shi te you suo shang, qi ren shi yi ou tu yu de, qi fu xiang jie ke geng shi bu? jin wo bu shi pi yi ruo tu, zhong bu hai shou. su cheng xiang hai qu, xie ru guo wang. ku qu shi zhe, yuan xiang lao wen.' yu shi shi zhe ji cheng xiang hai, bai wang ru shi. yin ci xiang gu. di guo yuan jia hua wei ci ren. guo wang ji zhong xi fa wu shang ping deng du yi.

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[0424a07] "The royal father 父王 [fu wang] rode an elephant out to welcome the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The prince 太子 [tai zi] then went forward, bowed with his head to the ground, and returned with the king 王 [wang]. All the people in the kingdom 國 [guo] rejoiced, scattering flowers, burning incense, hanging silk banners and canopies, and sprinkling fragrant water on the ground to await the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The prince 太子 [tai zi] entered the palace 宮 [gong] and immediately went to his mother 母 [mu], bowing with his head to the ground and inquiring about her well-being. The king 王 [wang] entrusted the treasury 寶藏 [bao cang] to the prince 太子 [tai zi], who then freely gave alms even more generously than before. He continued to give alms 布施 [bu shi] without ceasing, thereby attaining Buddhahood 佛 [fu]."

[0424a07] “fù wáng chéng xiàng chū yíng tài zi, tài zi biàn qián tóu miàn zuò lǐ, cóng wáng ér guī. guó zhōng rén mín mò bù huān xǐ, sàn huá shāo xiāng xuán zēng fān gài, xiāng zhī sǎ de yǐ dài tài zi. tài zi rù gōng jí dào mǔ qián, tóu miàn zuò lǐ ér wèn qǐ jū. wáng yǐ bǎo cáng yǐ fù tài zi, zì yì bù shī zhuǎn shèng yú qián, bù shī bù xiū zì zhì dé fú.”

[0424a07] "fu wang cheng xiang chu ying tai zi, tai zi bian qian tou mian zuo li, cong wang er gui. guo zhong ren min mo bu huan xi, san hua shao xiang xuan zeng fan gai, xiang zhi sa de yi dai tai zi. tai zi ru gong ji dao mu qian, tou mian zuo li er wen qi ju. wang yi bao cang yi fu tai zi, zi yi bu shi zhuan sheng yu qian, bu shi bu xiu zi zhi de fu."

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[0424a13] The Buddha 佛 [fu] said to Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]: "In my previous lives, the giving alms 布施 [bu shi] I practiced was like this. Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏 [tai zi xu da na] was myself; the royal father 父王 [fu wang] at that time is now my present father, Śuddhodana 閱頭檀 [yue tou tan]; the mother 母 [mu] at that time is now Māyā 摩耶 [mo ye]; the consort 妃 [fei] at that time is now Gopā 瞿夷 [qu yi]. The Daoist practitioner 道人 [dao ren] Aśvaghosa 阿州陀 [a zhou tuo] in the mountain at that time is now Mahāmaudgalyāyana 摩訶目揵連 [mo he mu qian lian]; Śakra, the King of Devas 天王釋 [tian wang shi], at that time is now Śāriputra 舍利弗 [she li fu]; the hunter 獵師 [lie shi] at that time is now Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]. The son Yelī 耶利 [ye li] at that time is now my son Rāhula 羅云 [luo yun]; the daughter Jīṇā 罽拏延 [ji na yan] at that time is now Mālinī 末利母 [mo li mu], the mother of an Arhat 羅漢 [luo han]. The brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] who begged for the children at that time is now Devadatta 調達 [diao da]; the brahmin's 婆羅門 [po luo men] wife at that time is now Cañcāmāṇavikā 栴遮摩那 [zhan zhe mo na]. They diligently cultivated like this for immeasurable kalpas 劫 [jie], and performed good deeds for immeasurable kalpas 劫 [jie]. This sūtra 經典 [jing dian] should be taught to all śramaṇas 沙門 [sha men]. This is how a Bodhisattva 菩薩 [pu sa] practices Dāna Pāramitā 檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi] and gives alms 布施 [bu shi]."

The Sūtra of Prince Sudatta 太子須大拏經 [tai zi xu da na jing]

[0424a13] fú gào ā nán: “wǒ sù mìng shí suǒ xíng bù shī rú shì. tài zi xū dà ná zhě, wǒ shēn shì yě； shí fù wáng zhě, jīn xiàn wǒ fù yuè tóu tán shì； shí mǔ zhě, jīn mó yé shì yě； shí fēi zhě, jīn qú yí shì yě. shí shān zhōng dào rén ā zhōu tuó zhě, mó hē mù qián lián shì； shí tiān wáng shì zhě, shě lì fú shì； shí liè shī zhě, ā nán shì yě. shí nán ér yé lì zhě, jīn xiàn wǒ zi luó yún shì yě； shí nǚ jì ná yán zhě, jīn xiàn luó hàn mò lì mǔ shì. shí qǐ ér pó luó mén zhě, jīn diào dá shì； pó luó mén fù zhě, zhān zhē mó nà shì. qín kǔ rú shì wú yāng shù jié, zuò shàn yì wú yāng shù jié. dāng chí shì jīng diǎn wèi zhū shā mén yī qiè shuō zhī, pú sà xíng tán bō luó mì, bù shī rú shì.”

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[0424a13] fu gao a nan: "wo su ming shi suo xing bu shi ru shi. tai zi xu da na zhe, wo shen shi ye; shi fu wang zhe, jin xian wo fu yue tou tan shi; shi mu zhe, jin mo ye shi ye; shi fei zhe, jin qu yi shi ye. shi shan zhong dao ren a zhou tuo zhe, mo he mu qian lian shi; shi tian wang shi zhe, she li fu shi; shi lie shi zhe, a nan shi ye. shi nan er ye li zhe, jin xian wo zi luo yun shi ye; shi nu ji na yan zhe, jin xian luo han mo li mu shi. shi qi er po luo men zhe, jin diao da shi; po luo men fu zhe, zhan zhe mo na shi. qin ku ru shi wu yang shu jie, zuo shan yi wu yang shu jie. dang chi shi jing dian wei zhu sha men yi qie shuo zhi, pu sa xing tan bo luo mi, bu shi ru shi."

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