Chapter 137: Upatishya and Kolita

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[0873c20] This young man, Upatiṣya (優波坻沙摩那婆 [you bo chi sha mo na po]), was the eldest among his brothers. He was skilled in recitation and also taught others. There was nothing in the four Vedas (四韋陀 [si wei tuo]) that he did not understand. He was accomplished in recitation, was skilled in explaining other treatises such as those of the Nirgranthas (尼揵陀 [ni qian tuo]) and Kaikakṣa (雞晝婆 [ji zhou po]), and could explain each of their names. He understood matters of past lives and was skilled at discriminating them. He was unhindered in the five fields of knowledge. The treatise on prophecy was deeply ingrained in his mind. He was fully accomplished in the sixty-four arts, and was skilled at understanding the marks of a great man (大丈夫相 [da zhang fu xiang]). This young man was by nature gentle and his mind was upright. He was always filled with loving-kindness and compassion, and was deeply weary of worldly matters. He regretted his past sins. In the past, he had met many Buddhas, planted various good roots, and achieved many things. He was skilled at cultivating himself, was always happy and diligent, was content with food, was weary of afflictions, and was striving towards Nirvāṇa. He was unhindered in his reasoning, disliked all becoming, was accomplished in all practices, had destroyed the fetters, and had reached a mature stage. He had only one life left. He was intelligent and skillful, thoughtful and insightful, and understood all dharmas. When his parents were managing the household, they would always consult him before they did anything.

[0873c20] qí yōu bō chí shā mó nà pó, yú xiōng dì nèi zuì wèi chù dà, shàn néng sòng xí, yì jiào tā rén, yú sì wéi tuó, mò bù xiǎo wù, sòng xí chéng jiù, shàn néng jiě shì zì yú zhū lùn, suǒ wèi ní qián tuó jī zhòu pó děng, jí qí míng zì, yī yī néng shì, míng sù shì shì, qiǎo néng fēn bié. yú wǔ míng chù, xiǎo le wú ài. shòu jì bié lùn, lǚ liàn zài xīn, liù shí sì néng jù zú chéng jiù, shàn néng xiǎo dá dà zhàng fū xiāng. shí mó nà pó, běn xìng róu ruǎn, qí xīn xián zhí, cháng huái cí bēi, shēn yàn shì shì, huǐ xī xiān zuì, yǐ yú guò qù, duō zhí zhū fú, zhǒng zhū shàn gēn, chéng jiù zhòng shì, qiǎo néng xūn xí, cháng lè jīng qín, yú shí zhī zú, yàn bèi fán nǎo, xiàng yú niè pán, shùn lǐ wú ài, néng è zhū yǒu, zhòng xíng chéng jiù, xiǔ huài jié fù, zhì chéng shú de, wéi yī shēng zài, cōng míng miào qiǎo, xì xīn sī wéi, míng le zhū fǎ. tóng zi fù mǔ, yíng shì jiā yè, jiē xī zī wèn, ěr nǎi zào zuò.

[0873c20] qi you bo chi sha mo na po, yu xiong di nei zui wei chu da, shan neng song xi, yi jiao ta ren, yu si wei tuo, mo bu xiao wu, song xi cheng jiu, shan neng jie shi zi yu zhu lun, suo wei ni qian tuo ji zhou po deng, ji qi ming zi, yi yi neng shi, ming su shi shi, qiao neng fen bie. yu wu ming chu, xiao le wu ai. shou ji bie lun, lu lian zai xin, liu shi si neng ju zu cheng jiu, shan neng xiao da da zhang fu xiang. shi mo na po, ben xing rou ruan, qi xin xian zhi, chang huai ci bei, shen yan shi shi, hui xi xian zui, yi yu guo qu, duo zhi zhu fu, zhong zhu shan gen, cheng jiu zhong shi, qiao neng xun xi, chang le jing qin, yu shi zhi zu, yan bei fan nao, xiang yu nie pan, shun li wu ai, neng e zhu you, zhong xing cheng jiu, xiu huai jie fu, zhi cheng shu de, wei yi sheng zai, cong ming miao qiao, xi xin si wei, ming le zhu fa. tong zi fu mu, ying shi jia ye, jie xi zi wen, er nai zao zuo.

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[0874a04] At that time, not far from the great city of Rājagṛha (王舍大城 [wang she da cheng]), there was a village called Kākaḷaka (拘離迦 [ju li jia]). In that village, there was a great householder (大婆羅門居士 [da po luo men ju shi]) of a Brahmin family. This great householder lived in that village and was so wealthy that his house was no different from the palace of the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa (毘沙門天王 [pi sha men tian wang]). This Brahmin had a son named Kolita (拘離多 [ju li duo]), whose appearance was dignified and upright, and was a joy for all to see. He had a thorough understanding of all treatises, could also teach others, and even understood the marks of a great man. The young man Upatiṣya (優波坻沙童子 [you bo chi sha tong zi]) was a close friend of his. The two of them loved each other, were always happy, and had cheerful expressions. If they were separated for even a short time, they would become greatly saddened. In their past thousand lives, they had been bound by love. There is a verse that says:

Past causes and conditions cultivated them together, Their two hearts turned to each other in friendship, Because of this love, They were like lotuses born in water. Upatiṣya (優波低沙 [you bo di sha]) and Kolita (拘離多 [ju li duo]), The two revered each other, If they were not seen for a short time, Their hearts would be filled with vexation and remorse.

Chapter 47 of the Sutra of the Collection of the Buddha's Past Deeds

[0874a04] ěr shí wáng shě dà chéng, qù chéng bù yuǎn yǒu yī jù luò, míng jū lí jiā. yú bǐ cūn nèi, yǒu yī zhǒng xìng dà pó luó mén jū shì, shì dà jū shì, yī bǐ cūn zhù, dà fù ráo cái, nǎi zhì bǐ jiā, yóu pí shā mén tiān wáng gōng diàn, wú yǒu yì yě. bǐ pó luó mén, chǎn shēng yī zi, míng jū lí duō, róng yán duān zhèng, zhòng suǒ lè guān, yī qiè shū lùn, jiē xī tōng xiǎo, fù néng jiào tā, nǎi zhì néng le zhàng fū zhī xiāng. qí yōu bō chí shā tóng zi, gòng wèi qīn yǒu. shí bǐ èr rén, hù xiāng ài niàn, cháng huái huān xǐ, hé yán yuè sè, ruò shǎo shí bié, dà shēng chóu nǎo. bǐ děng wǎng xī qiān shēng zhī zhōng, ài liàn xiāng fù. ér yǒu jì yán:

“sù shì yīn guǒ xiāng xūn xí,　　èr xīn zhǎn zhuǎn hù xiāng qīn,
　yǐ rú shì děng ài xīn gù,　　yóu rú lián huā shēng zài shuǐ.
　yōu bō dī shā jū lí duō,　　bǐ èr dì hù xiāng ài jìng,
　ruò jīng shǎo shí bù xiāng jiàn,　　fù zhōng fán wǎn zì ào nǎo.”

fú běn xíng jí jīng juǎn dì sì shí qī

[0874a04] er shi wang she da cheng, qu cheng bu yuan you yi ju luo, ming ju li jia. yu bi cun nei, you yi zhong xing da po luo men ju shi, shi da ju shi, yi bi cun zhu, da fu rao cai, nai zhi bi jia, you pi sha men tian wang gong dian, wu you yi ye. bi po luo men, chan sheng yi zi, ming ju li duo, rong yan duan zheng, zhong suo le guan, yi qie shu lun, jie xi tong xiao, fu neng jiao ta, nai zhi neng le zhang fu zhi xiang. qi you bo chi sha tong zi, gong wei qin you. shi bi er ren, hu xiang ai nian, chang huai huan xi, he yan yue se, ruo shao shi bie, da sheng chou nao. bi deng wang xi qian sheng zhi zhong, ai lian xiang fu. er you ji yan:

"su shi yin guo xiang xun xi, er xin zhan zhuan hu xiang qin,
yi ru shi deng ai xin gu, you ru lian hua sheng zai shui.
you bo di sha ju li duo, bi er di hu xiang ai jing,
ruo jing shao shi bu xiang jian, fu zhong fan wan zi ao nao."

fu ben xing ji jing juan di si shi qi