Part 172 - The Sutra Illustrating the Origins of the Stupa

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The Sūtra on the Bodhisattva 菩薩 [pu sa] Throwing Himself to Feed a Hungry Tigress and the Erection of a Stūpa 塔 [ta]

Translated by Śramaṇa Fashèng 沙門法盛 [sha men fa sheng] of Gaochang Kingdom 高昌國 [gao chang guo], Northern Liang 北涼 [bei liang]

fú shuō pú sà tóu shēn yí è hǔ qǐ tǎ yīn yuán jīng

běi liáng gāo chāng guó shā mén fǎ shèng yì

fu shuo pu sa tou shen yi e hu qi ta yin yuan jing

bei liang gao chang guo sha men fa sheng yi

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[0424b08] Thus have I heard:

At one time, the Buddha 佛 [fu] was traveling in the country of Gandhāra 乾陀越國 [gan tuo yue guo], in the great city of Vaiśravaṇa 毘沙門波羅大城 [pi sha men bo luo da cheng]. Under a mountain cliff on the north side of the city, he taught and transformed countless people, including the king 國王 [guo wang], ministers 臣民 [chen min], devas 天 [tian], nāgas 龍 [long], the eight classes of beings 八部 [ba bu], humans, and non-humans. When the teaching and transformation were nearing completion, the Buddha 佛 [fu] smiled, and from his mouth came forth a fragrant light, of nine colors, illuminating all countries 諸國 [zhu guo]; the fragrance also pervaded everywhere. At that time, all the great assembly, seeing the light and smelling the fragrance, were greatly rejoiced. Then, the light returned, circled the Buddha 佛 [fu] seven times, and re-entered his mouth.

[0424b08] rú shì wǒ wén:

yī shí, fú yóu gān tuó yuè guó pí shā mén bō luó dà chéng, yú chéng běi shān yán yīn xià, wèi guó wáng,, chén mín jí tiān lóng bā bù,, rén,, fēi rén děng, shuō fǎ jiào huà, dù rén wú shù. jiào huà chuí bì, shí fú wēi xiào, kǒu chū xiāng guāng, guāng yǒu jiǔ sè, biàn zhào zhū guó； xiāng xūn yì ěr. shí, zhū dà zhòng dǔ guāng,, wén xiāng, jiē dà huān xǐ. shí, guāng míng hái rào fú qī zā, fù cóng kǒu rù.

[0424b08] ru shi wo wen:

yi shi, fu you gan tuo yue guo pi sha men bo luo da cheng, yu cheng bei shan yan yin xia, wei guo wang,, chen min ji tian long ba bu,, ren,, fei ren deng, shuo fa jiao hua, du ren wu shu. jiao hua chui bi, shi fu wei xiao, kou chu xiang guang, guang you jiu se, bian zhao zhu guo; xiang xun yi er. shi, zhu da zhong du guang,, wen xiang, jie da huan xi. shi, guang ming hai rao fu qi za, fu cong kou ru.

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[0424b14] At that time, Ānanda 阿難 [a nan] straightened his clothes, knelt down, clasped his hands, and said to the Buddha 佛 [fu]: "The World-Honored One 世尊 [shi zun] has now manifested a wondrous auspicious sign, there must be a cause and condition, greatly beneficial, and living beings will receive blessings. May the Heavenly Honored One 天尊 [tian zun] explain its cause and condition."

[0424b14] ěr shí, ā nán zhěng yī fú zhǎng guì chā shǒu bái fú yán: “jīn zhě shì zūn xiàn qí ruì xiāng bì yǒu yīn yuán, duō suǒ ráo yì, zhòng shēng méng yòu. wéi yuàn tiān zūn shuō qí yīn yuán.”

[0424b14] er shi, a nan zheng yi fu zhang gui cha shou bai fu yan: "jin zhe shi zun xian qi rui xiang bi you yin yuan, duo suo rao yi, zhong sheng meng you. wei yuan tian zun shuo qi yin yuan."

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[0424b17] The Buddha 佛 [fu] told Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]: "As you say, the Buddhas 諸佛 [zhu fu] speak secretly, and all their manifestations have great causes and conditions. Do you wish to hear?"

[0424b17] fú gào ā nán: “rú rǔ suǒ yán, zhū fú mì kǒu fán suǒ xiàn xiāng yǒu dà yīn yuán, rǔ yù wén hū?”

[0424b17] fu gao a nan: "ru ru suo yan, zhu fu mi kou fan suo xian xiang you da yin yuan, ru yu wen hu?"

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[0424b18] Ānanda 阿難 [a nan] said: "Yes! O Heaven of Heavens 天中天 [tian zhong tian]!"

[0424b18] ā nán yuē: “nuò! wéi tiān zhōng tiān! ”

[0424b18] a nan yue: "nuo! wei tian zhong tian! "

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[0424b19] The Buddha 佛 [fu] told Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]: "Nine kalpas 劫 [jie] ago, there were no Buddhas 佛 [fu] in the world. There was a great country 大國 [da guo] named Gandhamādana 乾陀摩提 [gan tuo mo ti], whose king 王 [wang] was named Gandhaśrī 乾陀尸利 [gan tuo shi li]. His consort 夫人 [fu ren] was named Kṣemamukhā 差摩目佉 [cha mo mu qu], and the prince 太子 [tai zi] was named Candana-matī 栴檀摩提 [zhan tan mo ti]. His country 國 [guo] was vast and prosperous, with abundant people, and people lived for one thousand five hundred years. Because of the prince's 太子 [tai zi] blessings and virtues, the realm 天下 [tian xia] was peaceful, without thieves or robbers, and the people were harmonious and did not attack each other. The prince 太子 [tai zi] was compassionate, intelligent, and wise, proficient in all scriptures and the ninety-six kinds of Daoist arts 道術 [dao shu], and all their comportments were thoroughly understood; from a young age, he was always fond of giving alms 布施 [bu shi], not sparing his body, life, or wealth; he nurtured living beings with greater compassion than for his own newborn, his great compassion covered all equally without discrimination, and he fulfilled filial piety and all proper rites towards his parents.

[0424b19] fú gào ā nán: “guò qù jiǔ jié, shí shì wú fú. yǒu yī dà guó míng gān tuó mó tí, wáng míng gān tuó shī lì, fū rén míng yuē chà mó mù qū, tài zi míng yuē zhān tán mó tí. qí guó guǎng bó, fēng lè ráo rén, rén shòu qiān wǔ bǎi suì. tài zi fú dé, tiān xià tài píng, wú tōu jié zéi, rén mín hé shùn bù xiāng kè fá. tài zi cí rén cōng míng zhì huì, guàn liàn qún jí jí jiǔ shí liù zhǒng dào shù wēi yí mí bù tōng dá； shǎo xiǎo yǐ lái cháng hǎo bù shī, yú shēn mìng cái wú suǒ yí xī； cí yù zhòng shēng shén yú chì zi, dà bēi pǔ fù píng děng wú èr, xiào yǎng fù mǔ lǐ yí bèi jǔ.

[0424b19] fu gao a nan: "guo qu jiu jie, shi shi wu fu. you yi da guo ming gan tuo mo ti, wang ming gan tuo shi li, fu ren ming yue cha mo mu qu, tai zi ming yue zhan tan mo ti. qi guo guang bo, feng le rao ren, ren shou qian wu bai sui. tai zi fu de, tian xia tai ping, wu tou jie zei, ren min he shun bu xiang ke fa. tai zi ci ren cong ming zhi hui, guan lian qun ji ji jiu shi liu zhong dao shu wei yi mi bu tong da; shao xiao yi lai chang hao bu shi, yu shen ming cai wu suo yi xi; ci yu zhong sheng shen yu chi zi, da bei pu fu ping deng wu er, xiao yang fu mu li yi bei ju.

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[0424b28] "At that time, the royal father 父王 [fu wang] built a park not far from the city for the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The park was eight yojanas 由旬 [you xun] in both length and breadth, with various flowers and fruits planted, and exotic birds, clean, solemn, and beautiful; everywhere there were flowing springs and bathing ponds, and in the ponds there were always utpala 優鉢羅華 [you bo luo hua] flowers, padma 鉢頭摩華 [bo tou mo hua] flowers, kumuda 拘物頭華 [ju wu tou hua] flowers, puṇḍarīka 分陀利華 [fen tuo li hua] flowers, and other various kinds of red and white lotus flowers 蓮華 [lian hua]; peacocks, swans, egrets, and mandarin ducks played among them, cool, fragrant, pure, and of supreme subtlety.

[0424b28] “ěr shí, fù wáng wèi tài zi qù chéng bù yuǎn zào lì yuán guān. qí yuán zòng guǎng, miàn bā yóu xún, liè zhǒng huá guǒ, qí qín yì niǎo qīng jìng yán hǎo； chù chù jiē yǒu liú quán yù chí, chí zhōng cháng yǒu yōu bō luó huá,, bō tóu mó huá,, jū wù tóu huá,, fēn tuó lì huá, jí yú zá zhǒng chì bái lián huá； kǒng què,, hóng [xī-jīn+jié],, jiāo jīng,, yuān yāng yóu xì qí zhōng, qīng liáng xiāng jié, wēi miào dì yī.

[0424b28] "er shi, fu wang wei tai zi qu cheng bu yuan zao li yuan guan. qi yuan zong guang, mian ba you xun, lie zhong hua guo, qi qin yi niao qing jing yan hao; chu chu jie you liu quan yu chi, chi zhong chang you you bo luo hua,, bo tou mo hua,, ju wu tou hua,, fen tuo li hua, ji yu za zhong chi bai lian hua; kong que,, hong [xi-jin+jie],, jiao jing,, yuan yang you xi qi zhong, qing liang xiang jie, wei miao di yi.

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[0424c04] "At that time, the prince 太子 [tai zi], with his ministers 群臣 [qun chen], officials 百官 [bai guan], queens 后妃 [hou fei], and palace maids 婇女 [cai nu], with a retinue before and after, went to the park to play. After seven days, he turned his carriage and returned to the palace 宮 [gong].

[0424c04] “ěr shí, tài zi yǔ qún chén,, bǎi guān jí hòu fēi,, cāi nǚ, dǎo cóng qián hòu yì yuán yóu xì, jīng yī qī rì huí jià hái gōng.

[0424c04] "er shi, tai zi yu qun chen,, bai guan ji hou fei,, cai nu, dao cong qian hou yi yuan you xi, jing yi qi ri hui jia hai gong.

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[0424c06] "At that time, within the country's 國界 [guo jie] borders, there were poor, lonely, old, sick, and afflicted people with a hundred diseases. Hearing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] had returned, they all came and stood by the roadside, stretching out their hands towards the prince 太子 [tai zi]. When the prince 太子 [tai zi] saw them, he immediately gave away his body's ornaments, clothes, gold coins, silver coins, carriages, elephants, and horses, all as alms 布施 [bu shi]; by the time he reached the city gate, he had nothing left, yet there were still many poor people, and he regretted that it was not enough. The prince 太子 [tai zi] returned to the palace 宮 [gong], thinking of the poor people, and was so worried that he could not eat.

[0424c06] “ěr shí, guó jiè yǒu pín qióng gū dú lǎo bìng bǎi jí, wén tài zi hái, xī lái zài dào cè, zhāng shǒu xiàng tài zi. tài zi jiàn yǐ, jí yǐ shēn yīng luò fú shì jí jīn qián yín qián,, chē chéng xiàng mǎ, xī yòng bù shī； jí zhì chéng mén wú fù yú wù, pín zhě yóu duō, hèn bù zhōu zú. tài zi hái gōng, niàn zhū pín rén, yōu bù néng shí.

[0424c06] "er shi, guo jie you pin qiong gu du lao bing bai ji, wen tai zi hai, xi lai zai dao ce, zhang shou xiang tai zi. tai zi jian yi, ji yi shen ying luo fu shi ji jin qian yin qian,, che cheng xiang ma, xi yong bu shi; ji zhi cheng men wu fu yu wu, pin zhe you duo, hen bu zhou zu. tai zi hai gong, nian zhu pin ren, you bu neng shi.

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[0424c11] "The king 王 [wang] asked the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'What do you regret?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'Recently, when I went out to observe, I saw poor people by the roadside begging for what they lacked. I immediately gave them all I had, but it was still not enough, so I am troubled. Now I wish to ask the great king 大王 [da wang] for the treasures in the central treasury to provide for all under heaven. I wonder if the great king 大王 [da wang] will grant my wish?' The king 王 [wang] said: 'The national treasury 國家庫藏 [guo jia ku cang] is for emergencies and should not be used privately.'

[0424c11] “wáng wèn tài zi: ‘wèi hé hèn yě?’ tài zi dá yuē: ‘jìn chū yóu guān, jiàn zhū pín rén jiā zài lù cè qiú suǒ suǒ fá, jí yǐ shēn suǒ yǒu shī zhī, yóu bù zhōu zú, gù zì chóu ěr. jīn yù cóng dà wáng qǐ zhōng cáng cái wù zhōu gěi tiān xià, bù shěn dà wáng cì suǒ yuàn bù?’ wáng yán: ‘guó jiā kù cáng, fáng bèi huǎn jí, bù yí sī yòng.’

[0424c11] "wang wen tai zi: 'wei he hen ye?' tai zi da yue: 'jin chu you guan, jian zhu pin ren jia zai lu ce qiu suo suo fa, ji yi shen suo you shi zhi, you bu zhou zu, gu zi chou er. jin yu cong da wang qi zhong cang cai wu zhou gei tian xia, bu shen da wang ci suo yuan bu?' wang yan: 'guo jia ku cang, fang bei huan ji, bu yi si yong.'

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[0424c15] "Thus, the prince's 太子 [tai zi] wish was not fulfilled, and his sorrow doubled. A prince's 太子 [tai zi] attendant named Jaya 闍耶 [du ye], seeing the prince 太子 [tai zi] not eating, was saddened and distressed. He knelt down, clasped his hands, and said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Your minister 臣 [chen] has ten thousand gold coins, which I offer to the Great Deva 大天 [da tian], to be used as you wish. Please do not worry about poverty, and eat as before; if the money is not enough, your minister 臣 [chen] will sell himself to serve the Great Deva 大天 [da tian].' Thereupon, Jaya 闍耶 [du ye] immediately offered ten thousand gold coins to the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The prince 太子 [tai zi] had someone take the money out of the city to give alms 布施 [bu shi] to the poor people. Even after all ten thousand were given, it was still not enough. He returned and reported to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'The gold coins are exhausted, but there are still many poor people.' Thereupon, the prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately had his attendant check his private stores, and found another ten thousand gold coins, which he gave to the poor people, but it was still insufficient.

[0424c15] “yú shì tài zi suǒ yuàn bù guǒ, chóu bèi yú qián. tài zi bàng chén míng yuē dū yé, jiàn tài zi bù shí, bēi gǎn ào nǎo. zhǎng guì chā shǒu bái tài zi yán: ‘chén yǒu jīn qián shí qiān, fèng shàng dà tiān, suí yì suǒ yòng, yuàn mò yōu pín, yǐn shí rú xiān； qián ruò bù zú, chén dāng mài shēn, gōng fèng dà tiān.’ yú shì dū yé jí yǐ jīn qián shí qiān fèng shàng tài zi, tài zi shǐ rén chí qián chū chéng bù shī pín rén, jǐn shí qiān shù yóu bù zhōu biàn. hái bái tài zi: ‘jīn qián yǐ jǐn, pín zhě shàng duō.’ yú shì tài zi jí shǐ bàng chén liào jiǎn sī cáng, fù dé jīn qián shí qiān, shī zhū pín rén yóu bù chōng zú.

[0424c15] "yu shi tai zi suo yuan bu guo, chou bei yu qian. tai zi bang chen ming yue du ye, jian tai zi bu shi, bei gan ao nao. zhang gui cha shou bai tai zi yan: 'chen you jin qian shi qian, feng shang da tian, sui yi suo yong, yuan mo you pin, yin shi ru xian; qian ruo bu zu, chen dang mai shen, gong feng da tian.' yu shi du ye ji yi jin qian shi qian feng shang tai zi, tai zi shi ren chi qian chu cheng bu shi pin ren, jin shi qian shu you bu zhou bian. hai bai tai zi: 'jin qian yi jin, pin zhe shang duo.' yu shi tai zi ji shi bang chen liao jian si cang, fu de jin qian shi qian, shi zhu pin ren you bu chong zu.

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[0424c25] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] thought to himself: 'The suffering of humans is all due to poverty, the pain of not getting what one desires. Now I shall sell my beloved body to save those people from suffering and let them attain peace and happiness.' Having thought this, he removed his precious clothes, put on ordinary old clothes, silently left the palace 宮 [gong] city, and went to another country 他國 [ta guo] named Vidiśā 裴提舍 [pei ti she]; he sold himself to a brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] for a thousand gold coins, and used this gold money to give alms 布施 [bu shi] to the poor people.

[0424c25] “tài zi zì niàn: ‘fū rén zhī kǔ jiē yóu pín qióng qiú bù dé kǔ, jīn dāng zì mài suǒ ài zhī shēn, jiù bǐ rén kǔ, lìng dé ān lè.’ sī wéi shì yǐ, què zhēn bǎo yī, zhe fán gù fú, mò chū gōng chéng, tóu shì tā guó míng péi tí shě； zì mài shēn yǔ yī pó luó mén, dé qiān jīn qián, yǐ cǐ jīn qián shī zhū pín rén.

[0424c25] "tai zi zi nian: 'fu ren zhi ku jie you pin qiong qiu bu de ku, jin dang zi mai suo ai zhi shen, jiu bi ren ku, ling de an le.' si wei shi yi, que zhen bao yi, zhe fan gu fu, mo chu gong cheng, tou shi ta guo ming pei ti she; zi mai shen yu yi po luo men, de qian jin qian, yi ci jin qian shi zhu pin ren.

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[0425a04] "At that time, the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] made his slave take a cart into the mountain to chop firewood and sell it in the market; after a long time, he again went to fetch firewood, and then found a piece of ox-head sandalwood 牛頭栴檀 [niu tou zhan tan] weighing one hundred jin 斤 [jin] in the mountain.

[0425a04] “shí, pó luó mén shǐ nú jiāng chē rù shān, zhuó qiáo yú shì mài zhī； jīng yú duō shí, hòu fù qǔ xīn, nǎi yú shān zhōng dé niú tóu zhān tán yī duàn zhòng yī bǎi jīn.

[0425a04] "shi, po luo men shi nu jiang che ru shan, zhuo qiao yu shi mai zhi; jing yu duo shi, hou fu qu xin, nai yu shan zhong de niu tou zhan tan yi duan zhong yi bai jin.

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[0425a06] "At that time, the king 王 [wang] of that country 彼國王 [bi guo wang] originally had leprosy, and neither medical treatments nor spells could cure it. The king 王 [wang] then angrily said: 'What good are doctors? For all kinds of human diseases, there are corresponding remedies, but why is my disease alone not cured?' He ordered all the doctors to be arrested and executed in the market. At that time, a doctor bowed his head to the king 王 [wang] and said: 'The remedy for your king's 王 [wang] present disease is rare in the world; although it has a name, it has never been seen.' The king 王 [wang] asked: 'What is the name of the medicine?' He replied: 'It is called ox-head sandalwood 牛頭栴檀 [niu tou zhan tan].' The king 王 [wang] said: 'People's karma and blessings differ; perhaps a fortunate person might have this medicine.' He immediately ordered a proclamation to be made throughout the realm 天下 [tian xia], that whoever had this medicine would be given half the country 國 [guo] in exchange for it.

[0425a06] “shí, bǐ guó wáng běn yǒu lài bìng, yī fāng zhòu shù bù néng lìng chà, wáng biàn nù yuē: ‘yòng yī hé wèi? fū rén bǎi bìng jiē yǒu duì zhì zhī yào, ér wǒ cǐ bìng hé dú bù méng! ’ lìng shōu zhū yī yú shì zhǎn xíng. shí yǒu yī yī kòu tóu bái wáng yán: ‘jīn wáng cǐ bìng duì zhì zhī yào shì jiān nán yǒu, suī yǒu qí míng wèi céng jiàn zhī.’ wáng yuē: ‘yào míng hé děng?’ dá yuē: ‘míng niú tóu zhān tán.’ wáng yuē: ‘fū rén zuì fú yè xíng bù tóng, zì yǒu fú rén tuō yǒu cǐ yào.’ jí jiào xuān lìng tiān xià, shuí yǒu cǐ yào, dāng fēn bàn guó cóng qí shì zhī.

[0425a06] "shi, bi guo wang ben you lai bing, yi fang zhou shu bu neng ling cha, wang bian nu yue: 'yong yi he wei? fu ren bai bing jie you dui zhi zhi yao, er wo ci bing he du bu meng! ' ling shou zhu yi yu shi zhan xing. shi you yi yi kou tou bai wang yan: 'jin wang ci bing dui zhi zhi yao shi jian nan you, sui you qi ming wei ceng jian zhi.' wang yue: 'yao ming he deng?' da yue: 'ming niu tou zhan tan.' wang yue: 'fu ren zui fu ye xing bu tong, zi you fu ren tuo you ci yao.' ji jiao xuan ling tian xia, shui you ci yao, dang fen ban guo cong qi shi zhi.

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[0425a14] "At that time, the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] called his slave and said: 'Although you have gained a small profit from selling firewood, it is not comparable to the wealth and nobility of today's opportunity. The king 國王 [guo wang] has a disease, and now he is offering half the country 國 [guo] for ox-head sandalwood 牛頭栴檀 [niu tou zhan tan]. You can now take this sandalwood 栴檀 [zhan tan] and offer it to the great king 大王 [da wang], and you will surely get what you wish. I will share this joy with you.'

[0425a14] “shí, pó luó mén huàn nú yǔ yuē: ‘ěr cóng lái mài xīn suī huò wēi zhí, bù rú jīn zhě fù guì zhī lì. guó wáng yǒu bìng, jīn yǐ bàn guó shì niú tóu zhān tán. rǔ jīn kě jī cǐ zhān tán, wǎng fèng dà wáng bì dé rú yì, wú dāng yǔ rǔ tóng cǐ lè yě.’

[0425a14] "shi, po luo men huan nu yu yue: 'er cong lai mai xin sui huo wei zhi, bu ru jin zhe fu gui zhi li. guo wang you bing, jin yi ban guo shi niu tou zhan tan. ru jin ke ji ci zhan tan, wang feng da wang bi de ru yi, wu dang yu ru tong ci le ye.'

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[0425a18] "At that time, the slave immediately took the ox-head sandalwood 牛頭栴檀 [niu tou zhan tan] and offered it to the king 國王 [guo wang]. When the king 王 [wang] received it, he ground it and applied it to his body, and his leprosy was immediately cured. The king 王 [wang] was greatly rejoiced, and all the ministers 臣民 [chen min] and people of the country 國 [guo] rejoiced and relied on his blessings. He immediately summoned his ministers 群臣 [qun chen] and held a great feast, released prisoners, and gave alms 布施 [bu shi] to the poor, and all, high and low, were harmonious and joyful. The king 王 [wang] had his minister 大臣 [da chen] divide half of the palace 宮殿 [gong dian], and half of the people under his rule, gold, silver, treasures, money, grain, silk, slaves, carriages, elephants, horses, and cattle; he prepared one hundred jeweled carriages, one thousand cavalry, music and dance, fragrant flowers, banners, and all kinds of delicious food to welcome the slave back to the country 國 [guo]. The king 王 [wang] then invited him to sit on a jeweled bed, enjoying music, dance, food, and entertainment.

[0425a18] “shí, nú jí chí niú tóu zhān tán fèng shàng guó wáng. wáng dé zhī yǐ, mó yòng tú shēn, lài bìng jí yù. wáng dà huān xǐ, jǔ guó chén mín gè méng qìng lài, jí zhào qún chén dà shè shī huì, fàng shè qiú tú, bù shī pín fá, shàng xià hé lè. wáng shǐ dà chén pò bàn gōng diàn, jí suǒ lǐng guó mín,, jīn yín,, zhēn bǎo,, qián cái,, gǔ bó,, nú bì,, chē chéng,, xiàng mǎ,, niú yáng xī jiē fēn bàn； zhuāng yán bǎo chē bǎi chéng, mǎ qí qiān pǐ, zuò chàng jì lè, xiāng huá,, chuáng fān,, bǎi wèi yǐn shí yíng nú hái guó. wáng biàn qǐng zhī gòng zuò bǎo chuáng, zuò chàng jì lè, yǐn shí yú lè.

[0425a18] "shi, nu ji chi niu tou zhan tan feng shang guo wang. wang de zhi yi, mo yong tu shen, lai bing ji yu. wang da huan xi, ju guo chen min ge meng qing lai, ji zhao qun chen da she shi hui, fang she qiu tu, bu shi pin fa, shang xia he le. wang shi da chen po ban gong dian, ji suo ling guo min,, jin yin,, zhen bao,, qian cai,, gu bo,, nu bi,, che cheng,, xiang ma,, niu yang xi jie fen ban; zhuang yan bao che bai cheng, ma qi qian pi, zuo chang ji le, xiang hua,, chuang fan,, bai wei yin shi ying nu hai guo. wang bian qing zhi gong zuo bao chuang, zuo chang ji le, yin shi yu le.

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[0425a26] "The king 王 [wang] asked the slave: 'I see your virtuous appearance and extraordinary power in the world. Why are you in such a lowly position? I wish to hear your ambition.' The slave said: 'Very well! If you wish to hear, I shall now speak. As you suspect, I am not originally a slave. Have you ever heard of the king 國王 [guo wang] of the country of Gandhamādana 乾陀摩提國 [gan tuo mo ti guo], who had a prince 太子 [tai zi] named Candana-matī 栴檀摩提 [zhan tan mo ti], who loved giving alms 布施 [bu shi]?' He replied: 'I have heard of him often, but have never seen him.' He said: 'I am he.'

[0425a26] “wáng wèn nú yuē: ‘jiàn qīng fú dé wēi xiāng yǒu shū yú shì, hé yuán chù jiàn, yuàn wén qí zhì?’ nú yuē: ‘shén shàn! qīng yù wén zhě, jīn dāng shuō zhī. rú qīng suǒ yí, wú běn fēi nú. qīng pō céng wén gān tuó mó tí guó wáng yǒu tài zi míng zhān tán mó tí hǎo bù shī bù?’ dá yuē: ‘shù wén, dàn wèi jiàn ěr.’ yuē: ‘wú biàn shì yě.’

[0425a26] "wang wen nu yue: 'jian qing fu de wei xiang you shu yu shi, he yuan chu jian, yuan wen qi zhi?' nu yue: 'shen shan! qing yu wen zhe, jin dang shuo zhi. ru qing suo yi, wu ben fei nu. qing po ceng wen gan tuo mo ti guo wang you tai zi ming zhan tan mo ti hao bu shi bu?' da yue: 'shu wen, dan wei jian er.' yue: 'wu bian shi ye.'

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[0425b02] "When the king 王 [wang] heard this, he respected him even more. He said: 'How did you come to this?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I love giving alms 布施 [bu shi], and even after exhausting the country's 國 [guo] wealth, it was not enough to provide for everyone, and there were still many poor people, and my original vow was not fulfilled. Therefore, I left the country 國 [guo] and sold myself.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'People's past actions result in karmic retribution. Cultivating good brings happiness, performing evil brings suffering; it is not your doing, nor is it given by your parents. Why do you forsake the country's 國 [guo] great hopes and enter such danger and difficulty? Such a thing is rare in the world. You must have a different view, please explain your intention.'

[0425b02] “qí wáng wén yǐ, bèi gèng jìng zhòng. yuē: ‘hé yuán zhì shì?’ tài zi yuē: ‘wú hǎo bù shī, jǐn guó cái wù bù zú zhōu yòng, qióng zhě yóu duō, běn yuàn bù suì, shì yǐ shě guó zì mài shēn ěr.’ wáng yuē: ‘fū rén sù xíng suí yè shòu bào, xiū shàn zé lè, xíng è shòu kǔ； fēi qīng suǒ wèi, fēi fù mǔ yǔ, hé nǎi kuī guó dà wàng chù xiǎn shè nán. rú cǐ zhī shì, tiān xià shǎo yǒu, bì yǒu yì jiàn, yuàn shuō qí yì.’

[0425b02] "qi wang wen yi, bei geng jing zhong. yue: 'he yuan zhi shi?' tai zi yue: 'wu hao bu shi, jin guo cai wu bu zu zhou yong, qiong zhe you duo, ben yuan bu sui, shi yi she guo zi mai shen er.' wang yue: 'fu ren su xing sui ye shou bao, xiu shan ze le, xing e shou ku; fei qing suo wei, fei fu mu yu, he nai kui guo da wang chu xian she nan. ru ci zhi shi, tian xia shao you, bi you yi jian, yuan shuo qi yi.'

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[0425b07] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'I originally made a vow to save all living beings, to practice all Pāramitās 波羅蜜 [bo luo mi], and to seek Bodhi 菩提 [pu ti].' The king 王 [wang] said: 'Excellent! I greatly rejoice with you.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said to the king 王 [wang]: 'I now return the country 國 [guo] to you, and I only ask for one wish, hoping you will not refuse.' He replied: 'What is your wish?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'I wish to obtain the money and treasures from the central treasury to provide for all the poor, lonely, old, weak, and sick people with a hundred diseases under heaven, to freely give alms 布施 [bu shi] for fifty days, and to share the merits of this with you.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'Very well! The money and treasures are yours to give alms as you wish. The half of the country 國 [guo] I rewarded is your rightful share of merit; I dare not accept it.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'Good! You give me wealth, and I offer you the country 國 [guo]. I love giving alms 布施 [bu shi], and you love your country 樂國 [le guo]. People have different surnames and different aspirations.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'This practice is profound and far beyond my reach. When you attain the Path 道 [dao], I wish to be saved and delivered.'

[0425b07] “tài zi dá yuē: ‘wú běn fā yì shì dù qún shēng, xíng zhū bō luó mì, zhì qiú pú tí.’ wáng yuē: ‘shàn zāi! shén dà suí xǐ.’ tài zi yǔ wáng: ‘jīn yǐ guó hái qīng, wéi qiú yī yuàn, tǎng bù jiàn wéi.’ dá yuē: ‘suǒ yuàn hé děng?’ tài zi yuē: ‘yù dé zhōng cáng qián cái zhī wù, yǐ zhōu gěi tiān xià pín qióng,, gū lǎo,, wāng léi,, bǎi bìng, sì yì bù shī mǎn wǔ shí rì, qí zhōng gōng dé yǔ qīng gòng zhī.’ wáng yuē: ‘shén shàn! qián cái zhī wù suí qīng shī yòng, suǒ shǎng bàn guó shì qīng gōng fēn, wú bù gǎn shòu.’ tài zi yuē: ‘shàn! qīng yǐ cái shī wǒ, wǒ yǐ guó fèng qīng. wǒ hǎo bù shī, qīng zhī lè guó, rén wù shū xìng, zhì yù bù tóng.’ wáng yuē: ‘cǐ xíng hóng shēn, fēi wú suǒ jí. qīng dé dào shí, yuàn jiàn jì dù.’

[0425b07] "tai zi da yue: 'wu ben fa yi shi du qun sheng, xing zhu bo luo mi, zhi qiu pu ti.' wang yue: 'shan zai! shen da sui xi.' tai zi yu wang: 'jin yi guo hai qing, wei qiu yi yuan, tang bu jian wei.' da yue: 'suo yuan he deng?' tai zi yue: 'yu de zhong cang qian cai zhi wu, yi zhou gei tian xia pin qiong,, gu lao,, wang lei,, bai bing, si yi bu shi man wu shi ri, qi zhong gong de yu qing gong zhi.' wang yue: 'shen shan! qian cai zhi wu sui qing shi yong, suo shang ban guo shi qing gong fen, wu bu gan shou.' tai zi yue: 'shan! qing yi cai shi wo, wo yi guo feng qing. wo hao bu shi, qing zhi le guo, ren wu shu xing, zhi yu bu tong.' wang yue: 'ci xing hong shen, fei wu suo ji. qing de dao shi, yuan jian ji du.'

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[0425b19] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] immediately sent envoys to declare to all countries 諸國 [zhu guo] that if there were any poor, lonely, old, weak, or sick people, they should all come. At that time, the prince 太子 [tai zi] had people open all the treasuries and transport wealth to a flat ground, giving alms 布施 [bu shi] to the poor people for fifty days. The poor became rich, and all were joyful.

[0425b19] “tài zi jí qiǎn shǐ xuān gào zhū guó, ruò yǒu pín qióng,, gū lǎo,, wāng léi zhī zhě xī lìng lái huì. ěr shí, tài zi shǐ rén kāi zhū kù cáng, yùn niǎn cái wù yú píng tǎn de, bù shī pín rén mǎn wǔ shí rì, pín zhě dé fù mò bù huān xǐ.

[0425b19] "tai zi ji qian shi xuan gao zhu guo, ruo you pin qiong,, gu lao,, wang lei zhi zhe xi ling lai hui. er shi, tai zi shi ren kai zhu ku cang, yun nian cai wu yu ping tan de, bu shi pin ren man wu shi ri, pin zhe de fu mo bu huan xi.

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[0425b22] "At that time, after the prince 太子 [tai zi] left the country 國 [guo], the ministers 群臣 [qun chen] were shocked and cried, reporting to the king 王 [wang]: 'Last night, the prince 太子 [tai zi] suddenly disappeared, and we do not know where he is.' When the king 王 [wang] heard this, he fell from his bed, unconscious. The queens 后妃 [hou fei] and palace maids 婇女 [cai nu] in the consort's 夫人 [fu ren] palace 宮中 [gong zhong], as well as the ministers 臣佐 [chen zuo] and officials 吏民 [li min], were all shocked and distressed, crying out loudly and rushing out in all directions to search for the prince 太子 [tai zi].

[0425b22] “ěr shí, tài zi wěi guó qù hòu, qún chén jīng bù tí kū, bái wáng: ‘zuó yè hū wáng tài zi, bù zhī suǒ zài.’ wáng wén shì yǔ, cóng chuáng ér luò, mí bù shí rén. fū rén gōng zhōng hòu fēi,, cāi nǚ, jí chén zuǒ,, lì mín, mò bù jīng guài, bēi gǎn ào nǎo, jǔ shēng hào jiào, bēn chū sì xiàng zhuī mì tài zi.

[0425b22] "er shi, tai zi wei guo qu hou, qun chen jing bu ti ku, bai wang: 'zuo ye hu wang tai zi, bu zhi suo zai.' wang wen shi yu, cong chuang er luo, mi bu shi ren. fu ren gong zhong hou fei,, cai nu, ji chen zuo,, li min, mo bu jing guai, bei gan ao nao, ju sheng hao jiao, ben chu si xiang zhui mi tai zi.

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[0425b26] "At that time, the king's consort 王夫人 [wang fu ren], fearing the loss of the prince 太子 [tai zi], became distraught as if mad. She immediately pulled up her skirts and disheveled her hair, rushing out of the city, chasing east and west, searching for the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The king 王 [wang], fearing that his consort 夫人 [fu ren] might be so distressed by longing for her son as to be fatal, immediately set out with his ministers 群臣 [qun chen] in carriages, pursuing and seeking news of his consort 夫人 [fu ren] and the prince 太子 [tai zi]. Ten li 里 [li] from the country 國 [guo], in a desolate grassy field, they saw the consort 夫人 [fu ren] with several palace maids 宮女 [gong nu], beating their chests and weeping, their hair disheveled, their eyes swollen, pushing through the dense grass, searching for the prince 太子 [tai zi]. When the king 王 [wang] saw this, his sorrow deepened. He stepped forward and took his consort's 夫人 [fu ren] hand, tears flowing, and advised his consort 夫人 [fu ren], saying: 'My son has great blessings and virtues, he is compassionate and filial, and gives alms without resentment towards anything. He has exhausted all his wealth to give alms 布施 [bu shi] to the realm 天下 [tian xia], yet it is still not enough, and he often feels regret that he has nothing more to give. My son has secretly left now, he must have gone to another country 他國 [ta guo] to seek wealth for giving alms 布施 [bu shi], or he has sold himself to provide for the poor. Let us return to the palace 宮 [gong] together, and do not grieve too much. I will now send envoys to all countries 諸國 [zhu guo] to inquire about his news, and he will surely be returned.' The consort 夫人 [fu ren] cursed, saying: 'It is because of the king's 王 [wang] stinginess and hoarding of wealth that he does not love his son. Can wealth now replace my son's body?' The king 王 [wang] said: 'My fault was first, what good is regret now? Let us return to the palace 宮 [gong] together, and I guarantee that my son will not be lost. I will now personally go out in all four directions to search for him, and I will surely bring him back.' The consort 夫人 [fu ren] said with tears: 'Now that I have lost my son, what good is living? I would rather die here than return empty-handed. I see my son's body, he does not know hunger or thirst, and although he suffers from illness, he does not consider it a problem. What will I rely on if I return to an empty home?'

[0425b26] “shí, wáng fū rén jù shī tài zi, hū hū rú kuáng, jí yǔ fēi hòu qiān shang bèi fà bēn zǒu chū chéng, dōng xī chí zhú xún mì tài zi. wáng kǒng fū rén niàn zi ào nǎo huò néng zhì mìng, jí yǔ qún chén yán jià chū chéng, zhuī mì fū rén bìng tài zi xiāo xī. qù guó shí lǐ, yú kōng zé cǎo zhōng, nǎi jiàn fū rén cóng shù gōng nǚ, chuí xiōng tí kū, tóu luàn mù zhǒng, pī bǎi cǎo cóng, qiú mì tài zi. qí wáng jiàn yǐ, gèng zēng bēi jié； qián zhuō fū rén shǒu, tì lèi jiāo liú, jiàn fū rén yuē: ‘wú zi fú dé, cí xiào bù shī, yǔ wù wú yuàn, jǐn yǐ cái wù bù shī tiān xià yóu bù zhōu zú, cháng huái huǐ hèn wú wù shī yòng. zi jīn mì qù, bì tóu tā guó qiú cái bù shī, huò zì mài shēn zhōu gěi pín fá. qiě gòng hái gōng, wù dà yōu chóu. wú jīn dāng qiǎn shǐ, dào zhū guó zhōng, fǎng wèn xiāo xī, bì dé zi hái.’ fū rén mà yuē: ‘yóu wáng qiān tān, hù xī qián cái, bù ài niàn zi. jīn níng kě yǐ qián cái wèi zi shēn bù?’ wáng yuē: ‘wú shī zài xiān, jīn huǐ hé jí? qiě gòng hái gōng, bǎo bù shī zi. jīn dāng gōng shēn sì chū qiú suǒ, yào dé zi hái.’ fū rén chuí lèi yuē: ‘jīn shī wǒ zi, yòng shēng hé wèi? níng sǐ yú cǐ, bù kōng hái yě. wǒ guān zi shēn bù zhī jī kě, suī zāo bìng kǔ bù yǐ wèi huàn, jīn hái shǒu kōng hé suǒ shì hù! ’

[0425b26] "shi, wang fu ren ju shi tai zi, hu hu ru kuang, ji yu fei hou qian shang bei fa ben zou chu cheng, dong xi chi zhu xun mi tai zi. wang kong fu ren nian zi ao nao huo neng zhi ming, ji yu qun chen yan jia chu cheng, zhui mi fu ren bing tai zi xiao xi. qu guo shi li, yu kong ze cao zhong, nai jian fu ren cong shu gong nu, chui xiong ti ku, tou luan mu zhong, pi bai cao cong, qiu mi tai zi. qi wang jian yi, geng zeng bei jie; qian zhuo fu ren shou, ti lei jiao liu, jian fu ren yue: 'wu zi fu de, ci xiao bu shi, yu wu wu yuan, jin yi cai wu bu shi tian xia you bu zhou zu, chang huai hui hen wu wu shi yong. zi jin mi qu, bi tou ta guo qiu cai bu shi, huo zi mai shen zhou gei pin fa. qie gong hai gong, wu da you chou. wu jin dang qian shi, dao zhu guo zhong, fang wen xiao xi, bi de zi hai.' fu ren ma yue: 'you wang qian tan, hu xi qian cai, bu ai nian zi. jin ning ke yi qian cai wei zi shen bu?' wang yue: 'wu shi zai xian, jin hui he ji? qie gong hai gong, bao bu shi zi. jin dang gong shen si chu qiu suo, yao de zi hai.' fu ren chui lei yue: 'jin shi wo zi, yong sheng he wei? ning si yu ci, bu kong hai ye. wo guan zi shen bu zhi ji ke, sui zao bing ku bu yi wei huan, jin hai shou kong he suo shi hu! '

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[0425c16] "Then the prince's queen 太子后妃 [tai zi hou fei], with disheveled hair, cried out to heaven and knocked on the ground, looking in all four directions but not seeing the prince 太子 [tai zi]; she cried out to heaven and knocked her head, shedding tears and saying: 'Heaven and earth, sun and moon, parents' spiritual presence, if I have sinned, I now fully repent, and wish to quickly meet my husband.'

[0425c16] “yú shì tài zi hòu fēi bèi fà luàn tóu, hào tiān kòu de, sì wàng gù shì bù jiàn tài zi； hào tiān kòu tóu, yǐn lèi ér yán: ‘tiān de rì yuè,, fù mǔ líng shén, ruò wǒ yǒu zuì, jīn xī chàn huǐ, yuàn yǔ wǒ dà fū zǎo dé xiāng jiàn.’

[0425c16] "yu shi tai zi hou fei bei fa luan tou, hao tian kou de, si wang gu shi bu jian tai zi; hao tian kou tou, yin lei er yan: 'tian de ri yue,, fu mu ling shen, ruo wo you zui, jin xi chan hui, yuan yu wo da fu zao de xiang jian.'

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[0425c19] "Thereupon, the king 國王 [guo wang] forcibly pulled the consort 夫人 [fu ren] and the prince's queen 太子后妃 [tai zi hou fei] into the carriage and returned to the palace 宮 [gong].

[0425c19] “yú shì guó wáng qiáng qiān fū rén jí tài zi hòu fēi, zài chē hái gōng.

[0425c19] "yu shi guo wang qiang qian fu ren ji tai zi hou fei, zai che hai gong.

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[0425c20] "At that time, the prince 太子 [tai zi] was far away in another country 他國 [ta guo]. His two eyes and hands and feet trembled three times. His heart was troubled and fearful, as if something was lost. He immediately bid farewell to that king 彼王 [bi wang] and returned to his own country 本國 [ben guo]. The king 王 [wang] ordered his attendant to prepare one hundred jeweled carriages, one thousand cavalry, ten thousand gold coins, and one hundred thousand silver coins. The king 王 [wang] had five hundred ministers 大臣 [da chen], each giving ten thousand gold coins and one hundred thousand silver coins as gifts to the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The king 王 [wang] and his ministers 群臣 [qun chen], tens of millions of people, escorted the prince 太子 [tai zi] to the border of the country 國 [guo], held a great assembly, and joyfully bade each other farewell, and then parted ways. The prince 太子 [tai zi] thought: 'Since childhood, my feet have not moved rashly, and my eyes have not twitched rashly. When I left the country 國 [guo] before, I did not say goodbye to my parents. It must be that my parents and the country's 國 [guo] ministers 臣民 [chen min] are worried and distressed because they fear losing me. I must go quickly now to let them know the news.' He also thought: 'The journey is long and distant, and I cannot reach it quickly. I fear that my parents, in their deep sorrow, might lose their lives. What method can I use to make the news arrive quickly?' At that time, there was a crow 烏鳥 [wu niao] that was good at human speech. It said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'Your benevolence and virtue are profound, and your kindness is widespread. Why do you worry about not achieving your goal? What do you wish to do? I will assist you.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'I wish to entrust you with something, please do not refuse.' The crow 烏 [wu] said: 'At your command!' The prince 太子 [tai zi] said: 'Please trouble yourself to deliver a letter to my royal father 父王 [fu wang].' The crow 烏 [wu] said: 'It is urgent, now is the time.'

[0425c20] “tài zi ěr shí yáo zài tā guó, liǎng mù shǒu zú sān fǎn [mù*xū] dòng, xīn zhōng chóu bù shì yǒu wàng shī, jí cí bǐ wáng hái guī běn guó. wáng lìng bàng chén zhuāng yán bǎo chē bǎi chéng,, mǎ qí qiān pǐ,, jīn qián shí qiān,, yín qián shí wàn. wáng yǒu wǔ bǎi dà chén rén, yǐ jīn qián shí qiān,, yín qián shí wàn, yǐ zèng sòng tài zi. wáng yǔ qún chén shí qiān wàn rén, sòng tài zi dào guó jiè tóu, shī shè dà huì huān xǐ xiāng xiè, yú shì bié qù. tài zi wéi yuē: ‘cóng xiǎo yǐ lái, zú bù wàng dòng, mù bù wàng [mù*xū]. wú qián chū guó, bù cí fù mǔ, bì shì fù mǔ jí guó chén mín kǒng shī wǒ gù yōu chóu kǔ nǎo. jīn dāng sù qù, lìng zhī xiāo xī.’ yòu fù wéi yuē: ‘dào tú kuàng yuǎn, bù kě zú dào. kǒng wǒ fù mǔ, āi niàn qíng zhòng huò sàng shēn mìng, dāng zuò hé fāng lìng xiāo xī sù dá?’ shí, yǒu wū niǎo shàn néng rén yǔ, bái tài zi yán: ‘rén dé zhì zhòng, ēn rùn pǔ jí, hé yōu bù bàn? yù hé suǒ wèi, wú dāng zhù zhī.’ tài zi dá yuē: ‘yù tuō yī shì, yuàn jiàn bù wéi.’ wū yuē: ‘fèng mìng! ’ tài zi yuē: ‘fán qīng sòng shū yǔ wǒ fù wáng.’ wū yuē: ‘yí jí, jīn zhèng shì shí.’

[0425c20] "tai zi er shi yao zai ta guo, liang mu shou zu san fan [mu*xu] dong, xin zhong chou bu shi you wang shi, ji ci bi wang hai gui ben guo. wang ling bang chen zhuang yan bao che bai cheng,, ma qi qian pi,, jin qian shi qian,, yin qian shi wan. wang you wu bai da chen ren, yi jin qian shi qian,, yin qian shi wan, yi zeng song tai zi. wang yu qun chen shi qian wan ren, song tai zi dao guo jie tou, shi she da hui huan xi xiang xie, yu shi bie qu. tai zi wei yue: 'cong xiao yi lai, zu bu wang dong, mu bu wang [mu*xu]. wu qian chu guo, bu ci fu mu, bi shi fu mu ji guo chen min kong shi wo gu you chou ku nao. jin dang su qu, ling zhi xiao xi.' you fu wei yue: 'dao tu kuang yuan, bu ke zu dao. kong wo fu mu, ai nian qing zhong huo sang shen ming, dang zuo he fang ling xiao xi su da?' shi, you wu niao shan neng ren yu, bai tai zi yan: 'ren de zhi zhong, en run pu ji, he you bu ban? yu he suo wei, wu dang zhu zhi.' tai zi da yue: 'yu tuo yi shi, yuan jian bu wei.' wu yue: 'feng ming! ' tai zi yue: 'fan qing song shu yu wo fu wang.' wu yue: 'yi ji, jin zheng shi shi.'

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[0426a10] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] wrote a letter and handed it to the crow 烏 [wu]. The crow 烏 [wu] carried the letter in its mouth and flew to its original country 本國 [ben guo], placing the letter before the king 王 [wang]. The king 王 [wang] opened the letter and read it, knowing the prince's 太子 [tai zi] news, and was greatly rejoiced. He immediately rose and entered the palace 宮 [gong], saying to his consort 夫人 [fu ren]: 'As I told you, you know that your son is not lost. In a few days, you will surely see your son.' The consort 夫人 [fu ren] heard this and revived as if from death. She clapped her hands and exclaimed: 'May all under heaven be safe and happy, may all wishes be fulfilled, and may life be immeasurable.'

[0426a10] “tài zi zuò shū yǐ shòu yǔ wū, wū kǒu xián shū fēi dào běn guó, yǐ shū zhì wáng qián. wáng pī shū dú, zhī tài zi xiāo xī, shén dà huān xǐ. jí qǐ rù gōng, yǔ fū rén yuē: ‘rú wǒ yǔ qīng, zhī bù shī zi, bù guò shù rì bì dé jiàn zi.’ fū rén wén yǐ rú sǐ hái sū, pāi shǒu chēng shàn yuē: ‘lìng yī qiè tiān xià ān yǐn kuài lè, suǒ yuàn jiē dé, shòu mìng wú liàng.’

[0426a10] "tai zi zuo shu yi shou yu wu, wu kou xian shu fei dao ben guo, yi shu zhi wang qian. wang pi shu du, zhi tai zi xiao xi, shen da huan xi. ji qi ru gong, yu fu ren yue: 'ru wo yu qing, zhi bu shi zi, bu guo shu ri bi de jian zi.' fu ren wen yi ru si hai su, pai shou cheng shan yue: 'ling yi qie tian xia an yin kuai le, suo yuan jie de, shou ming wu liang.'

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[0426a15] "At that time, the ministers 群臣 [qun chen], nobles 豪族 [hao zu], men and women, young and old in the country 國 [guo], hearing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] had returned, all cried out 'Long live!' The king 王 [wang] immediately, with tens of millions of ministers 群臣 [qun chen] and people, prepared his carriage and led a procession to welcome the prince 太子 [tai zi]. They met on the road. The prince 太子 [tai zi], seeing his father, immediately descended from the jeweled carriage, stepped forward, and bowed at his father's feet, saying to the royal father 父王 [fu wang]: 'As a son, I have been unfilial, unjustly burdening your venerable spirit and alarming the country 國界 [guo jie]. Fortunately, I have received your forgiveness!' The king 王 [wang] said: 'Very good!' Father and son met, filled with both sorrow and joy. They turned their carriages and returned to the palace 宮 [gong]. All the common people of the country 國 [guo] were greatly rejoiced.

[0426a15] “ěr shí, guó zhōng qún chén,, háo zú,, nán nǚ,, dà xiǎo, wén tài zi hái, jiē chēng wàn suì. wáng jí yǔ qún chén shù qiān wàn rén, yán jià dǎo cóng chū yíng tài zi. dào lù xiāng féng, tài zi jiàn fù, jí xià bǎo chē, qián jiē zú lǐ, qǐ fù wáng yuē: ‘zi dào bù xiào, wǎng qū zūn shén, jīng dòng guó jiè, xìng méng yuán shù! ’ wáng yuē: ‘shén shàn! ’ fù zi xiāng jiàn, bēi xǐ jiāo jí, huí jià hái gōng, jǔ guó mín shù mò bù huān xǐ.

[0426a15] "er shi, guo zhong qun chen,, hao zu,, nan nu,, da xiao, wen tai zi hai, jie cheng wan sui. wang ji yu qun chen shu qian wan ren, yan jia dao cong chu ying tai zi. dao lu xiang feng, tai zi jian fu, ji xia bao che, qian jie zu li, qi fu wang yue: 'zi dao bu xiao, wang qu zun shen, jing dong guo jie, xing meng yuan shu! ' wang yue: 'shen shan! ' fu zi xiang jian, bei xi jiao ji, hui jia hai gong, ju guo min shu mo bu huan xi.

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[0426a21] "Poor beggars from distant countries 諸國 [zhu guo], hearing that the prince 太子 [tai zi] had returned and had much wealth, all came from afar to beg from the prince 太子 [tai zi]. The prince 太子 [tai zi] had people carry money and goods to a flat, open space at the main road and give alms 布施 [bu shi] to the poor people. This continued daily for a year without interruption, and those who came from all four directions obtained whatever they wished.

[0426a21] “yuǎn fāng zhū guó pín qióng qǐ rén, wén tài zi hái, duō dé qián cái, jiē cóng yuǎn lái yì tài zi qǐ. tài zi shǐ rén dān niǎn qián wù, yú dà lù tóu píng tǎn kōng de shī zhū pín rén, yī nián zhī zhōng rì rì bù jué, sì fāng lái zhě jiē dé rú yì.

[0426a21] "yuan fang zhu guo pin qiong qi ren, wen tai zi hai, duo de qian cai, jie cong yuan lai yi tai zi qi. tai zi shi ren dan nian qian wu, yu da lu tou ping tan kong de shi zhu pin ren, yi nian zhi zhong ri ri bu jue, si fang lai zhe jie de ru yi.

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[0426a26] "At that time, the royal father 父王 [fu wang] and the ministers 諸大臣 [zhu da chen] said to the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'From now on, the national treasury's 國藏 [guo cang] treasures can be used as needed, without hesitation or difficulty.' The virtue of giving alms 施 [shi] was highly regarded far and near. Enemies and wicked people, hearing of the prince's 太子 [tai zi] merits, naturally cultivated goodness.

[0426a26] “ěr shí, fù wáng yǔ zhū dà chén yǔ tài zi yuē: ‘cóng jīn yǐ wǎng, guó cáng zhēn bǎo, suí suǒ xū yòng, mò zì yí nán.’ fū shī zhī dé, yuǎn jìn suǒ zhòng. yuān dí è rén wén tài zi gōng dé zhě, zì rán xiū shàn.

[0426a26] "er shi, fu wang yu zhu da chen yu tai zi yue: 'cong jin yi wang, guo cang zhen bao, sui suo xu yong, mo zi yi nan.' fu shi zhi de, yuan jin suo zhong. yuan di e ren wen tai zi gong de zhe, zi ran xiu shan.

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[0426a29] "At that time, there was a divine immortal Daoist priest 五通神仙道士 [wu tong shen xian dao shi] named Vīrya 勇猛 [yong meng], with five hundred disciples, who cultivated Chan 禪 [chan] and practiced the Dao 道 [dao] in a great rock cave on this mountain, aspiring to Bodhi 菩提 [pu ti], wishing to save all from suffering, and teaching all under heaven to cultivate goodness. At that time, Prince Candana-matī 太子栴檀摩提 [tai zi zhan tan mo ti] carried various kinds of delicious food and went up the mountain to make offerings to the immortal Daoist priests 仙道人 [xian dao ren].

[0426a29] “ěr shí, yǒu wǔ tōng shén xiān dào shì míng yuē yǒng měng, yǔ wǔ bǎi dì zi, zài cǐ shān shàng dà yán kū zhōng, xiū chán xíng dào, zhì qiú pú tí, yù dù zhòng kǔ, jiào huà tiān xià jiē lìng xiū shàn. ěr shí, tài zi zhān tán mó tí jī chí zhǒng zhǒng bǎi wèi yǐn shí, shàng shān gōng yǎng zhū xiān dào rén.

[0426a29] "er shi, you wu tong shen xian dao shi ming yue yong meng, yu wu bai di zi, zai ci shan shang da yan ku zhong, xiu chan xing dao, zhi qiu pu ti, yu du zhong ku, jiao hua tian xia jie ling xiu shan. er shi, tai zi zhan tan mo ti ji chi zhong zhong bai wei yin shi, shang shan gong yang zhu xian dao ren.

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[0426b05] "Then, the immortal master 仙師 [xian shi] invoked blessings for the prince 太子 [tai zi] and then expounded the Dharma 說法 [shuo fa]. The prince's 太子 [tai zi] heart was pleased, and he delighted in non-action, not wishing to return to the country 國 [guo]. He viewed the palace 宮室 [gong shi] as a place of hell, his wife and children as shackles, and the pleasures of the five desires as hell. Having thought this, he immediately took off the necklaces and fine clothes that adorned his body, and dismissed his carriages and attendants, giving them all to his attendant to return to the country 國 [guo]. Thereupon, the prince 太子 [tai zi] put on deerskin clothes and remained in the mountain, learning the Dao 道 [dao] from the master 師 [shi] and diligently seeking the Daoist arts 道術 [dao shu].

[0426b05] “yú shí, xiān shī zhòu yuàn tài zi yīn wèi shuō fǎ. tài zi xīn xǐ, zhì lè wú wèi, bù yù hái guó, gù wéi gōng shì shēng de yù xiǎng, qī zi,, juàn shǔ shēng chǒu xiè xiǎng, guān wǔ yù lè wèi de yù xiǎng. sī wéi shì yǐ, jí jiě yīng luò yán shēn shàng fú jí chē mǎ rén cóng, xī fù bàng chén qiǎn lìng hái guó. yú shì tài zi pī lù pí yī liú zhù shān zhōng, cóng shī xué dào, zǎn xún dào shù.

[0426b05] "yu shi, xian shi zhou yuan tai zi yin wei shuo fa. tai zi xin xi, zhi le wu wei, bu yu hai guo, gu wei gong shi sheng de yu xiang, qi zi,, juan shu sheng chou xie xiang, guan wu yu le wei de yu xiang. si wei shi yi, ji jie ying luo yan shen shang fu ji che ma ren cong, xi fu bang chen qian ling hai guo. yu shi tai zi pi lu pi yi liu zhu shan zhong, cong shi xue dao, zan xun dao shu.

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[0426b12] "At that time, the prince's 太子 [tai zi] attendant returned to the country 國 [guo] and reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] went up the mountain to make offerings to the immortal 仙人 [xian ren], and he has remained there to learn the Dao 道 [dao], refusing to return to the palace 宮 [gong]; he has become proficient in scriptures and spells, and has vowed not to return.' The king 王 [wang] said: 'How painful! People of the world gain joy from having sons, relying on them in old age to benefit the country 國 [guo] and remove worries. But I have this son and constantly carry sorrow and suffering. He does not desire wealth and nobility, nor does he cherish his relatives. This son causes me distress, what Dao 道 [dao] is there in this!' He immediately summoned his ministers 群臣 [qun chen] to discuss this matter. The ministers 諸臣 [zhu chen] said: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] loves the Dao 道 [dao] and does not covet worldly glory; he delights in non-action. Since he will not return to the country 國 [guo], what can be done? The king 王 [wang] should send an envoy to ascertain his true intention. If he truly will not return, then measure what is appropriate.'

[0426b12] “shí, tài zi bàng chén hái guó bái wáng: ‘tài zi shàng shān gōng yǎng xiān rén, liú bǐ xué dào, bù kěn hái gōng； jīng shū zhòu shù xī lìng tōng dá, zì yào bù hái.’ wáng yuē: ‘yī hé kǔ zāi? shì rén dé zi yǐ zhì huān lè, píng lài lǎo shí yì guó chú huàn. wú dé cǐ zi cháng huái yōu kǔ, bù yù fù guì, bù qīn juàn shǔ. cǐ zhī nǎo zi, hé dào zhī yǒu! ’ jí zhào qún chén gòng lùn cǐ shì, zhū chén yuē: ‘tài zi hǎo dào, bù tān shì róng, zhì lè wú wèi. jì bù hái guó, fēi kě rú hé? wáng yí qiǎn shǐ shěn dìng qí yì, bì bù hái zhě dāng liàng qí yí.’

[0426b12] "shi, tai zi bang chen hai guo bai wang: 'tai zi shang shan gong yang xian ren, liu bi xue dao, bu ken hai gong; jing shu zhou shu xi ling tong da, zi yao bu hai.' wang yue: 'yi he ku zai? shi ren de zi yi zhi huan le, ping lai lao shi yi guo chu huan. wu de ci zi chang huai you ku, bu yu fu gui, bu qin juan shu. ci zhi nao zi, he dao zhi you! ' ji zhao qun chen gong lun ci shi, zhu chen yue: 'tai zi hao dao, bu tan shi rong, zhi le wu wei. ji bu hai guo, fei ke ru he? wang yi qian shi shen ding qi yi, bi bu hai zhe dang liang qi yi.'

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[0426b19] "The king 王 [wang] then sent an envoy to ask the prince 太子 [tai zi]: 'I now await my son as a thirsty person longs for drink. Why do you remain in the mountain and not return? Now your consort 夫人 [fu ren] and queen 后妃 [hou fei] are weeping, gazing at the road, crying out in sorrow and distress, unable to control themselves. A son should bring peace to his parents, not cause them bitter opposition. You should return with the envoy.' The envoy received the command, saying it was so. The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'All things are impermanent, and the form does not last long. The joy of family life leads to suffering upon separation. Life and destiny are determined by heaven, and one cannot be independent. When impermanence arrives, even father and son cannot save each other. Now I seek non-action, wishing to save all from suffering. On the day I attain the Path 道 [dao], I will first save my parents. This place is not far, and I should go now to pay my respects in person. This resolve is firm. The king 王 [wang] should make further plans to establish a successor to the country 國嗣 [guo si].' The messenger returned and reported to the king 王 [wang] all the above matters. The king 王 [wang] then summoned his ministers 群臣 [qun chen] and established another prince 太子 [tai zi].

[0426b19] “wáng jí qiǎn shǐ wǎng wèn tài zi: ‘wú jīn dài zi rú kě sī yǐn, tíng liú shān zhōng bù hái hé yì? jīn fū rén,, hòu fēi huī lèi wàng tú, bēi hào ào nǎo bù zì rèn chù. fū zi dào ān qīn, bù yí kǔ nì, suí shǐ bì hái.’ shǐ zhě shòu mìng, zhǐ yuē rú shì. tài zi dá yuē: ‘wàn wù wú cháng, xíng bù jiǔ cún. shì jiā huān yú, lí bié zé kǔ. xìng mìng yóu tiān, bù dé zì zài. wú cháng duì zhì, suī yǒu fù zi bù néng xiāng jiù. jīn qiú wú wèi, yù dù zhòng kǔ, dé dào zhī rì xiān dù fù mǔ. jīn cǐ chù bù yuǎn, yì dāng shí wǎng, fèng jìn mù xià. cǐ zhì yǐ dìng, wáng yí gèng jì xù lì guó sì.’ hái xìn bái wáng, jù shuō shàng shì. wáng jí zhào jí qún chén, gèng lì tài zi.

[0426b19] "wang ji qian shi wang wen tai zi: 'wu jin dai zi ru ke si yin, ting liu shan zhong bu hai he yi? jin fu ren,, hou fei hui lei wang tu, bei hao ao nao bu zi ren chu. fu zi dao an qin, bu yi ku ni, sui shi bi hai.' shi zhe shou ming, zhi yue ru shi. tai zi da yue: 'wan wu wu chang, xing bu jiu cun. shi jia huan yu, li bie ze ku. xing ming you tian, bu de zi zai. wu chang dui zhi, sui you fu zi bu neng xiang jiu. jin qiu wu wei, yu du zhong ku, de dao zhi ri xian du fu mu. jin ci chu bu yuan, yi dang shi wang, feng jin mu xia. ci zhi yi ding, wang yi geng ji xu li guo si.' hai xin bai wang, ju shuo shang shi. wang ji zhao ji qun chen, geng li tai zi.

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[0426b29] "At that time, the king's consort 王夫人 [wang fu ren], with the prince's queen 太子后妃 [tai zi hou fei] and palace maids 婇女 [cai nu], brought the prince's 太子 [tai zi] clothes and adornments, as well as various sweet fruits, food, fragrant flowers, and music, and with a retinue before and after, went up the mountain to the prince's 太子 [tai zi] place and offered food to the immortal assembly 仙眾 [xian zhong]. Then, welcoming the prince 太子 [tai zi], the consort 夫人 [fu ren] said: 'One plants grain to prevent hunger, digs a well to await thirst, builds a city to ward off thieves, and raises a son to attend to one in old age. If you do not return to the country 國 [guo] now, my life will not be complete.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] knelt down and said to his consort 夫人 [fu ren]: 'Leaving home to dwell in the mountain, changing one's form and clothes, is like spitting out saliva, it cannot be eaten again. A solitary Daoist priest 道士 [dao shi] has no use for the country 國 [guo]. The principle is already set, it cannot be changed. I would rather break my body here than ever return. I wish my mother to return now, and I will visit her soon.'

[0426b29] “shí, wáng fū rén yǔ tài zi hòu fēi,, cāi nǚ yíng cóng, jī chí tài zi yī fú yán shēn zhī jù, jí zhǒng zhǒng gān guǒ,, yǐn shí,, xiāng huá,, jì lè, dǎo cóng qián hòu, shàng shān dào tài zi chù fàn zhū xiān zhòng. yīn yíng tài zi, fū rén yuē: ‘fū zhǒng gǔ fáng jī, jué jǐng dài kě, lì guō fáng zéi, yǎng zi shì lǎo. rǔ jīn bù hái guó zhě, wú mìng bù quán.’ tài zi zhǎng guì bái fū rén yuē: ‘shě jiā chù shān, gǎi xíng yì fú, rú tuò chū kǒu, bù zhōng shí yòng. xián jū dào shì yú guó wú shī, lǐ fēn yǐ dìng, fēi kě gǎi yí, níng suì shēn yú cǐ, zhōng bù hái yě. yuàn mǔ shí hái, xún ěr xiū jìn.’

[0426b29] "shi, wang fu ren yu tai zi hou fei,, cai nu ying cong, ji chi tai zi yi fu yan shen zhi ju, ji zhong zhong gan guo,, yin shi,, xiang hua,, ji le, dao cong qian hou, shang shan dao tai zi chu fan zhu xian zhong. yin ying tai zi, fu ren yue: 'fu zhong gu fang ji, jue jing dai ke, li guo fang zei, yang zi shi lao. ru jin bu hai guo zhe, wu ming bu quan.' tai zi zhang gui bai fu ren yue: 'she jia chu shan, gai xing yi fu, ru tuo chu kou, bu zhong shi yong. xian ju dao shi yu guo wu shi, li fen yi ding, fei ke gai yi, ning sui shen yu ci, zhong bu hai ye. yuan mu shi hai, xun er xiu jin.'

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[0426c10] "Thus, the consort 夫人 [fu ren] and the prince's queen 太子后妃 [tai zi hou fei], seeing that the prince's 太子 [tai zi] resolve was firm and that he had no intention of returning, cried bitterly and were distressed, and returned along the road. At that time, the king 王 [wang] only hoped that the consort 夫人 [fu ren] would bring the prince 太子 [tai zi] back. He and his ministers 諸群臣 [zhu qun chen] went out of the city to welcome them. They only saw the consort 夫人 [fu ren] and the prince's queen 太子后妃 [tai zi hou fei], with disheveled hair, beating their chests and wailing, returning empty-handed along the road. The king 王 [wang] was even more displeased, and all his ministers 群臣 [qun chen] and myriad people wept. They turned their carriages and returned to the palace 宮 [gong]. Thereupon, the king 王 [wang] advised and apologized to his consort 夫人 [fu ren] and the prince's wife 太子妻 [tai zi qi]: 'My son loves the Dao 道 [dao], which is rare in the world; he nurtures and saves all, and none do not receive his grace. He is a treasure of this country 國 [guo], not an ordinary person. Now he is happy to dwell in the mountain to cultivate his aspiration. As long as he is safe, we can visit him from time to time. Now he is not far from us, we can send him food and drink, and communicate back and forth, which can comfort ourselves.'

[0426c10] “yú shì fū rén jí tài zi hòu fēi, jiàn tài zi zhì yì jiān gù wú yǒu hái yì, bēi kū ào nǎo, suí lù ér guī. yú shí, guó wáng wéi wàng fū rén dé tài zi hái, yǔ zhū qún chén chū chéng yíng dài. wéi jiàn fū rén yǔ tài zi hòu fēi, bèi fà luàn tóu, chuí xiōng hào jiào, suí lù kōng guī. wáng yì bù lè, qún chén wàn zhòng mò bù tí lèi, huí jià hái gōng. yú shì guó wáng jiàn xiè fū rén jí tài zi qī: ‘wú zi hǎo dào, shì jiān nán yǒu； cí yù pǔ jì, mò bù méng ēn. cǐ guó zhī bǎo, fēi fán qì yě. jīn lè jū shān, yǐ xiū qí zhì, dàn lìng ān yǐn, shí fù xiāng jiàn. jīn qiě yǔ zi xiāng qù bù yuǎn, xiǎng zhì yǐn shí, xiāo xī wǎng lái, kě yǐ zì wèi.’

[0426c10] "yu shi fu ren ji tai zi hou fei, jian tai zi zhi yi jian gu wu you hai yi, bei ku ao nao, sui lu er gui. yu shi, guo wang wei wang fu ren de tai zi hai, yu zhu qun chen chu cheng ying dai. wei jian fu ren yu tai zi hou fei, bei fa luan tou, chui xiong hao jiao, sui lu kong gui. wang yi bu le, qun chen wan zhong mo bu ti lei, hui jia hai gong. yu shi guo wang jian xie fu ren ji tai zi qi: 'wu zi hao dao, shi jian nan you; ci yu pu ji, mo bu meng en. ci guo zhi bao, fei fan qi ye. jin le ju shan, yi xiu qi zhi, dan ling an yin, shi fu xiang jian. jin qie yu zi xiang qu bu yuan, xiang zhi yin shi, xiao xi wang lai, ke yi zi wei.'

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[0426c20] "Thereupon, the consort 夫人 [fu ren], having received the king's 王 [wang] advice, her sorrow lessened a little. From time to time, she sent people to bring food and drink, as well as various sweet fruits and all kinds of delicious food, to the mountain to make offerings to the prince 太子 [tai zi]. This continued for many years, and the prince 太子 [tai zi] also occasionally came down to visit his parents, and then returned to the mountain to cultivate the Dao 道 [dao].

[0426c20] “yú shì fū rén dé wáng jiàn yǐ, yōu qíng xiǎo xiē. shí shí qiǎn rén jī chí yǐn shí, jí zhū gān guǒ,, zhǒng zhǒng měi shàn, wǎng dào shān zhōng gōng yǎng tài zi. rú shì duō nián, tài zi yì shí shí xià lái wèn xùn fù mǔ, réng fù hái shān xiū dào.

[0426c20] "yu shi fu ren de wang jian yi, you qing xiao xie. shi shi qian ren ji chi yin shi, ji zhu gan guo,, zhong zhong mei shan, wang dao shan zhong gong yang tai zi. ru shi duo nian, tai zi yi shi shi xia lai wen xun fu mu, reng fu hai shan xiu dao.

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[0426c23] "At the foot of the mountain, there was a sheer cliff and a deep valley, at the bottom of which a tigress had just given birth to seven cubs. At that time, a heavy snow fell from heaven. The tigress had been holding her cubs for many days and could not find food. Fearing that her cubs would freeze to death, she guarded them, starving. The snow fell incessantly, and the mother and cubs were hungry and exhausted, and would soon lose their lives. The tigress, being compelled by the fire of hunger, was about to eat her cubs. At that time, the immortal Daoist priests 仙道士 [xian dao shi] on the mountain, seeing this, encouraged each other, saying: 'Who can abandon their body to save living beings? Now is the time.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] heard this and exclaimed: 'Excellent! My vow is fulfilled!' He went to the edge of the cliff, looked down, and saw the tigress holding her cubs, covered by snow. He felt great compassion, stood on the mountaintop, entered into profound meditation, and immediately attained the pure Anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti 無生法忍 [wu sheng fa ren]; he saw events of countless kalpas 劫 [jie] in the past, and likewise in the future. He immediately returned and reported to his master 師 [shi] and five hundred fellow students: 'I am now abandoning my body, may you all rejoice.' The master 師 [shi] said: 'Your practice of the Dao 道 [dao] is still shallow, and your knowledge is not yet extensive. Why do you suddenly wish to kill yourself and abandon your beloved body?' The prince 太子 [tai zi] replied: 'I made a vow in the past to abandon a thousand bodies. I have already abandoned nine hundred and ninety-nine bodies before. The body I abandon today will complete the thousand bodies. Therefore, I abandon it. May the master 師 [shi] rejoice.' The master 師 [shi] said: 'Your aspiration is lofty and profound, unequaled by anyone. You will surely attain the Path 道 [dao] first, do not forget me.' The prince 太子 [tai zi] bid farewell to his master 師 [shi] and departed.

[0426c23] “qí shān xià yǒu jué yá shēn gǔ, dǐ yǒu yī hǔ mǔ xīn chǎn qī zi. shí, tiān jiàng dà xuě, hǔ mǔ bào zi yǐ jīng duō rì bù dé qiú shí, jù zi dòng sǐ shǒu è hù zi. xuě luò bù xī, mǔ zi jī kùn, sàng mìng bù jiǔ. hǔ mǔ jì wèi jī huǒ suǒ bī, hái yù dàn zi. shí, shān shàng zhū xiān dào shì jiàn shì shì yǐ, gèng xiāng quàn yuē: ‘shuí néng shě shēn jiù jì zhòng shēng, jīn zhèng shì shí.’ tài zi wén yǐ chàng yuē: ‘shàn zāi! wú yuàn guǒ yǐ! ’ wǎng dào yá tóu, xià xiàng wàng shì, jiàn hǔ mǔ bào zi wèi xuě suǒ fù, shēng dà bēi xīn, lì zhù shān tóu jì rán rù dìng, jí dé qīng jìng wú shēng fǎ rěn； guān jiàn guò qù wú shù jié shì, wèi lái yì ěr. jí hái bái shī jí wǔ bǎi tóng xué: ‘wú jīn shě shēn, yuàn gè suí xǐ.’ shī yuē: ‘xué dào rì qiǎn, zhī jiàn wèi guǎng, hé hū zì yāo shě suǒ ài shēn.’ tài zi dá yuē: ‘wú xī yǒu yuàn, yīng shě qiān shēn. qián yǐ céng shě jiǔ bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ shēn, jīn rì suǒ shě zú mǎn qiān shēn. shì gù shě ěr, yuàn shī suí xǐ.’ shī yuē: ‘qīng zhì yuàn gāo miào, wú néng jí zhě. bì xiān dé dào, wù fù jiàn yí.’ tài zi cí shī ér qù.

[0426c23] "qi shan xia you jue ya shen gu, di you yi hu mu xin chan qi zi. shi, tian jiang da xue, hu mu bao zi yi jing duo ri bu de qiu shi, ju zi dong si shou e hu zi. xue luo bu xi, mu zi ji kun, sang ming bu jiu. hu mu ji wei ji huo suo bi, hai yu dan zi. shi, shan shang zhu xian dao shi jian shi shi yi, geng xiang quan yue: 'shui neng she shen jiu ji zhong sheng, jin zheng shi shi.' tai zi wen yi chang yue: 'shan zai! wu yuan guo yi! ' wang dao ya tou, xia xiang wang shi, jian hu mu bao zi wei xue suo fu, sheng da bei xin, li zhu shan tou ji ran ru ding, ji de qing jing wu sheng fa ren; guan jian guo qu wu shu jie shi, wei lai yi er. ji hai bai shi ji wu bai tong xue: 'wu jin she shen, yuan ge sui xi.' shi yue: 'xue dao ri qian, zhi jian wei guang, he hu zi yao she suo ai shen.' tai zi da yue: 'wu xi you yuan, ying she qian shen. qian yi ceng she jiu bai jiu shi jiu shen, jin ri suo she zu man qian shen. shi gu she er, yuan shi sui xi.' shi yue: 'qing zhi yuan gao miao, wu neng ji zhe. bi xian de dao, wu fu jian yi.' tai zi ci shi er qu.

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[0427a11] "Thereupon, the Great Master 大師 [da shi] and five hundred divine immortal Daoist priests 神仙道士 [shen xian dao shi], with tears filling their eyes, accompanied the prince 太子 [tai zi] to the edge of the mountain cliff. At that time, there was a wealthy elder 富蘭長者 [fu lan zhang zhe] with five hundred men and women followers, carrying food and drink to the mountain to make offerings; seeing the prince 太子 [tai zi] abandon his body, they cried mournfully and also followed the prince 太子 [tai zi] to the edge of the mountain cliff. Thereupon, the prince 太子 [tai zi] made a great vow before the crowd: 'I now abandon my body to save the lives of these beings. May all the merits quickly lead to the attainment of Bodhi 菩提 [pu ti], the adamantine body 金剛身 [jin gang shen], the Dharma-body of permanence, joy, self, and purity 常樂我淨無為法身 [chang le wo jing wu wei fa shen]. May those who are not yet liberated be liberated, those who are not yet enlightened be enlightened, and those who are not yet at peace be at peace. This body of mine is impermanent, full of suffering and afflictions, a collection of all poisons. This body is impure, with nine orifices constantly flowing, stung by the four great poisonous snakes, pursued and harmed by the five bandit-swords. Such a body is ungrateful. Even if delicious food and the pleasures of the five desires are used to nourish this body, after death, it will not return good graces, but instead fall into hell 地獄 [de yu] and suffer immeasurable pain. The human body should only be made to suffer, not to enjoy pleasure.'

[0427a11] “yú shì dà shī yǔ wǔ bǎi shén xiān dào shì tì lèi mǎn mù, sòng tài zi dào shān yá tóu. shí, yǒu fù lán zhǎng zhě jiāng cóng nán nǚ wǔ bǎi rén, jī chí shí yǐn shàng shān gōng yǎng； jiàn tài zi shě shēn, bēi gǎn tí kū, yì suí tài zi zhì shān yá tóu. yú shì tài zi zài zhòng rén qián fā dà shì yuàn: ‘wǒ jīn shě shēn jiù zhòng shēng mìng, suǒ yǒu gōng dé sù chéng pú tí, dé jīn gāng shēn,, cháng lè wǒ jìng wú wèi fǎ shēn, wèi dù zhě lìng dù, wèi jiě zhě lìng jiě, wèi ān zhě lìng ān. wǒ jīn cǐ shēn, wú cháng kǔ nǎo zhòng dú suǒ jí. cǐ shēn bù jìng, jiǔ kǒng yíng liú, sì dà dú shé zhī suǒ zhē shì, wǔ bá dāo zéi zhuī suì shāng hài. rú cǐ shēn zhě wèi wú fǎn fù, gān shàn měi wèi jí wǔ yù lè gōng yǎng cǐ shēn, mìng zhōng zhī hòu wú shàn bào ēn, fǎn duò de yù shòu wú liàng kǔ. fū rén shēn zhě, wéi yīng lìng kǔ, bù dé yǔ lè.’

[0427a11] "yu shi da shi yu wu bai shen xian dao shi ti lei man mu, song tai zi dao shan ya tou. shi, you fu lan zhang zhe jiang cong nan nu wu bai ren, ji chi shi yin shang shan gong yang; jian tai zi she shen, bei gan ti ku, yi sui tai zi zhi shan ya tou. yu shi tai zi zai zhong ren qian fa da shi yuan: 'wo jin she shen jiu zhong sheng ming, suo you gong de su cheng pu ti, de jin gang shen,, chang le wo jing wu wei fa shen, wei du zhe ling du, wei jie zhe ling jie, wei an zhe ling an. wo jin ci shen, wu chang ku nao zhong du suo ji. ci shen bu jing, jiu kong ying liu, si da du she zhi suo zhe shi, wu ba dao zei zhui sui shang hai. ru ci shen zhe wei wu fan fu, gan shan mei wei ji wu yu le gong yang ci shen, ming zhong zhi hou wu shan bao en, fan duo de yu shou wu liang ku. fu ren shen zhe, wei ying ling ku, bu de yu le.'

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[0427a24] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] sternly rebuked his body for its various faults, and then made a vow: 'Now I use my flesh and blood to save that hungry tigress. As for my remaining śarīra bones 舍利骨 [she li gu], my parents will surely erect a stūpa 塔 [ta] for them later, so that all living beings whose bodies suffer from various diseases, due to past karma, and who cannot be cured by medicine or acupuncture, may come to my stūpa 塔 [ta] and sincerely make offerings. Depending on the severity of their illness, they will surely be cured within a hundred days. If this is truly not false, may the devas 諸天 [zhu tian] rain down fragrant flowers.' The devas 諸天 [zhu tian] immediately responded by raining down maṇḍārava flowers 曼陀羅華 [man tuo luo hua], and the earth trembled.

[0427a24] “tài zi zhǒng zhǒng hē zé qí shēn zhū guò jiù yǐ, yòu fā shì yán: ‘jīn wǒ yǐ ròu xuè jiù bǐ è hǔ. yú shě lì gǔ, wǒ fù mǔ hòu shí bì wèi qǐ tǎ, lìng yī qiè zhòng shēng shēn zhū bìng kǔ,, sù zuì yīn yuán,, tāng yào zhēn jiǔ bù dé chà zhě, lái wǒ tǎ chù zhì xīn gōng yǎng, suí bìng qīng zhòng bù guò bǎi rì bì dé chú yù. ruò shí bù xū zhě, zhū tiān jiàng yǔ xiāng huá.’ zhū tiān yīng shēng yǔ màn tuó luó huá, de jiē zhèn dòng.

[0427a24] "tai zi zhong zhong he ze qi shen zhu guo jiu yi, you fa shi yan: 'jin wo yi rou xue jiu bi e hu. yu she li gu, wo fu mu hou shi bi wei qi ta, ling yi qie zhong sheng shen zhu bing ku,, su zui yin yuan,, tang yao zhen jiu bu de cha zhe, lai wo ta chu zhi xin gong yang, sui bing qing zhong bu guo bai ri bi de chu yu. ruo shi bu xu zhe, zhu tian jiang yu xiang hua.' zhu tian ying sheng yu man tuo luo hua, de jie zhen dong.

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[0427b02] "The prince 太子 [tai zi] then took off his deerskin clothes and wrapped them around his head and eyes. He clasped his hands and threw himself before the tiger. Thereupon, the tigress, by eating the Bodhisattva's 菩薩 [pu sa] flesh, and her cubs, both lived. At that time, the people on the cliff looked down and saw the prince's 太子 [tai zi] bones and flesh scattered, devoured by the tiger. They cried out loudly, their voices shaking the mountain; some beat their chests, threw themselves down, and rolled on the ground, some meditated, and some prostrated themselves in repentance to the prince 太子 [tai zi].

[0427b02] “tài zi jí jiě lù pí zhī yī yǐ chán tóu mù, hé shǒu tóu shēn hǔ qián. yú shì hǔ mǔ dé shí pú sà ròu, mǔ zi jù huó. shí, yá tóu zhū rén xià xiàng wàng shì, jiàn tài zi wèi hǔ suǒ dàn gǔ ròu láng jí, bēi hào dà jiào shēng dòng shān zhōng； huò yǒu chuí xiōng zì pū wǎn zhuǎn wò de, huò yǒu chán sī, huò yǒu kòu tóu chàn huǐ tài zi.

[0427b02] "tai zi ji jie lu pi zhi yi yi chan tou mu, he shou tou shen hu qian. yu shi hu mu de shi pu sa rou, mu zi ju huo. shi, ya tou zhu ren xia xiang wang shi, jian tai zi wei hu suo dan gu rou lang ji, bei hao da jiao sheng dong shan zhong; huo you chui xiong zi pu wan zhuan wo de, huo you chan si, huo you kou tou chan hui tai zi.

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[0427b06] "At that time, the Śuddhāvāsa Devas 首陀會諸天 [shou tuo hui zhu tian], and Śakra, the King of Devas 天帝釋 [tian di shi], the Four Heavenly Kings 四天王 [si tian wang], and the devas 諸天 [zhu tian] of the sun and moon, tens of millions in number, all developed the supreme Bodhicitta 菩提之心 [pu ti zhi xin]. They performed music and dance, burned incense and scattered flowers, and offered maṇḍārava flowers 曼陀羅華 [man tuo luo hua] to the prince 太子 [tai zi], exclaiming: 'Excellent! Mahāsattva 摩訶薩埵 [mo he sa duo]! Soon you will sit on the bodhi-maṇḍa 道場 [dao chang].' After exclaiming this three times, they each returned to their heavenly palaces 天宮 [tian gong]. The five hundred immortals 仙人 [xian ren] all developed the supreme and truly enlightened Bodhicitta 正真道意 [zheng zhen dao yi], and the divine immortal Great Master 神仙大師 [shen xian da shi] attained Anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti 無生忍 [wu sheng ren].

[0427b06] “ěr shí, shǒu tuó huì zhū tiān jí tiān dì shì sì tiān wáng děng rì yuè zhū tiān shù qiān wàn zhòng, jiē fā wú shàng pú tí zhī xīn, zuò chàng jì lè, shāo xiāng sàn huá, màn tuó luó huá gōng yǎng tài zi, ér chàng shì yán: ‘shàn zāi! mó hē sà duǒ! cóng shì bù jiǔ dāng zuò dào chǎng.’ rú shì sān chàng yǐ, gè hái tiān gōng. wǔ bǎi xiān rén jiē fā wú shàng zhèng zhēn dào yì, shén xiān dà shī dé wú shēng rěn.

[0427b06] "er shi, shou tuo hui zhu tian ji tian di shi si tian wang deng ri yue zhu tian shu qian wan zhong, jie fa wu shang pu ti zhi xin, zuo chang ji le, shao xiang san hua, man tuo luo hua gong yang tai zi, er chang shi yan: 'shan zai! mo he sa duo! cong shi bu jiu dang zuo dao chang.' ru shi san chang yi, ge hai tian gong. wu bai xian ren jie fa wu shang zheng zhen dao yi, shen xian da shi de wu sheng ren.

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[0427b13] "The king 王 [wang] and consort 夫人 [fu ren] sent an envoy the next day, carrying food and drink, up the mountain to offer to the prince 太子 [tai zi]. When they arrived at the usual stone chamber, they only saw the bedding, deerskin clothes, umbrella, begging bowl, tin staff, water bottle, and washing pot all in the chamber, but did not see the prince 太子 [tai zi]. They asked everyone around, but no one answered, they only saw the immortals 仙人 [xian ren] weeping in groups of ten or five. When they reached the Great Master's 大師 [da shi] place, they only saw the immortal master 仙師 [xian shi] sitting with his hand propped against his cheek, tears filling his eyes, groaning. They repeatedly questioned him, but he did not answer. The envoy was fearful, so he offered the food and drink to the immortals 仙士 [xian shi], and ran back to report to the consort 夫人 [fu ren] all the above matters. The consort 夫人 [fu ren] said: 'Did you not see my son, did you see the immortals 仙 [xian]?' He replied: 'I only saw the immortals 仙士 [xian shi] weeping in groups of ten or five.' The consort 夫人 [fu ren] said: 'Alas! My son is dead!' She beat her chest and cried out loudly, running to the king 王 [wang]. When the king 王 [wang] heard this, he fell from his bed, unconscious. All his ministers 群臣 [qun chen] and myriad people gathered by the king's 王 [wang] side, knocking their heads and advising: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] is in the mountain, and it is uncertain whether this is true or false. Why are you so sorrowful? May the king 王 [wang] rest a little!'

[0427b13] “wáng jí fū rén míng rì qiǎn shǐ, jī chí yǐn shí, shàng shān xiǎng tài zi. dào cháng zhù shí shì, wéi jiàn wò jù,, lù pí yī,, sǎn gài,, bō yú,, xī zhàng,, shuǐ píng,, zǎo guàn xī zài shì zhōng, bù jiàn tài zi. zhōu biàn wèn rén, wú yǒu yīng zhě, wéi jiàn xiān rén shí shí wǔ wǔ xiāng xiàng tí qì. dào dà shī suǒ, wéi jiàn xiān shī yǐ shǒu zhǔ jiá, tì lèi mǎn mù shēn yín ér zuò. zhōu zā tuī wèn, wú yǒu yīng duì. shǐ zhě bù jù, jí yǐ yǐn shí shī zhū xiān shì, zǒu hái bái fū rén jù shuō shàng shì. fū rén yuē: ‘bù jiàn wǒ zi, jiàn zhū xiān bù?’ dá yuē: ‘dàn jiàn xiān shì shí shí wǔ wǔ xiāng xiàng qì tì.’ fū rén yuē: ‘huò zāi! wú zi sǐ yǐ! ’ chuí xiōng dà jiào, bēn zǒu yì wáng. wáng wén shì yǐ, cóng chuáng ér luò, mí bù zhī rén. qún chén wàn zhòng lái jí wáng cè, kòu tóu jiàn yuē: ‘tài zi zài shān wèi shěn xū shí, hé wèi āi tòng? yuàn wáng xiǎo xī! ’

[0427b13] "wang ji fu ren ming ri qian shi, ji chi yin shi, shang shan xiang tai zi. dao chang zhu shi shi, wei jian wo ju,, lu pi yi,, san gai,, bo yu,, xi zhang,, shui ping,, zao guan xi zai shi zhong, bu jian tai zi. zhou bian wen ren, wu you ying zhe, wei jian xian ren shi shi wu wu xiang xiang ti qi. dao da shi suo, wei jian xian shi yi shou zhu jia, ti lei man mu shen yin er zuo. zhou za tui wen, wu you ying dui. shi zhe bu ju, ji yi yin shi shi zhu xian shi, zou hai bai fu ren ju shuo shang shi. fu ren yue: 'bu jian wo zi, jian zhu xian bu?' da yue: 'dan jian xian shi shi shi wu wu xiang xiang qi ti.' fu ren yue: 'huo zai! wu zi si yi! ' chui xiong da jiao, ben zou yi wang. wang wen shi yi, cong chuang er luo, mi bu zhi ren. qun chen wan zhong lai ji wang ce, kou tou jian yue: 'tai zi zai shan wei shen xu shi, he wei ai tong? yuan wang xiao xi! '

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[0427b26] "Thereupon, the king 王 [wang], his consort 夫人 [fu ren], queen 后妃 [hou fei], palace maids 婇女 [cai nu], ministers 臣佐 [chen zuo], and officials 吏民 [li min], pulling up their skirts and barefoot, rushed up the mountain.

[0427b26] “yú shì wáng jí fū rén,, hòu fēi,, cāi nǚ,, chén zuǒ,, lì mín, qiān shang tú xiǎn, bēn zǒu shàng shān.

[0427b26] "yu shi wang ji fu ren,, hou fei,, cai nu,, chen zuo,, li min, qian shang tu xian, ben zou shang shan.

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[0427b28] "At that time, the elder 長者 [zhang zhe] Pūraṇa 富蘭 [fu lan] also came to inform the king 王 [wang], saying: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] yesterday threw himself down the cliff, feeding his flesh to the tiger. Now only his bones are scattered on the ground.' Thereupon, the elder 長者 [zhang zhe] immediately led the king 王 [wang] to the prince's 太子 [tai zi] corpse. The king 王 [wang], his consort 夫人 [fu ren], queen 后妃 [hou fei], palace maids 婇女 [cai nu], ministers 群臣 [qun chen], and officials 吏民 [li min], all cried out in sorrow, their voices shaking the mountain valley. The king 王 [wang] and his consort 夫人 [fu ren] prostrated themselves on the prince's 太子 [tai zi] corpse, their hearts broken, unconscious. The queen 妃 [fei] went forward, supported his head, and arranged the prince's 太子 [tai zi] hair, her heart utterly shattered, crying out loudly, saying: 'How unlucky I am, to lose my respected one while still alive. Today we are separated forever, never to meet again. I would rather my body be shattered into dust than for my heaven to suddenly be like this. The prince 太子 [tai zi] is dead, what good is it for me to live!'

[0427b28] “ěr shí, zhǎng zhě fù lán yì nì lái gào wáng yuē: ‘tài zi zuó rì tóu shēn yán xià, yǐ ròu yí hǔ, jīn wéi yú gǔ láng jí zài de.’ yú shì zhǎng zhě, jí yǐn dǎo wáng dào tài zi shī chù. wáng jí fū rén,, hòu fēi,, cāi nǚ,, qún chén,, lì mín, jǔ shēng bēi kū, zhèn dòng shān gǔ. wáng yǔ fū rén fú tài zi shī shàng, xīn gān duàn jué, mèn bù shí rén. fēi qián fú tóu lǐ tài zi fà, xīn gān cuī suì, tí kū shēng [yán*hài], yuē: ‘yī hé báo mìng, shēng wáng wǒ zūn. jīn rì yǒng jué, bù fù dé jiàn. níng shǐ wǒ shēn suì rú chén fěn, bù lìng wǒ tiān yǎn hū rú jīn. tài zi yǐ sǐ, wǒ yòng huó wèi! ’

[0427b28] "er shi, zhang zhe fu lan yi ni lai gao wang yue: 'tai zi zuo ri tou shen yan xia, yi rou yi hu, jin wei yu gu lang ji zai de.' yu shi zhang zhe, ji yin dao wang dao tai zi shi chu. wang ji fu ren,, hou fei,, cai nu,, qun chen,, li min, ju sheng bei ku, zhen dong shan gu. wang yu fu ren fu tai zi shi shang, xin gan duan jue, men bu shi ren. fei qian fu tou li tai zi fa, xin gan cui sui, ti ku sheng [yan*hai], yue: 'yi he bao ming, sheng wang wo zun. jin ri yong jue, bu fu de jian. ning shi wo shen sui ru chen fen, bu ling wo tian yan hu ru jin. tai zi yi si, wo yong huo wei! '

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[0427c07] "At that time, the ministers 群臣 [qun chen] reported to the king 王 [wang]: 'The prince 太子 [tai zi] gave alms and vowed to save all living beings, who are violated and taken away by the impermanent killing ghost 無常殺鬼 [wu chang sha gui]. Before he decomposes, offerings should be made.' They immediately collected the bones, brought them out of the mountain valley, and on a flat ground, piled up sandalwood 栴檀 [zhan tan] incense wood and various fragrant woods, various incenses, ghee oil, silk canopies, and banners to cremate the prince 太子 [tai zi]. They collected the śarīras 舍利 [she li] and placed them in a jeweled vessel. Immediately, they erected a seven-jeweled stūpa 七寶塔 [qi bao ta] there, adorned with various treasures. The stūpa 塔 [ta] was ten li 里 [li] in all four directions, planted with various flowers and fruits, with flowing springs and bathing pools, solemn, pure, and clean. The king 王 [wang] always ordered the four groups of musicians to make offerings day and night, entertaining this stūpa 塔 [ta]."

[0427c07] “shí, qún chén bái wáng: ‘tài zi bù shī shì dù qún shēng, wú cháng shā guǐ suǒ qīn duó yě. jí wèi chòu làn, yí shè gōng yǎng.’ jí shōu hái gǔ, chū shān gǔ kǒu, yú píng tǎn de jī zhān tán xiāng xīn jí zhǒng zhǒng xiāng mù, zhū xiāng,, sū yóu,, zēng gài,, chuáng fān yǐ yòng dū wéi tài zi, shōu qǔ shě lì yǐ bǎo qì shèng zhī. jí yú qí zhōng qǐ qī bǎo tǎ, zhǒng zhǒng bǎo wù ér zhuāng jiào zhī. qí tǎ sì miàn zòng guǎng shí lǐ, liè zhǒng zhǒng huá guǒ, liú quán,, yù chí duān yán jìng jié. wáng cháng lìng sì bù jì rén, zhòu yè gōng yǎng, yú lè cǐ tǎ.”

[0427c07] "shi, qun chen bai wang: 'tai zi bu shi shi du qun sheng, wu chang sha gui suo qin duo ye. ji wei chou lan, yi she gong yang.' ji shou hai gu, chu shan gu kou, yu ping tan de ji zhan tan xiang xin ji zhong zhong xiang mu, zhu xiang,, su you,, zeng gai,, chuang fan yi yong du wei tai zi, shou qu she li yi bao qi sheng zhi. ji yu qi zhong qi qi bao ta, zhong zhong bao wu er zhuang jiao zhi. qi ta si mian zong guang shi li, lie zhong zhong hua guo, liu quan,, yu chi duan yan jing jie. wang chang ling si bu ji ren, zhou ye gong yang, yu le ci ta."

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[0427c16] The Buddha 佛 [fu] told Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]: "The prince 太子 [tai zi] at that time 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 consort 夫人 [fu ren] at that time is now Māyā 摩耶 [mo ye]; the queen 后妃 [hou fei] at that time is now Gopā 瞿夷 [qu yi]; the minister Jaya 大臣闍耶 [da chen du ye] at that time is now Ānanda 阿難 [a nan]; the divine immortal Great Master 神仙大師 [shen xian da shi] on the mountain at that time is now Maitreya 彌勒 [mi lei]; the king 王 [wang] of Vidiśā 裴提舍 [pei ti she] is now Nanda 難陀 [nan tuo]; the brahmin 婆羅門 [po luo men] at that time is now Rāhula 羅雲 [luo yun]. Maitreya Bodhisattva 彌勒菩薩 [mi lei pu sa] has always been my master 師 [shi] since ancient times. Because I gave alms and did not spare my body and life to save living beings, I surpassed my master 師 [shi] by nine kalpas 劫 [jie], and now I have attained Buddhahood 佛 [fu] and save immeasurable beings."

[0427c16] fú gào ā nán: “shí tài zi zhě, wǒ shēn shì； shí fù wáng zhě, jí jīn wǒ fù yuè tóu tán shì； shí fū rén zhě, mǔ mó yé shì； ěr shí hòu fēi zhě, jīn qú yí shì； shí dà chén dū yé zhě, ā nán shì； ěr shí shān shàng shén xiān dà shī zhě, mí lēi shì yě； péi tí shě wáng zhě, nán tuó shì yě； shí pó luó mén zhě, luó yún shì yě. mí lēi pú sà cóng xī yǐ lái cháng shì wǒ shī, yǐ wú bù shī bù xī shēn mìng jiù zhòng shēng gù, chāo yuè shī qián xuán jiào jiǔ jié, jīn zhì dé fú jì dù wú jí.”

[0427c16] fu gao a nan: "shi tai zi zhe, wo shen shi; shi fu wang zhe, ji jin wo fu yue tou tan shi; shi fu ren zhe, mu mo ye shi; er shi hou fei zhe, jin qu yi shi; shi da chen du ye zhe, a nan shi; er shi shan shang shen xian da shi zhe, mi lei shi ye; pei ti she wang zhe, nan tuo shi ye; shi po luo men zhe, luo yun shi ye. mi lei pu sa cong xi yi lai chang shi wo shi, yi wu bu shi bu xi shen ming jiu zhong sheng gu, chao yue shi qian xuan jiao jiu jie, jin zhi de fu ji du wu ji."

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[0427c24] When the Buddha 佛 [fu] spoke this, eight thousand four hundred devas 天 [tian], nāgas 龍 [long], and humans all developed the supreme and equal Bodhicitta 平等道意 [ping deng dao yi]. Eight thousand bhikkhus 比丘 [bi qiu] exhausted their defilements and attachments, attaining the Arhat Path 應真道 [ying zhen dao]. The king 王 [wang] and his ministers 群臣 [qun chen], devas 天 [tian], nāgas 龍 [long], and ghosts and spirits 鬼神 [gui shen], hearing what the Buddha 佛 [fu] said, were all greatly rejoiced, paid homage to the Buddha 佛 [fu], and departed.

[0427c24] fú shuō shì shí, tiān lóng jí rén bā wàn sì qiān jiē fā wú shàng píng děng dào yì, bā qiān bǐ qiū lòu jǐn jié jiě dé yīng zhēn dào. wáng yǔ qún chén,, tiān,, lóng,, guǐ shén, wén fú suǒ shuō, jiē dà huān xǐ, lǐ fú ér qù.

[0427c24] fu shuo shi shi, tian long ji ren ba wan si qian jie fa wu shang ping deng dao yi, ba qian bi qiu lou jin jie jie de ying zhen dao. wang yu qun chen,, tian,, long,, gui shen, wen fu suo shuo, jie da huan xi, li fu er qu.

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[0428a03] (Continued in the Danxiang 丹鄉 [dan xiang] edition)

At that time, the king 國王 [guo wang], hearing what the Buddha 佛 [fu] said, immediately erected a great stūpa 大塔 [da ta] at that very spot, named "Bodhisattva 菩薩 [pu sa] Threw Himself to Feed a Hungry Tigress Stūpa 塔 [ta]", which exists to this day. At the foot of the mountain on the east side of the stūpa 塔 [ta], there are monastic cells 僧房 [seng fang], lecture halls 講堂 [jiang tang], and viharas 精舍 [jing she], where five thousand monks 眾僧 [zhong seng] always make the four offerings 四事供養 [si shi gong yang] to Fashèng 法盛 [fa sheng].

[0428a03] (dān xiāng běn xù yǒu)

ěr shí, guó wáng wén fú shuō yǐ, jí yú shì chù qǐ lì dà tǎ, míng wèi “pú sà tóu shēn è hǔ tǎ” , jīn xiàn zài. tǎ dōng miàn shān xià yǒu sēng fáng,, jiǎng táng,, jīng shě, cháng yǒu wǔ qiān zhòng sēng sì shì gōng yǎng fǎ shèng.

[0428a03] (dan xiang ben xu you)

er shi, guo wang wen fu shuo yi, ji yu shi chu qi li da ta, ming wei "pu sa tou shen e hu ta" , jin xian zai. ta dong mian shan xia you seng fang,, jiang tang,, jing she, chang you wu qian zhong seng si shi gong yang fa sheng.

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[0428a06] At that time, people in various countries 諸國 [zhu guo] who had leprosy, madness, deafness, blindness, crippled hands and feet, and various other diseases, all came to this stūpa 塔 [ta], burned incense, lit lamps, smeared the ground with fragrant mud, cleaned and swept, and prostrated themselves in repentance. All their diseases were cured. Those who were cured earlier left, and others came later. There were always over a hundred people, regardless of their status, and it never ceased.

The Sūtra on the Bodhisattva 菩薩 [pu sa] Throwing Himself to Feed a Hungry Tigress and the Erection of a Stūpa 塔 [ta]

[0428a06] ěr shí, jiàn zhū guó zhōng yǒu rén lài bìng, jí diān kuáng,, lóng máng,, shǒu jiǎo bì bǒ, jí zhǒng zhǒng jí bìng, xī lái jiù cǐ tǎ, shāo xiāng,, rán dēng,, xiāng ní tú de,, xiū zhì sǎo sǎ, bìng kòu tóu chàn huǐ, bǎi bìng jiē yù. qián lái chà zhě biàn qù, hòu lái zhé ěr； cháng yǒu bǎi yú rén, bù wèn guì jiàn jiē ěr, zhōng wú jué shí.

fú shuō pú sà tóu shēn yí è hǔ qǐ tǎ yīn yuán jīng

[0428a06] er shi, jian zhu guo zhong you ren lai bing, ji dian kuang,, long mang,, shou jiao bi bo, ji zhong zhong ji bing, xi lai jiu ci ta, shao xiang,, ran deng,, xiang ni tu de,, xiu zhi sao sa, bing kou tou chan hui, bai bing jie yu. qian lai cha zhe bian qu, hou lai zhe er; chang you bai yu ren, bu wen gui jian jie er, zhong wu jue shi.

fu shuo pu sa tou shen yi e hu qi ta yin yuan jing