Chapter 1 - Manifestations of Transformations

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Scripture on the Origins of Practice, Volume One

Translated by 後漢西域三藏竺大力 [hou han xi yu san cang zhu da li] Houhan Xiyu Sanzang Zhu Dali and 康孟詳 [kang meng xiang] Kang Mengxiang

Chapter 1: Manifestations of Transformations

xiū xíng běn qǐ jīng juǎn shàng

hòu hàn xī yù sān cáng zhú dà lì gòng kāng mèng xiáng yì

xiàn biàn pǐn dì yī

xiu xing ben qi jing juan shang

hou han xi yu san cang zhu da li gong kang meng xiang yi

xian bian pin di yi

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[0461a07] Thus have I heard:

At one time, the Buddha was in the country of 迦維羅衛國 [jia wei luo wei guo] Kapilavastu, at the 釋氏精舍尼拘陀樹下 [shi shi jing she ni ju tuo shu xia] Sakya Vihara under the Nigrodha tree, with a great assembly of bhikkhus numbering twelve hundred and fifty, all of whom were Arhats—they had, from previous Buddhas, purified their Brahma-faring, all defilements were exhausted, their minds were liberated and pure, all wisdom was at their command, they clearly understood all dharmas, were freed from heavy burdens, had attained their wishes, had exhausted the three existences, had attained perfect liberation, were fully endowed with the three knowledges, and had attained the six divine powers. There were also an assembly of bhikkhunis, five hundred including 大伏愛 [da fu ai] Da Fuaie; and countless Upasakas and Upasikas from the four assemblies; and countless Brahmins and Nigganthas of various non-Buddhist schools, all gathered together. All the Four Heavenly Kings, the Trayastrimsa Heavenly King, the Yama Heavenly King, the Tushita Heavenly King, the Nirmanarati Heavenly King, the Paranirmitavashavartin Heavenly King, the Brahma Heavenly King, and even the Akanishtha Heavenly King, each with countless retinues, had all gathered. Dragon Kings, Asuras, Garudas, Kinnaras, Mahoragas, each venerable deity, furthermore, each with their retinue, had all gathered. 白淨王 [bai jing wang] King Suddhodana, 無怒王 [wu nu wang] King Anuruddha, 無怨王 [wu yuan wang] King Avyayasena, 甘露淨王 [gan lu jing wang] King Amrtasuddha, and nine hundred million elders of 迦維羅衛 [jia wei luo wei] Kapilavastu, each with their officials, came at the same time to pay homage to the Buddha and sat to one side.

[0461a07] wén rú shì:

yī shí fú zài jiā wéi luó wèi guó, shì shì jīng shě ní jū tuó shù xià, yǔ dà bǐ qiū zhòng qiān èr bǎi wǔ shí rén jù, jiē shì ā luó hàn——yǐ cóng xiān fú, jìng xiū fàn xíng, zhū lòu yǐ jǐn, yì jiě wú gòu, zhòng zhì zì zài, xiǎo le zhū fǎ, lí yú zhòng dān, dǎi dé suǒ yuàn, sān chù yǐ jǐn, zhèng jiě yǐ jiě, sān shén mǎn jù, liù tōng yǐ dá——bǐ qiū ní zhòng, dà fú ài děng wǔ bǎi rén； bù kě jì zhū yōu pó sāi,, yōu pó yí sì bèi； pǔ jí zhū yì xué pó luó mén,, ní qián děng bù kě jì, dōu xī lái huì. yī qiè zhū sì tiān wáng,, dāo lì tiān wáng,, yán tiān wáng,, dōu shù tiān wáng,, ní mó luó tí tiān wáng,, bō luó ní mì tiān wáng,, fàn tiān wáng, nǎi zhì ā jiā nì zhā tiān wáng, gè yǔ wú yāng shù zhòng, jiē xī lái huì. zhū lóng wáng,, ā xū lún,, jiā liú luó,, zhēn tuó luó,, mó xiū lēi, yī yī zūn shén, fù gè yǔ juàn shǔ, jiē xī huì lái. bái jìng wáng,, wú nù wáng,, wú yuàn wáng,, gān lù jìng wáng jí jiā wéi luó wèi jiǔ yì zhǎng zhě, gè cóng guān shǔ, yī shí lái huì, wèi fú zuò lǐ, què zuò yī miàn.

[0461a07] wen ru shi:

yi shi fu zai jia wei luo wei guo, shi shi jing she ni ju tuo shu xia, yu da bi qiu zhong qian er bai wu shi ren ju, jie shi a luo han--yi cong xian fu, jing xiu fan xing, zhu lou yi jin, yi jie wu gou, zhong zhi zi zai, xiao le zhu fa, li yu zhong dan, dai de suo yuan, san chu yi jin, zheng jie yi jie, san shen man ju, liu tong yi da--bi qiu ni zhong, da fu ai deng wu bai ren; bu ke ji zhu you po sai,, you po yi si bei; pu ji zhu yi xue po luo men,, ni qian deng bu ke ji, dou xi lai hui. yi qie zhu si tian wang,, dao li tian wang,, yan tian wang,, dou shu tian wang,, ni mo luo ti tian wang,, bo luo ni mi tian wang,, fan tian wang, nai zhi a jia ni zha tian wang, ge yu wu yang shu zhong, jie xi lai hui. zhu long wang,, a xu lun,, jia liu luo,, zhen tuo luo,, mo xiu lei, yi yi zun shen, fu ge yu juan shu, jie xi hui lai. bai jing wang,, wu nu wang,, wu yuan wang,, gan lu jing wang ji jia wei luo wei jiu yi zhang zhe, ge cong guan shu, yi shi lai hui, wei fu zuo li, que zuo yi mian.

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[0461a23] At that time, the Buddha emitted the light of the thirty-two marks and eighty excellent characteristics of his body, illuminating the entire three-thousandfold great thousand world, like the full moon shining exceptionally bright among the stars, majestic and awe-inspiring. Among all the holy ones and the entire assembly, there was a sense of doubt. Each one thought to themselves: "The Prince was born in 迦維羅衛 [jia wei luo wei] Kapilavastu, the son of 白淨王 [bai jing wang] King Suddhodana. He abandoned his home and country to seek the Dao and achieved enlightenment. Did the Buddha attain the Dao under the tree in six years? Or twelve years?" Some also thought: "What practices did he originally cultivate to achieve such loftiness? What master did he serve to gain such extraordinary reverence? What Dharma did he begin cultivating to become a Buddha?"

[0461a23] ěr shí fú fàng shēn sān shí èr xiāng,, bā shí zhǒng hǎo guāng míng, pǔ zhào sān qiān shì jiè, rú yuè shèng mǎn xīng zhōng tè míng, wēi shén táng táng. zhòng shèng zhōng wáng yī qiè zhòng huì, xián yǒu yí xīn, gè zì niàn yán: “tài zi shēng jiā wéi luó wèi, zhǎng bái jìng wáng, jiā qì guó xíng, xué dào chéng hào, fú wèi yú shù xià liù nián dé dào yé? shí èr nián dé hū?” huò fù niàn yán: “běn xíng hé shù, zhì sī wēi wēi? suǒ shì hé shī, jīn dé tè zūn? shǐ xiū hé fǎ, dé chéng wèi fú?”

[0461a23] er shi fu fang shen san shi er xiang,, ba shi zhong hao guang ming, pu zhao san qian shi jie, ru yue sheng man xing zhong te ming, wei shen tang tang. zhong sheng zhong wang yi qie zhong hui, xian you yi xin, ge zi nian yan: "tai zi sheng jia wei luo wei, zhang bai jing wang, jia qi guo xing, xue dao cheng hao, fu wei yu shu xia liu nian de dao ye? shi er nian de hu?" huo fu nian yan: "ben xing he shu, zhi si wei wei? suo shi he shi, jin de te zun? shi xiu he fa, de cheng wei fu?"

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[0461a29] The Buddha knew that everyone had doubts, so he told 摩訶目揵連 [mo he mu qian lian] Maha Maudgalyayana: "Can you explain the origins of the Tathagata?"

[0461a29] fú zhī yī qiè jiē yǒu yí yì, biàn gào mó hē mù qián lián: “rǔ néng wèi dá sà ā jié shuō běn qǐ hū?”

[0461a29] fu zhi yi qie jie you yi yi, bian gao mo he mu qian lian: "ru neng wei da sa a jie shuo ben qi hu?"

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[0461b02] Thereupon, 目揵連 [mu qian lian] Maudgalyayana immediately rose from his seat, straightened his robes, knelt with clasped hands, and said to the Buddha: "Yes, World-Honored One! Now, by the Buddha's majestic power and divine strength, for the sake of all, I shall elaborate on it."

[0461b02] yú shì mù qián lián, jí cóng zuò qǐ, qián zhěng yī fú, zhǎng guì chā shǒu, bái fú yán: “wéi rán shì zūn! jīn dāng chéng fú wēi shén, chí fú shén lì, wèi yī qiè gù, dāng guǎng shuō zhī.”

[0461b02] yu shi mu qian lian, ji cong zuo qi, qian zheng yi fu, zhang gui cha shou, bai fu yan: "wei ran shi zun! jin dang cheng fu wei shen, chi fu shen li, wei yi qie gu, dang guang shuo zhi."

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[0461b05] The Buddha said: "In past lives, countless kalpas ago, I was originally an ordinary person. Since I first sought the Buddha-Dao, my spirit has taken form and pervaded the five paths of existence. One body died and another was received, going through immeasurable births and deaths. If all the grass and trees in the world were cut into counting sticks to count my past bodies, they would be insufficient! The extreme beginning and end of heaven and earth is called a kalpa, and the number of times I have experienced the formation and destruction of heaven and earth is incalculable! Therefore, I feel sorrow for worldly attachment, which flows endlessly and sinks into the ocean of desire. I alone wish to return to its source. Thus, I have exerted myself and emerged exceptionally. This is why I have diligently toiled for generations, not considering it a burden. With an open mind, I delight in tranquility, being without action and desire. I have sacrificed myself to practice dana (giving), upheld precepts with utmost sincerity, humbled myself with patience and courageously exerted diligence, concentrated my mind on profound wisdom, learned the wisdom of the sages, brought life to all under heaven with benevolence, felt sorrow for the poor and suffering, comforted the grieving, nurtured sentient beings, rescued the distressed, served all Buddhas and Pratyekabuddhas, accumulating merits and achievements beyond reckoning.

[0461b05] fú yán: “sù mìng wú shù jié shí, běn wèi fán rén, chū qiú fú dào yǐ lái, jīng shén shòu xíng, zhōu biàn wǔ dào, yī shēn sǐ huài, fù shòu yī shēn, shēng sǐ wú liàng, pì yù jǐn tiān xià cǎo mù, zhǎn yǐ wèi chóu, jì wú gù shēn, bù néng shù yǐ! fū jí tiān de zhī shǐ zhōng, wèi zhī yī jié, ér wǒ gèng tiān de chéng huài zhě, bù kě chēng zài yě! suǒ yǐ gǎn shāng shì jiān tān yì, zhǎng liú méi yú ài yù zhī hǎi, wú dú yù fǎn qí yuán gù, zì miǎn ér tè chū, shì yǐ shì shì qín kǔ, bù yǐ wèi láo, xū xīn lè jìng, wú wèi wú yù, sǔn jǐ bù shī, zhì chéng shǒu jiè, qiān bēi rěn rǔ, yǒng měng jīng jìn, yī xīn sī wēi, xué shèng zhì huì, rén huó tiān xià, bēi qióng shāng è, wèi wò yōu qī, yù yǎng zhòng shēng, jiù jì kǔ rén, chéng shì zhū fú, bié jué zhēn rén, gōng xūn lèi jī, bù kě dé jì.

[0461b05] fu yan: "su ming wu shu jie shi, ben wei fan ren, chu qiu fu dao yi lai, jing shen shou xing, zhou bian wu dao, yi shen si huai, fu shou yi shen, sheng si wu liang, pi yu jin tian xia cao mu, zhan yi wei chou, ji wu gu shen, bu neng shu yi! fu ji tian de zhi shi zhong, wei zhi yi jie, er wo geng tian de cheng huai zhe, bu ke cheng zai ye! suo yi gan shang shi jian tan yi, zhang liu mei yu ai yu zhi hai, wu du yu fan qi yuan gu, zi mian er te chu, shi yi shi shi qin ku, bu yi wei lao, xu xin le jing, wu wei wu yu, sun ji bu shi, zhi cheng shou jie, qian bei ren ru, yong meng jing jin, yi xin si wei, xue sheng zhi hui, ren huo tian xia, bei qiong shang e, wei wo you qi, yu yang zhong sheng, jiu ji ku ren, cheng shi zhu fu, bie jue zhen ren, gong xun lei ji, bu ke de ji.

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[0461b16] "Then, in the past, when 錠光佛 [ding guang fu] Dipankara Buddha appeared in the world, there was a holy king named 燈盛治 [deng sheng zhi] Ding Shengzhi (Lamp Prosperous Rule), who reigned in the country of 提和衛國 [ti he wei guo] Devavati. The people lived long lives, were compassionate, filial, benevolent, and righteous. The land was fertile and abundant, and the world was peaceful. A prince was born, named 燈光 [deng guang] Dipankara (Lamp Light), who was intelligent and far-sighted, rarely matched in the world. The holy king loved him dearly and found him extraordinary. When he was on his deathbed, he bequeathed the kingdom to the prince. The prince 燈光 [deng guang] Dipankara contemplated impermanence, transferred the kingdom to his younger brother, and immediately left home to become a Shramana. He attained enlightenment and was called the Buddha, the Unsurpassed Honored One, with divine virtue and radiant light, day and night. With an assembly of six hundred and twenty thousand bhikkhus, he traveled the world, enlightening sentient beings. When he was about to return to 提和衛國 [ti he wei guo] Devavati to liberate his relatives and the citizens of the country, he traveled with the great assembly to his homeland. At that time, the officials and ministers of the country thought that the Buddha and his great assembly were coming to attack and seize the country. They all discussed, saying: 'We should now mobilize an army and go to resist him. It is not appropriate to yield the country.' Immediately, they led their forces, intending to confront the Buddha.

[0461b16] “zhì yú xī zhě, dìng guāng fú xìng shì, yǒu shèng wáng hào míng dēng shèng zhì, zài tí hé wèi guó. rén mín zhǎng shòu, cí xiào rén yì, de wò fēng shèng, qí shì tài píng. shēng yī tài zi, zì wèi dēng guāng, cōng míng zhì yuǎn, shì zhī shǎo shuāng. shèng wáng ài niàn, shén qí shén yì, lín shòu zhōng shí, guó fù tài zi. tài zi dēng, guāng niàn jì wú cháng, chuán guó shòu dì, jí shí chū jiā, xíng zuò shā mén, dào chéng hào fú wú shàng zhì zūn, shén dé guāng míng, wú zhòu wú yè. cóng bǐ qiū zhòng liù shí èr wàn, yóu xíng shì jiè, kāi huà qún shēng. dāng hái tí hé wèi guó, dù tuō zhǒng xìng jí guó chén mín, yǔ zhū dà zhòng, yóu yì běn guó. shì shí guó zhōng, bǎi guān qún chén, wèi fú dà zhòng lái gōng duó guó, jiē gòng yì yán: ‘jīn dāng xìng shī, nì wǎng jù zhī, bù yí yǔ guó.’ jí shí xiāng lǜ, yù yǐ xiàng fú.

[0461b16] "zhi yu xi zhe, ding guang fu xing shi, you sheng wang hao ming deng sheng zhi, zai ti he wei guo. ren min zhang shou, ci xiao ren yi, de wo feng sheng, qi shi tai ping. sheng yi tai zi, zi wei deng guang, cong ming zhi yuan, shi zhi shao shuang. sheng wang ai nian, shen qi shen yi, lin shou zhong shi, guo fu tai zi. tai zi deng, guang nian ji wu chang, chuan guo shou di, ji shi chu jia, xing zuo sha men, dao cheng hao fu wu shang zhi zun, shen de guang ming, wu zhou wu ye. cong bi qiu zhong liu shi er wan, you xing shi jie, kai hua qun sheng. dang hai ti he wei guo, du tuo zhong xing ji guo chen min, yu zhu da zhong, you yi ben guo. shi shi guo zhong, bai guan qun chen, wei fu da zhong lai gong duo guo, jie gong yi yan: 'jin dang xing shi, ni wang ju zhi, bu yi yu guo.' ji shi xiang lu, yu yi xiang fu.

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[0461b27] "The Buddha, with his six divine powers, foresaw their intentions and transformed a great city, vast and majestic, to oppose their city. Out of compassion for the people of the country and wishing to liberate them, he immediately transformed the two cities into lapis lazuli, through which one could see clearly, both inside and out. He further transformed six hundred and twenty thousand bhikkhus, all appearing indistinguishable from the Buddha, demonstrating these transformations. The king, seeing this, was awestruck, his doubts resolved, and his mind submitted. He immediately went forth to the Buddha, prostrated himself, and confessed: 'My nature is dull and stubborn, and I harbored ill will towards the Buddha. I was misguided by foolish people. Please forgive me. I pray that the Buddha return to the vihara. Within seven days, I will prepare offerings and welcome the Honored One.' The Buddha knew his intention and silently returned.

[0461b27] “fú yǐ liù tōng, nì zhào qí xīn, huà zuò dà chéng, guǎng dà yán jùn, yǔ bǐ chéng duì. fú āi guó rén, yù lìng jiě tuō, jí huà èr chéng, biàn wèi liú lí, qí chéng dòng dá, nèi wài xiāng zhào； fù huà liù shí, èr wàn bǐ qiū, rú fú wú yì, biàn huà shì xiàn. wáng jiàn huáng bù, yí jiě xīn fú, jí chū yì fú, kòu tóu zì huǐ: ‘bǐng xìng kōng wán, è yì xiàng fú, yú rén suǒ wù, xìng wéi yuán zhī. yuàn fú biàn hái jīng shě, qī rì zhī zhōng, dāng xiū suǒ gōng, fèng yíng zhì zūn.’ fú zhī qí yì, mò rán biàn hái.

[0461b27] "fu yi liu tong, ni zhao qi xin, hua zuo da cheng, guang da yan jun, yu bi cheng dui. fu ai guo ren, yu ling jie tuo, ji hua er cheng, bian wei liu li, qi cheng dong da, nei wai xiang zhao; fu hua liu shi, er wan bi qiu, ru fu wu yi, bian hua shi xian. wang jian huang bu, yi jie xin fu, ji chu yi fu, kou tou zi hui: 'bing xing kong wan, e yi xiang fu, yu ren suo wu, xing wei yuan zhi. yuan fu bian hai jing she, qi ri zhi zhong, dang xiu suo gong, feng ying zhi zun.' fu zhi qi yi, mo ran bian hai.

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[0461c06] "Thereupon, the king asked his ministers: 'How should we welcome the Holy King?' The ministers replied: 'According to the Chakravarti King's custom, adorn the land for forty li, level the roads, sprinkle the ground with fragrant water, set up gold, silver, rare jewels, and seven-jewel railings, raise banners and streamers, silk canopies, and flower parasols. Decorate the city gates and streets. Play musical instruments like those in the Trayastrimsa Heaven. Scatter flowers and light lamps, burn various famous incenses, and respectfully attend to the path.' After seven days, everything was ready. The king commanded his officials and ministers to lead the procession, and he personally went to welcome the Buddha. Out of compassion for the people, the Buddha told the bhikkhus: 'Prepare to go forth and receive the invitation.' The bhikkhus received the command and went to their homeland. The Buddha told the bhikkhus: 'Do you see this beautifully adorned and splendid offering? In the past, I served ancient Buddhas, and the offerings and adornments were just like this!'

[0461c06] “yú shì qí wáng wèn zhū qún chén: ‘fèng yíng shèng wáng, qí fǎ yún hé?’ zhū chén yán: ‘yíng zhē jiā yuè wáng fǎ, zhuāng yán guó tǔ, miàn sì shí lǐ, píng zhì dào lù, xiāng zhī sǎ de, jīn yín zhēn qí, qī bǎo lán dùn, qǐ zhū chuáng fān, zēng cǎi huā gài, chéng mén jiē xiàng, zhuāng yán xiào shì, dàn qín gǔ lè, rú dāo lì tiān, sàn huā rán dēng, shāo zhòng míng xiāng, jìng shì dào cè.’ qī rì yǐ bàn, wáng chì qún chén bǎi guān dǎo cóng, gōng qīn yíng fú. fú āi rén mín, gào zhū bǐ qiū: ‘yán chū yīng qǐng.’ bǐ qiū shòu chì, xíng yì běn guó. fú gào bǐ qiū: ‘rǔ děng jiàn cǐ gōng shè yán hǎo guāng mù zhě bù? xī wú chéng shì wǎng gǔ zhū fú, gōng yǎng zhuāng yán, yì rú jīn yě! ’

[0461c06] "yu shi qi wang wen zhu qun chen: 'feng ying sheng wang, qi fa yun he?' zhu chen yan: 'ying zhe jia yue wang fa, zhuang yan guo tu, mian si shi li, ping zhi dao lu, xiang zhi sa de, jin yin zhen qi, qi bao lan dun, qi zhu chuang fan, zeng cai hua gai, cheng men jie xiang, zhuang yan xiao shi, dan qin gu le, ru dao li tian, san hua ran deng, shao zhong ming xiang, jing shi dao ce.' qi ri yi ban, wang chi qun chen bai guan dao cong, gong qin ying fu. fu ai ren min, gao zhu bi qiu: 'yan chu ying qing.' bi qiu shou chi, xing yi ben guo. fu gao bi qiu: 'ru deng jian ci gong she yan hao guang mu zhe bu? xi wu cheng shi wang gu zhu fu, gong yang zhuang yan, yi ru jin ye! '

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[0461c17] "At that time, there was a Brahmin youth named 無垢光 [wu gou guang] Vimalaprabha (Stainless Light). From a young age, he was intelligent and had great aspirations. He lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, practicing profound meditation. He knew everything in the diagrams and prophecies. He contemplated making offerings to repay his teacher's kindness. He left to spread the Dao and passed through a village. In that village, there was a Brahmin named 不樓陀 [bu lou tuo] Pusyaratha, who was holding a grand sacrifice to the heavens for a full twelve months, providing food and offerings to eighty-four thousand Brahmin disciples. At the end of the year, he distributed gifts of gold, silver, precious jewels, chariots, horses, cattle, sheep, clothing, silk, sandals, seven-jewel canopies, monk's staffs, and water pots. The most intelligent and wise should receive these items. Before seven days were complete, the Bodhisattva 儒童 [ru tong] Jatakamala entered that assembly and discussed the Dao and expounded on its meaning for seven days and seven nights. At that time, the assembly was immensely joyful, and the host, the elder, was extremely happy, giving his daughter 賢意 [xian yi] Bhaddayika to the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva did not accept her, but only took an umbrella, a monk's staff, a water pot, sandals, and one thousand pieces of gold and silver coins each, and returned them to his original teacher. His teacher rejoiced and distributed them.

[0461c17] “shì shí yǒu fàn zhì rú tóng, míng wú gòu guāng. yòu huái cōng ruì, zhì dà bāo hóng, yǐn jū shān lín, shǒu xuán xíng chán, tú shū mì chèn, wú suǒ bù zhī, xīn sī gōng yǎng, fèng bào shī ēn. cí xíng kāi huà dào jīng qiū jù, jù zhōng fàn zhì, míng bù lóu tuó, shèng sì tiān cí, mǎn shí èr yuè, fàn shí gōng yǎng, fàn zhì tú zhòng, bā wàn sì qiān rén, suì zhōng dá chèn, jīn yín zhēn bǎo,, chē mǎ niú yáng,, yī bèi zēng cǎi lǚ xǐ,, qī bǎo zhī gài,, xī zhàng zǎo guàn, zuì cōng míng zhì huì zhě, yīng shòu sī wù. qī rì wèi jìng, shí rú tóng pú sà, rù bǐ zhòng zhōng, lùn dào shuō yì, qī rì qī yè. ěr shí qí zhòng, xīn yǒng wú liàng, zhǔ rén zhǎng zhě, shén dà huān xǐ, yǐ nǚ xián yì, shī yǔ pú sà. pú sà bù shòu, wéi qǔ sǎn gài xī zhàng,, zǎo guàn lǚ xǐ,, jīn yín qián gè yī qiān, hái shàng běn shī. qí shī huān xǐ, biàn gòng fēn bù.

[0461c17] "shi shi you fan zhi ru tong, ming wu gou guang. you huai cong rui, zhi da bao hong, yin ju shan lin, shou xuan xing chan, tu shu mi chen, wu suo bu zhi, xin si gong yang, feng bao shi en. ci xing kai hua dao jing qiu ju, ju zhong fan zhi, ming bu lou tuo, sheng si tian ci, man shi er yue, fan shi gong yang, fan zhi tu zhong, ba wan si qian ren, sui zhong da chen, jin yin zhen bao,, che ma niu yang,, yi bei zeng cai lu xi,, qi bao zhi gai,, xi zhang zao guan, zui cong ming zhi hui zhe, ying shou si wu. qi ri wei jing, shi ru tong pu sa, ru bi zhong zhong, lun dao shuo yi, qi ri qi ye. er shi qi zhong, xin yong wu liang, zhu ren zhang zhe, shen da huan xi, yi nu xian yi, shi yu pu sa. pu sa bu shou, wei qu san gai xi zhang,, zao guan lu xi,, jin yin qian ge yi qian, hai shang ben shi. qi shi huan xi, bian gong fen bu.

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[0461c29] "The Bodhisattva 儒童 [ru tong] Jatakamala again bid farewell and set out. At that time, all his fellow students each gave him a silver coin as a gift. He then traveled into the country. He saw people joyfully and busily leveling the roads, sweeping, and burning incense. He immediately asked a passerby: 'For what reason are you doing this?' The passerby replied: '錠光佛 [ding guang fu] Dipankara Buddha is coming today, and offerings are being prepared.' 儒童 [ru tong] Jatakamala rejoiced at hearing of the Buddha, his hairs standing on end. 'From where is the Buddha coming? How will offerings be made?' The passerby replied: 'Only with flowers, incense, silk, and banners.' Thereupon, the Bodhisattva entered the city, diligently seeking offerings. In a short while, he had searched everywhere, but could find nothing. The people of the country said: 'The King has forbidden flowers and incense for seven days, for his exclusive offering.' The Bodhisattva heard this and was very displeased.

[0461c29] “rú tóng pú sà, fù cí chū xíng. shí zhū tóng xué, gè gè zèng sòng rén yī yín qián, suì xíng rù guó. jiàn rén xīn rán, cōng cōng píng zhì dào lù, sǎ sǎo shāo xiāng, jí wèn xíng rén: ‘yòng hé děng gù?’ xíng rén dá yuē: ‘dìng guāng fú jīn rì dāng lái, shī shè gōng yǎng.’ rú tóng wén fú huān xǐ yǒng yuè, yī máo sù rán: ‘fú cóng hé lái? yún hé gōng yǎng?’ xíng rén duì yuē: ‘wéi chí huā xiāng zēng cǎi chuáng fān.’ yú shì pú sà, biàn xíng rù chéng, qín qiú gōng jù, xū yú zhōu zā, le bù kě dé. guó rén yán: ‘wáng jìn huā xiāng, qī rì dú gōng.’ pú sà wén zhī, xīn shén bù lè.

[0461c29] "ru tong pu sa, fu ci chu xing. shi zhu tong xue, ge ge zeng song ren yi yin qian, sui xing ru guo. jian ren xin ran, cong cong ping zhi dao lu, sa sao shao xiang, ji wen xing ren: 'yong he deng gu?' xing ren da yue: 'ding guang fu jin ri dang lai, shi she gong yang.' ru tong wen fu huan xi yong yue, yi mao su ran: 'fu cong he lai? yun he gong yang?' xing ren dui yue: 'wei chi hua xiang zeng cai chuang fan.' yu shi pu sa, bian xing ru cheng, qin qiu gong ju, xu yu zhou za, le bu ke de. guo ren yan: 'wang jin hua xiang, qi ri du gong.' pu sa wen zhi, xin shen bu le.

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[0462a08] "Soon, the Buddha arrived, knowing the young man's mind. At that time, there was a girl carrying a vase filled with flowers. The Buddha emitted a light that shone through the flower vase, transforming it into lapis lazuli, visible both inside and out. The Bodhisattva approached her and spoke in a verse:

"'Five hundred silver coins,
I ask to buy five stems of flowers,
To offer to 錠光佛 [ding guang fu] Dipankara Buddha,
To seek my original wish.'

[0462a08] “xū yú fú dào, zhī tóng zi xīn, shí yǒu yī nǚ, chí píng shèng huā. fú fàng guāng míng, chè zhào huā píng, biàn wèi liú lí, nèi wài xiāng jiàn. pú sà wǎng qù, ér shuō sòng yuē:

“ ‘yín qián fán wǔ bǎi,　　qǐng mǎi wǔ jīng huā,
　　fèng shàng dìng guāng fú,　　qiú wǒ běn suǒ yuàn.’

[0462a08] "xu yu fu dao, zhi tong zi xin, shi you yi nu, chi ping sheng hua. fu fang guang ming, che zhao hua ping, bian wei liu li, nei wai xiang jian. pu sa wang qu, er shuo song yue:

" 'yin qian fan wu bai, qing mai wu jing hua,
feng shang ding guang fu, qiu wo ben suo yuan.'

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[0462a13] "The girl then spoke in a verse, replying to the Bodhisattva:

"'These flowers are worth a few coins,
Yet you offer five hundred.
What wish do you seek now?
That you do not begrudge silver coins and treasures.'

[0462a13] “nǚ shí shuō sòng, dá pú sà yán:

“ ‘cǐ huā zhí shù qián,　　nǎi gù zhì wǔ bǎi,
　　jīn qiú hé děng yuàn?　　bù xī yín qián bǎo.’

[0462a13] "nu shi shuo song, da pu sa yan:

" 'ci hua zhi shu qian, nai gu zhi wu bai,
jin qiu he deng yuan? bu xi yin qian bao.'

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[0462a16] "The Bodhisattva immediately replied:

"'I do not seek Sakras, Brahmas, Maras,
The Four Kings, or Chakravarti Saints.
May I become a Buddha,
To liberate all in the ten directions.'
The girl said: 'Excellent!
May your wish be swiftly fulfilled!
May I be your wife in future lives.'

[0462a16] “pú sà jí dá yán:

“ ‘bù qiú shì fàn mó,　　sì wáng zhuǎn lún shèng,
　　yuàn wǒ dé chéng fú,　　dù tuō zhū shí fāng.’
　　nǚ yán shàn kuài zāi:　　 ‘suǒ yuàn sù dé chéng!
　　yuàn wǒ hòu shì shēng,　　cháng dāng wèi jūn qī.’

[0462a16] "pu sa ji da yan:

" 'bu qiu shi fan mo, si wang zhuan lun sheng,
yuan wo de cheng fu, du tuo zhu shi fang.'
nu yan shan kuai zai: 'suo yuan su de cheng!
yuan wo hou shi sheng, chang dang wei jun qi.'

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[0462a21] "The Bodhisattva immediately replied:

"'Women have many emotions and dispositions,
They corrupt one's righteous path,
Ruin the wishes one seeks,
And sever the mind of dana.'

[0462a21] “pú sà jí dá yán:

“ ‘nǚ rén duō qíng tài,　　huài rén zhèng dào yì,
　　bài luàn suǒ qiú yuàn,　　duàn rén bù shī xīn.’

[0462a21] "pu sa ji da yan:

" 'nu ren duo qing tai, huai ren zheng dao yi,
bai luan suo qiu yuan, duan ren bu shi xin.'

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[0462a24] "The girl replied to the Bodhisattva:

"'I vow that in future lives,
I will follow you in whatever you give,
My son and myself,
The Buddha now knows my intention.
Benevolent one, have compassion on me,
Grant me my wish,
Then these flowers can be yours,
Otherwise, I will return your money.'
Immediately, he contemplated past lives,
And observed her past conduct,
That for five hundred lifetimes,
She had been the Bodhisattva's wife.

[0462a24] “nǚ dá pú sà yán:

“ ‘nǚ shì hòu shì shēng,　　suí jūn suǒ shī yǔ,
　　ér zi jí wǒ shēn,　　jīn fú zhī wǒ yì.
　　rén zhě cí mǐn wǒ,　　wéi cì qiú suǒ yuàn,
　　cǐ huá biàn kě dé,　　bù zhě qián hái qīng.’
　　jí shí sī sù mìng,　　guān shì qí běn xíng,
　　yǐ gèng wǔ bǎi shì,　　céng wèi pú sà qī.

[0462a24] "nu da pu sa yan:

" 'nu shi hou shi sheng, sui jun suo shi yu,
er zi ji wo shen, jin fu zhi wo yi.
ren zhe ci min wo, wei ci qiu suo yuan,
ci hua bian ke de, bu zhe qian hai qing.'
ji shi si su ming, guan shi qi ben xing,
yi geng wu bai shi, ceng wei pu sa qi.

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[0462b02] "Thereupon, he agreed, joyfully took the flowers, and left. He was greatly pleased: 'Now I, a weak woman, cannot go forward. Please send two flowers to the Buddha.' Immediately, the Buddha arrived, surrounded by kings, ministers, elders, householders, and their retinues, in thousands of layers. The Bodhisattva wanted to go forward and scatter flowers, but could not get through. The Buddha, knowing his sincere intention, transformed the ground into mud, and the crowd parted, allowing him to go forward. He then scattered five flowers, all of which remained in the air, transforming into a canopy of flowers, seventy li in size. Two flowers rested on the Buddha's shoulders, as if rooted. The Bodhisattva rejoiced and spread his hair on the ground: 'I wish the Honored One would tread on it.' The Buddha said: 'How can I tread on it?' The Bodhisattva replied: 'Only the Buddha can tread on it!' The Buddha then stepped on it, stopped, and smiled. Five-colored light emerged from his mouth, seven feet from his mouth, dividing into two parts: one light circled the Buddha three times, illuminating the three-thousandfold great thousand Buddha-fields, leaving nothing unilluminated, and then re-entered his crown; one light descended into the eighteen hells, and all suffering was immediately alleviated.

[0462b02] “yú shì biàn kě zhī, huān xǐ shòu huā qù. yì shén dà yuè: ‘jīn wǒ nǚ ruò, bù néng dé qián. qǐng jì èr huá, yǐ shàng yú fú.’ jí shí fú dào, guó wáng chén mín,, zhǎng zhě jū shì,, juàn shǔ wéi rào, shù qiān bǎi zhòng, pú sà yù qián sàn huā, bù néng dé qián. fú zhī zhì yì, huà de zuò ní, rén zhòng liǎng pī, ěr nǎi dé qián. biàn sàn wǔ huá, jiē zhǐ kōng zhōng, biàn chéng huā gài, miàn qī shí lǐ, èr huā zhù fú liǎng jiān shàng, rú gēn shēng. pú sà huān xǐ, bù fà zhe de: ‘yuàn zūn dǎo zhī.’ fú yán: ‘qǐ kě dǎo hū?’ pú sà duì yuē: ‘wéi fú néng dǎo! ’ fú nǎi dǎo zhī, jí zhù ér xiào, kǒu zhōng wǔ sè guāng chū, lí kǒu qī chǐ, fēn wèi liǎng fēn: yī guāng rào fú sān zā, guāng zhào sān qiān dà qiān shā tǔ, mò bù dé suǒ, hái cóng dǐng rù； yī guāng xià rù shí bā de yù, kǔ tòng yī shí dé ān.

[0462b02] "yu shi bian ke zhi, huan xi shou hua qu. yi shen da yue: 'jin wo nu ruo, bu neng de qian. qing ji er hua, yi shang yu fu.' ji shi fu dao, guo wang chen min,, zhang zhe ju shi,, juan shu wei rao, shu qian bai zhong, pu sa yu qian san hua, bu neng de qian. fu zhi zhi yi, hua de zuo ni, ren zhong liang pi, er nai de qian. bian san wu hua, jie zhi kong zhong, bian cheng hua gai, mian qi shi li, er hua zhu fu liang jian shang, ru gen sheng. pu sa huan xi, bu fa zhe de: 'yuan zun dao zhi.' fu yan: 'qi ke dao hu?' pu sa dui yue: 'wei fu neng dao! ' fu nai dao zhi, ji zhu er xiao, kou zhong wu se guang chu, li kou qi chi, fen wei liang fen: yi guang rao fu san za, guang zhao san qian da qian sha tu, mo bu de suo, hai cong ding ru; yi guang xia ru shi ba de yu, ku tong yi shi de an.

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[0462b13] "The disciples said to the Buddha: 'The Buddha does not smile without reason; please explain its meaning.' The Buddha said: 'Do you see this young man?' 'Yes, we have seen him, World-Honored One.' The Buddha said: 'This young man, for countless kalpas, has cultivated purity, humbled his mind, abandoned his life, renounced desires, observed emptiness, without arising or ceasing, with boundless compassion, accumulating virtues and practicing vows, and now he has attained it!'

[0462b13] “zhū dì zi bái fú yán: ‘fú bù wàng xiào, yuàn shuō qí yì.’ fú yán: ‘rǔ děng jiàn cǐ tóng zi bù?’ ‘wéi rán yǐ jiàn.’ shì zūn yán: ‘cǐ tóng zi yú wú shù jié, suǒ xué qīng jìng, jiàng xīn qì mìng, shě yù shǒu kōng, bù qǐ bù miè, wú yǐ zhī cí, jī dé xíng yuàn, jīn dé zhī yǐ! ’

[0462b13] "zhu di zi bai fu yan: 'fu bu wang xiao, yuan shuo qi yi.' fu yan: 'ru deng jian ci tong zi bu?' 'wei ran yi jian.' shi zun yan: 'ci tong zi yu wu shu jie, suo xue qing jing, jiang xin qi ming, she yu shou kong, bu qi bu mie, wu yi zhi ci, ji de xing yuan, jin de zhi yi! '

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[0462b18] "The Buddha told the young man: 'After a hundred kalpas, you will become a Buddha, named 釋迦文 [shi jia wen] Shakyamuni (meaning 'Able and Benevolent') Tathagata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha. The kalpa will be named 波陀 [bo tuo] Bhadrakalpa (meaning 'Auspicious'), and the world will be named 沙捊 [sha pou] Saha (meaning 'Land of Endurance'). Your father will be named 白淨 [bai jing] Suddhodana, your mother 摩耶 [mo ye] Maya, your wife 裘夷 [qiu yi] Gopa, your son 羅雲 [luo yun] Rahula, your attendant 阿難 [a nan] Ananda, your right-hand disciple 舍利弗 [she li fu] Sariputra, and your left-hand disciple 摩訶目揵連 [mo he mu qian lian] Maha Maudgalyayana. You will enlighten sentient beings in the five defilements and liberate those in the ten directions, just as I do!' Thereupon, the Bodhisattva 能仁 [neng ren] Shakyamuni, having received this prophecy, rejoiced, his doubts resolved, his expectations fulfilled. Instantly, he became thoughtless, entered into deep meditation, and attained pure, unarising forbearance of phenomena. Immediately, his body rose, suspended seven ren above the ground. From above, he descended, prostrated himself at the Buddha's feet, and became a Shramana.

[0462b18] “fú gào tóng zi: ‘rǔ què hòu bǎi jié, dāng dé zuò fú, míng shì jiā wén (hàn yán néng rén) rú lái,, wú suǒ zhe,, zhì zhēn,, děng zhèng jué, jié míng bō tuó (hàn yán wèi xián), shì jiè míng shā póu (hàn yán kǒng wèi guó tǔ), fù míng bái jìng, mǔ míng mó yé, qī míng qiú yí, zi míng luó yún, shì zhě míng ā nán, yòu miàn dì zi, míng shě lì fú, zuǒ miàn dì zi, míng mó hē mù qián lián, jiào huà wǔ zhuó shì rén, dù tuō shí fāng, dāng rú wǒ yě! ’ yú shì néng rén pú sà, yǐ dé jué yán, yǒng yuè huān xǐ yí jiě wàng zhǐ,[huǒ*huò] rán wú xiǎng, jì ér rù dìng, biàn dǎi qīng jìng, bù qǐ fǎ rěn, jí shí shēn yǒng, xuán zài kōng zhōng, qù de qī rèn, cóng shàng lái xià, jī shǒu fú zú, biàn zuò shā mén.

[0462b18] "fu gao tong zi: 'ru que hou bai jie, dang de zuo fu, ming shi jia wen (han yan neng ren) ru lai,, wu suo zhe,, zhi zhen,, deng zheng jue, jie ming bo tuo (han yan wei xian), shi jie ming sha pou (han yan kong wei guo tu), fu ming bai jing, mu ming mo ye, qi ming qiu yi, zi ming luo yun, shi zhe ming a nan, you mian di zi, ming she li fu, zuo mian di zi, ming mo he mu qian lian, jiao hua wu zhuo shi ren, du tuo shi fang, dang ru wo ye! ' yu shi neng ren pu sa, yi de jue yan, yong yue huan xi yi jie wang zhi,[huo*huo] ran wu xiang, ji er ru ding, bian dai qing jing, bu qi fa ren, ji shi shen yong, xuan zai kong zhong, qu de qi ren, cong shang lai xia, ji shou fu zu, bian zuo sha men.

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[0462b27] "The Buddha spoke in a verse:

"'You shall in this world,
Take grass and sit under a tree,
With the power of precepts, samadhi, and wisdom,
Vanquish the retinue of Mara.
You shall walk the path of the sages,
Beat the drum of sweet dew,
Out of compassion for sentient beings,
Continue to turn the unsurpassed wheel.
You shall in this world,
With skillful and unsurpassed wisdom,
Enable ninety-six external paths,
All to gain the Dharma eye.
You shall in this world,
With great compassion practice the four kindnesses,
Bestow the sweet dew of the Dharma,
And eradicate the diseases of the three poisons.'

[0462b27] “fú shuō jì yán:

“ ‘rǔ dāng yú shì shì,　　bǎ cǎo zuò shù xià,
　　jiè lì dìng huì lì,　　jiàng fú mó guān shǔ.
　　rǔ xíng shèng rén chǎng,　　dǎ zhèn gān lù gǔ,
　　mǐn niàn zhòng shēng gù,　　xù zhuǎn wú shàng lún.
　　rǔ dāng yú shì shì,　　shàn quán wú shàng huì,
　　jiǔ shí liù wài dào,　　jiē lìng dé fǎ yǎn.
　　rǔ dāng yú shì shì,　　cí āi xíng sì ēn,
　　shī huì fǎ gān lù,　　miè chú sān dú bìng.’

[0462b27] "fu shuo ji yan:

" 'ru dang yu shi shi, ba cao zuo shu xia,
jie li ding hui li, jiang fu mo guan shu.
ru xing sheng ren chang, da zhen gan lu gu,
min nian zhong sheng gu, xu zhuan wu shang lun.
ru dang yu shi shi, shan quan wu shang hui,
jiu shi liu wai dao, jie ling de fa yan.
ru dang yu shi shi, ci ai xing si en,
shi hui fa gan lu, mie chu san du bing.'

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[0462c07] "The Bodhisattva 能仁 [neng ren] Shakyamuni, served 錠光 [ding guang] Dipankara Buddha until his Nirvana. He upheld pure precepts, protected the True Dharma, practiced loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, gave generously with benevolence, benefited others equally, and tirelessly rescued those in need. At the end of his life, he was born in the Tushita Heaven. Wishing to save all and deliver the blind and deluded, he descended from above to become a Chakravarti King, a flying emperor, attended by seven treasures. What are these seven? First, the golden wheel treasure; second, the divine jewel treasure; third, the jewel woman treasure; fourth, the treasury minister; fifth, the military minister; sixth, the blue horse treasure with jewel mane and tail; seventh, the white elephant treasure with jewel tusks and tail.

[0462c07] “néng rén pú sà, chéng shì dìng guāng, zhì yú ní yuē. fèng jiè qīng jìng, shǒu hù zhèng fǎ, cí bēi xǐ hù, huì shī rén ài, lì rén děng lì, jiù jì bù quán, shòu zhōng shàng shēng dōu shù tiān shàng. yù jiù yī qiè,, shè dù máng míng, cóng shàng lái xià, wèi zhuǎn lún wáng fēi xíng huáng dì, qī bǎo dǎo cóng. hé děng wèi qī? yī,, jīn lún bǎo, èr,, shén zhū bǎo, sān,, yù nǚ bǎo, sì,, diǎn bǎo cáng chén, wǔ,, diǎn bīng chén, liù,, gàn mǎ bǎo zhū máo liè, qī,, bái xiàng bǎo zhū máo wěi.

[0462c07] "neng ren pu sa, cheng shi ding guang, zhi yu ni yue. feng jie qing jing, shou hu zheng fa, ci bei xi hu, hui shi ren ai, li ren deng li, jiu ji bu quan, shou zhong shang sheng dou shu tian shang. yu jiu yi qie,, she du mang ming, cong shang lai xia, wei zhuan lun wang fei xing huang di, qi bao dao cong. he deng wei qi? yi,, jin lun bao, er,, shen zhu bao, san,, yu nu bao, si,, dian bao cang chen, wu,, dian bing chen, liu,, gan ma bao zhu mao lie, qi,, bai xiang bao zhu mao wei.

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[0462c13] "The golden wheel treasure has a thousand spokes, intricately carved, filled with various jewels, radiating light that surpasses the sun and moon. It rests above the king. When the king wills it, the wheel turns, traveling throughout the world in an instant. Therefore, it is called the golden wheel treasure. The divine jewel treasure, on the twenty-ninth day when the moon is absent at night, when the jewel is suspended in the air above the country, illuminates the interior and exterior of the country, regardless of its size, as if it were day. Therefore, it is called the divine jewel treasure. The jewel woman treasure's body is warm in winter and cool in summer. Her mouth smells of blue lotus flowers, and her body of sandalwood. Her food is self-digesting, and she has no problems with large or small excretions, nor any unclean menstrual discharge. Her hair is equal to her body, neither long nor short, neither white nor black, neither fat nor thin. Therefore, she is called the jewel woman treasure. The treasury minister is one who, when the king wishes for gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, mani jewels, pearls, or coral treasures, raises his hand towards the earth, and the earth produces seven treasures. Towards water, and water produces seven treasures. Towards mountains, and mountains produce seven treasures. Towards rocks, and rocks produce seven treasures. Therefore, he is called the treasury minister. The military minister is one who, when the king desires four kinds of troops—cavalry, elephant troops, chariots, or infantry—the minister reports to the king: 'How many kinds of troops do you desire? A thousand, ten thousand, or countless?' In the blink of an eye, the troops are ready, their formation strict and orderly. Therefore, he is called the military minister. The blue horse treasure is a horse of blue-black color, with a jewel-studded mane and tail. When washed and brushed, the jewels fall off, but in an instant, they grow back as before. The jewels are fresh and clean, surpassing those before. Its neighing can be heard for one yojana. When the king rides it, he can travel throughout the world in a single day, leaving in the morning and returning in the evening, without fatigue. The dust touched by its hooves all turns into gold sand. Therefore, it is called the blue horse treasure. The white elephant treasure is white with blue eyes, its seven limbs stand evenly, its strength surpasses a hundred elephants, its mane and tail are studded with jewels, both fresh and clean. It has six tusks, and its tusks are of seven treasures. When the king rides it, he can travel throughout the world in a single day, leaving in the morning and returning in the evening, without effort or fatigue. If it crosses water, the water does not move, and its feet do not get wet. Therefore, it is called the white elephant treasure.

[0462c13] “jīn lún bǎo zhě, lún yǒu qiān fú, diāo wén kè lòu, zhòng bǎo tián cè, guāng míng dòng dá, jué rì yuè guāng, dāng zài wáng shàng； wáng xīn yǒu niàn, lún zé wèi zhuǎn, àn xíng tiān xià, xū yú zhōu zā, shì gù míng wèi jīn lún bǎo yě. shén zhū bǎo zhě, zhì èr shí jiǔ rì yuè jǐn yè shí, yǐ zhū xuán yú kōng zhōng, zài qí guó shàng, suí guó dà xiǎo, míng zhào nèi wài, rú zhòu wú yì, shì gù míng wèi shén zhū bǎo yě. yù nǚ bǎo zhě, qí shēn dōng zé wēn nuǎn, xià zé qīng liáng, kǒu zhōng qīng lián huā xiāng, shēn zhān tán xiāng, shí zì xiāo huà, wú dà xiǎo biàn lì zhī huàn, yì wú nǚ rén è lù bù jìng, fà yǔ shēn děng, bù zhǎng bù duǎn, bù bái bù hēi, bù féi bù shòu, shì yǐ míng wèi yù nǚ bǎo yě. diǎn bǎo cáng chén zhě, wáng yù dé jīn yín liú lí,, shuǐ jīng mó ní,, zhēn zhū shān hú zhēn bǎo shí, jǔ shǒu xiàng de, de chū qī bǎo xiàng shuǐ, shuǐ chū qī bǎo xiàng shān, shān chū qī bǎo xiàng shí, shí chū qī bǎo, shì gù míng wèi diǎn bǎo cáng chén yě. diǎn bīng chén zhě, wáng yì yù dé sì zhǒng bīng——mǎ bīng,, xiàng bīng,, chē bīng,, bù bīng——chén bái wáng yán: ‘yù dé jǐ zhǒng bīng? ruò qiān ruò wàn, ruò zhì wú shù?’ gù shì zhī jiān, bīng jí yǐ bàn, xíng zhèn yán zhěng, shì gù míng wèi diǎn bīng chén yě. gàn mǎ bǎo zhě, mǎ qīng gàn sè, máo liè guàn zhū, wèn mó xǐ shuā, zhū zé duò luò, xū yú zhī jiān, gèng shēng rú gù； qí zhū xiān jié, yòu yú yú qián, míng shēng yú yuǎn wén yī yóu xún, wáng shí chéng qí, àn xíng tiān xià, cháo qù mù hái, yì bù pí jí, mǎ jiǎo chù chén, jiē chéng jīn shā, shì gù míng wèi gàn mǎ bǎo yě. bái xiàng bǎo zhě, sè bái gàn mù, qī zhī píng zhì, lì guò bǎi xiàng, máo wěi guàn zhū, jì xiān qiě jié, kǒu yǒu liù yá, yá qī bǎo sè； ruò wáng chéng shí, yī rì zhī zhōng, zhōu biàn tiān xià, cháo wǎng mù fǎn, bù láo bù pí, ruò xíng dù shuǐ, shuǐ bù yáo dòng, zú yì bù rú, shì gù míng wèi bái xiàng bǎo yě.

[0462c13] "jin lun bao zhe, lun you qian fu, diao wen ke lou, zhong bao tian ce, guang ming dong da, jue ri yue guang, dang zai wang shang; wang xin you nian, lun ze wei zhuan, an xing tian xia, xu yu zhou za, shi gu ming wei jin lun bao ye. shen zhu bao zhe, zhi er shi jiu ri yue jin ye shi, yi zhu xuan yu kong zhong, zai qi guo shang, sui guo da xiao, ming zhao nei wai, ru zhou wu yi, shi gu ming wei shen zhu bao ye. yu nu bao zhe, qi shen dong ze wen nuan, xia ze qing liang, kou zhong qing lian hua xiang, shen zhan tan xiang, shi zi xiao hua, wu da xiao bian li zhi huan, yi wu nu ren e lu bu jing, fa yu shen deng, bu zhang bu duan, bu bai bu hei, bu fei bu shou, shi yi ming wei yu nu bao ye. dian bao cang chen zhe, wang yu de jin yin liu li,, shui jing mo ni,, zhen zhu shan hu zhen bao shi, ju shou xiang de, de chu qi bao xiang shui, shui chu qi bao xiang shan, shan chu qi bao xiang shi, shi chu qi bao, shi gu ming wei dian bao cang chen ye. dian bing chen zhe, wang yi yu de si zhong bing--ma bing,, xiang bing,, che bing,, bu bing--chen bai wang yan: 'yu de ji zhong bing? ruo qian ruo wan, ruo zhi wu shu?' gu shi zhi jian, bing ji yi ban, xing zhen yan zheng, shi gu ming wei dian bing chen ye. gan ma bao zhe, ma qing gan se, mao lie guan zhu, wen mo xi shua, zhu ze duo luo, xu yu zhi jian, geng sheng ru gu; qi zhu xian jie, you yu yu qian, ming sheng yu yuan wen yi you xun, wang shi cheng qi, an xing tian xia, chao qu mu hai, yi bu pi ji, ma jiao chu chen, jie cheng jin sha, shi gu ming wei gan ma bao ye. bai xiang bao zhe, se bai gan mu, qi zhi ping zhi, li guo bai xiang, mao wei guan zhu, ji xian qie jie, kou you liu ya, ya qi bao se; ruo wang cheng shi, yi ri zhi zhong, zhou bian tian xia, chao wang mu fan, bu lao bu pi, ruo xing du shui, shui bu yao dong, zu yi bu ru, shi gu ming wei bai xiang bao ye.

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[0463a10] "At that time, the people lived eighty-four thousand years. The royal harem had eighty-four thousand ladies-in-waiting. The king had a thousand sons, who were benevolent and courageous, each worth a thousand men. The Holy King ruled righteously, upheld the ten good precepts, and taught the people. The world was peaceful, the winds and rains were timely, and the five grains ripened. Eating them brought few illnesses, and their taste was like sweet dew, with abundant strength. There were only seven illnesses: one, cold; two, heat; three, hunger; four, thirst; five, defecation; six, urination; seven, desires of the mind. When the Holy King's life ended, he ascended to the Brahma Heaven, becoming a Brahma King. He served as Heavenly Emperor above and Holy Ruler below, each thirty-six times, ending and beginning again, constantly appearing to liberate people.

[0463a10] “ěr shí rén mín, shòu bā wàn sì qiān suì, hòu gōng cāi nǚ, gè bā wàn sì qiān, wáng yǒu qiān zi, rén cí yǒng wǔ, yī rén dāng qiān, shèng wáng zhì zhèng, jiè dé shí shàn, jiào shòu rén mín, tiān xià tài píng, fēng yǔ shùn shí, wǔ gǔ shú chéng, shí zhī shǎo bìng, wèi ruò gān lù, qì lì fēng shèng, wéi yǒu qī bìng: yī zhě hán,, èr zhě rè,, sān zhě jī,, sì zhě kě,, wǔ zhě dà biàn,, liù zhě xiǎo biàn, qī zhě yì suǒ yù. shèng wáng shòu jǐn, yòu shēng fàn tiān, wèi fàn tiān wáng. shàng wèi tiān dì, xià wèi shèng zhǔ, gè sān shí liù fǎn, zhōng ér fù shǐ, yù dù rén gù, suí shí ér chū.

[0463a10] "er shi ren min, shou ba wan si qian sui, hou gong cai nu, ge ba wan si qian, wang you qian zi, ren ci yong wu, yi ren dang qian, sheng wang zhi zheng, jie de shi shan, jiao shou ren min, tian xia tai ping, feng yu shun shi, wu gu shu cheng, shi zhi shao bing, wei ruo gan lu, qi li feng sheng, wei you qi bing: yi zhe han,, er zhe re,, san zhe ji,, si zhe ke,, wu zhe da bian,, liu zhe xiao bian, qi zhe yi suo yu. sheng wang shou jin, you sheng fan tian, wei fan tian wang. shang wei tian di, xia wei sheng zhu, ge san shi liu fan, zhong er fu shi, yu du ren gu, sui shi er chu.

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[0463a19] "The Bodhisattva diligently cultivated for three asamkhyeya kalpas. When the kalpa was about to end, out of compassion for all sentient beings who endlessly revolved, he threw himself to feed the starving tiger, courageously and diligently, surpassing nine kalpas. The Bodhisattva 能仁 [neng ren] Shakyamuni, for ninety-one kalpas, cultivated morality, learned the Buddha's intentions, practiced the six perfections (paramitas) to their utmost—dana (giving), sila (precepts), kshanti (patience), virya (diligence), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom)—with skillful means, loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. He nurtured sentient beings as if they were his own infants, served all Buddhas, accumulated immeasurable virtues, and diligently cultivated through countless kalpas, traversing the ten bhumis (grounds). In his last life as a Bodhisattva, his merits were complete, his aspirations fulfilled, and his divine wisdom immeasurable. When the time came, he was destined to descend and become a Buddha. In the Tushita Heaven, he observed with four kinds of contemplation: observing the land, observing his parents, what country he should be born in, and whom he should first liberate. 白淨王 [bai jing wang] King Suddhodana was his father from countless previous lives. Two daughters of the Koliya Kshatriya were bathing in the royal garden pond at that time. The Bodhisattva raised his hand and said: 'These are my mothers from lifetime to lifetime. I shall go and be born to them.' At that time, there were five hundred Brahmins, all with five divine powers, who flew over the palace city but could not pass. They were startled and said to each other: 'Our divine feet can pass through stone walls, why can we not pass now?' The Brahmin master said: 'Do you see these two girls? One will give birth to a great man with thirty-two marks; the other will give birth to a man with thirty marks. It is their majestic power that causes us to lose our divine feet.' At that time, this sound was heard throughout the world.

[0463a19] “pú sà qín kǔ, jīng lì sān ā sēng qí jié, jié chuí yù jǐn, mǐn shāng yī qiè, lún zhuǎn wú jì, wèi zhòng shēng gù, tóu shēn wèi è hǔ, yǒng měng jīng jìn, chāo yú jiǔ jié. néng rén pú sà, yú jiǔ shí yī jié, xiū dào dé,, xué fú yì, xíng liù dù wú jí——bù shī,, chí jiè,, rěn rǔ,, jīng jìn,, yī xīn,, zhì huì——shàn quán fāng biàn, cí bēi xǐ hù, yù yǎng zhòng shēng, rú shì chì zi, chéng shì zhū fú, jī dé wú xiàn, lèi jié qín kǔ, tōng shí de xíng, zài yī shēng bǔ chù, gōng chéng zhì jiù, shén zhì wú liàng. qī yùn zhī zhì, dāng xià zuò fú, yú dōu shù tiān shàng, xìng sì zhǒng guān, guān shì tǔ de, guān shì fù mǔ, shēng hé guó zhōng, jiào huà zhī yí xiān dāng dù shuí? bái jìng wáng zhě, shì wú lèi shì suǒ shēng zhī fù, jū lì shā dì yǒu èr nǚ, shí zài hòu yuán chí zhōng mù yù, pú sà jǔ shǒu zhǐ yán: ‘shì wú shì shì suǒ shēng mǔ yě, dāng wǎng jiù shēng.’ shí yǒu wǔ bǎi fàn zhì, jiē yǒu wǔ shén tōng, fēi guò gōng chéng, bù néng dé dù, jīng ér xiāng wèi: ‘wú děng shén zú, shí bì jiē guò, yīn hé děng gù, jīn bù dé dù?’ fàn zhì shī yán: ‘rǔ jiàn cǐ èr nǚ bù? yī nǚ dāng shēng sān shí èr xiāng dà rén； yī nǚ dāng shēng sān shí xiāng rén. shì qí wēi shén, lìng wú děng shī shén zú.’ shì shí yīn shēng, pǔ wén tiān xià.

[0463a19] "pu sa qin ku, jing li san a seng qi jie, jie chui yu jin, min shang yi qie, lun zhuan wu ji, wei zhong sheng gu, tou shen wei e hu, yong meng jing jin, chao yu jiu jie. neng ren pu sa, yu jiu shi yi jie, xiu dao de,, xue fu yi, xing liu du wu ji--bu shi,, chi jie,, ren ru,, jing jin,, yi xin,, zhi hui--shan quan fang bian, ci bei xi hu, yu yang zhong sheng, ru shi chi zi, cheng shi zhu fu, ji de wu xian, lei jie qin ku, tong shi de xing, zai yi sheng bu chu, gong cheng zhi jiu, shen zhi wu liang. qi yun zhi zhi, dang xia zuo fu, yu dou shu tian shang, xing si zhong guan, guan shi tu de, guan shi fu mu, sheng he guo zhong, jiao hua zhi yi xian dang du shui? bai jing wang zhe, shi wu lei shi suo sheng zhi fu, ju li sha di you er nu, shi zai hou yuan chi zhong mu yu, pu sa ju shou zhi yan: 'shi wu shi shi suo sheng mu ye, dang wang jiu sheng.' shi you wu bai fan zhi, jie you wu shen tong, fei guo gong cheng, bu neng de du, jing er xiang wei: 'wu deng shen zu, shi bi jie guo, yin he deng gu, jin bu de du?' fan zhi shi yan: 'ru jian ci er nu bu? yi nu dang sheng san shi er xiang da ren; yi nu dang sheng san shi xiang ren. shi qi wei shen, ling wu deng shi shen zu.' shi shi yin sheng, pu wen tian xia.

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[0463b07] "At that time, 白淨王 [bai jing wang] King Suddhodana rejoiced, delighted at the prospect of the flying emperor being born into his family, and immediately sought to marry them as wives. 迦夷衛 [jia yi wei] Kapilavastu is the center of the three thousand suns and moons and twelve thousand worlds. All Buddhas, past, present, and future, are born in this land.

[0463b07] “shì shí bái jìng wáng, huān xǐ yǒng yuè, tān dé fēi xíng huáng dì lái shēng qí jiā, jí biàn qiú suǒ pīng yíng wèi qī. jiā yí wèi zhě, sān qiān rì yuè wàn èr qiān tiān de zhī zhōng yāng yě, guò qù lái jīn zhū fú, jiē shēng cǐ de.

[0463b07] "shi shi bai jing wang, huan xi yong yue, tan de fei xing huang di lai sheng qi jia, ji bian qiu suo ping ying wei qi. jia yi wei zhe, san qian ri yue wan er qian tian de zhi zhong yang ye, guo qu lai jin zhu fu, jie sheng ci de.