The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 5

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Buddha said the scripture of Mahādevī, the fifth volume

Translated by Tripitaka Master from the Western Heaven, Minister of the Board of Rituals, and Great Master of the Luminous Teaching, Fa Xian (法賢 [fa xian]), by imperial decree.

fú shuō zhòng xǔ mó hē dì jīng juǎn dì wǔ

xī tiān yì jīng sān cáng cháo sàn dà shì hóng lú shǎo qīng míng jiào dà shī chén fǎ xián fèng　zhào yì

fu shuo zhong xu mo he di jing juan di wu

xi tian yi jing san cang chao san da shi hong lu shao qing ming jiao da shi chen fa xian feng zhao yi

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[0945b13] After Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]) had said these verses, he went to the north gate and asked in a loud voice, "Who is here, not sleeping and keeping watch?" Amṛtodana (甘露飯王 [gan lu fan wang]) replied, "I am here, not sleeping and keeping watch." Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]) said, "If one keeps watch without sleeping, there will be no faults," and he spoke these verses:

"The fear of sleep is as treacherous as a mountain,
And like crossing a river or the sea;
Focusing the mind to prevent dangers and crises,
Is also like stopping sleep."

[0945b13] ěr shí mó hè nǎng mó shuō cǐ jì yǐ, jí wǎng běi mén gāo shēng wèn yán: “cǐ yǒu hé rén bù shuì shǒu hù?” gān lù fàn wáng yán: “wǒ yú cǐ chù bù shuì shǒu hù.” mó hè nǎng mó yán: “ruò bù shuì shǒu hù wú zhū guò shī.” ér shuō jì yán:

“bù shuì rú shān xiǎn,　　yì rú fàn hé hǎi；
　yī xīn fáng nán wēi,　　zhǐ shuì yì rú shì.”

[0945b13] er shi mo he nang mo shuo ci ji yi, ji wang bei men gao sheng wen yan: "ci you he ren bu shui shou hu?" gan lu fan wang yan: "wo yu ci chu bu shui shou hu." mo he nang mo yan: "ruo bu shui shou hu wu zhu guo shi." er shuo ji yan:

"bu shui ru shan xian, yi ru fan he hai;
yi xin fang nan wei, zhi shui yi ru shi."

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[0945b19] After Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]) had said these verses, he went to the marketplaces and streets, patrolling everywhere, making people aware to stop sleeping and keep watch. He spoke these verses:

"Abide by the Dharma, depart from what is not Dharma,
Speak the truth, do not speak falsehood;
King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]) is the most supreme,
Stop sleeping and keep watch."

[0945b19] shí mó hè nǎng mó shuō cǐ jì yǐ, jí wǎng shì sì jiē xiàng chù chù xún xíng, jué chá zhòng rén zhǐ shuì shǒu hù, ér shuō jì yán:

“yī fǎ lí fēi fǎ,　　shí yán wù wàng yán；
　jìng fàn wáng zuì shàng,　　zhǐ shuì lìng shǒu hù.”

[0945b19] shi mo he nang mo shuo ci ji yi, ji wang shi si jie xiang chu chu xun xing, jue cha zhong ren zhi shui shou hu, er shuo ji yan:

"yi fa li fei fa, shi yan wu wang yan;
jing fan wang zui shang, zhi shui ling shou hu."

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[0945b23] After Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]) had said these verses, as dawn approached, he went before King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]) and said, "A full day and night have passed, and there is peace both inside and outside, without any demonic difficulties. I pray, Great King, that you will again command your army to keep a vigilant watch for another seven days and nights, so that the prince (太子 [tai zi]) will surely attain the position of a cakravartin (輪王 [lun wang])." Thus, they guarded him for six days and nights. At that time, the lord of the Trāyastriṃśa (忉利天 [dao li tian]) heaven observed that the prince intended to go to the place of enlightenment and spoke these verses:

"Well done, great man!
Muni, the lion of the Śākya (釋 [shi]) clan;
He will surely abandon the royal palace,
And seek a place in the mountains and wilderness.
He will perfect the six pāramitās (六波羅蜜多 [liu bo luo mi duo]),
And achieve the supreme wisdom;
He will save all living beings,
And ultimately reach the other shore."

[0945b23] shí mó hè nǎng mó shuō cǐ jì yǐ, tiān sè jiāng xiǎo yì jìng fàn wáng qián, ér bái wáng yán: “guò yī zhòu yè, nèi wài ān jìng wú zhū mó nán. wéi yuàn dà wáng, gèng chì jūn zhòng yòng xīn shǒu hù guò qī zhòu yè, lìng bǐ tài zi dìng dé lún wáng zhī wèi.” rú shì fáng hù zhì liù zhòu yè. shí dāo lì tiān zhǔ, guān tài zi yì yù wǎng dào chǎng, ér shuō jì yán:

“shàn zāi dà zhàng fū! 　　móu ní shì shī zi；
　bì shě wáng gōng diàn,　　qù qiú shān yě chù.
　yuán mǎn liù bō luó,　　chéng jiù wú shàng zhì；
　bá jì yú qún shēng,　　jiū jìng zhì bǐ àn.”

[0945b23] shi mo he nang mo shuo ci ji yi, tian se jiang xiao yi jing fan wang qian, er bai wang yan: "guo yi zhou ye, nei wai an jing wu zhu mo nan. wei yuan da wang, geng chi jun zhong yong xin shou hu guo qi zhou ye, ling bi tai zi ding de lun wang zhi wei." ru shi fang hu zhi liu zhou ye. shi dao li tian zhu, guan tai zi yi yu wang dao chang, er shuo ji yan:

"shan zai da zhang fu! mou ni shi shi zi;
bi she wang gong dian, qu qiu shan ye chu.
yuan man liu bo luo, cheng jiu wu shang zhi;
ba ji yu qun sheng, jiu jing zhi bi an."

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[0945c03] At that time, Prince Siddhartha (悉達多太子 [xi da duo tai zi]), while enjoying himself with his palace consorts, suddenly thought, "Although I now have Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]), Gopikā (娛閉迦 [yu bi jia]), Mṛgajā (蜜里誐惹 [mi li e re]), and other ladies, as well as sixty thousand female attendants, if I do not have a son or daughter, and I go to practice, everyone will say, 'Prince Siddhartha (悉達多太子 [xi da duo tai zi]) is not a true man.'" After leaving them, he caused Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) to become pregnant. Because of this, the prince said to the consorts, "The existence of conditioned phenomena is illusory, and the cycle of birth and death (生死輪迴 [sheng si lun hui]) is endless if the mind is not at rest. To lie on the same bed with women is like stepping into a fire, quickly bringing great suffering. Therefore, I now feel disgust and detachment." As he said this, one of the dancing girls foamed at the mouth, her limbs flailed, her hair was disheveled, and she fainted and fell to the ground. The palace ladies were terrified. The prince saw this and felt great compassion, exclaiming, "Alas! How can there be such an inauspicious sign of death?" and he spoke these verses:

"In an instant, change and a wicked form arise,
Limbs flailing, saliva flowing;
Seeing this impermanent, suffering body,
I now seek liberation."

[0945c03] ěr shí xī dá duō tài zi, yǔ zhū gōng pín zuò yú yú lè, ér hū sī wéi: “wǒ jīn suī yǒu yé shū tuó luó,, yú bì jiā,, mì lǐ é rě, rú shì fū rén jí liù wàn cāi nǚ, ruò wú nán nǚ biàn qù xiū xíng, zhòng rén jù yán: ‘xī dá duō tài zi fēi shì zhàng fū.’ ” chū bié zhī hòu, jí lìng yé shū shēn yǒu huái rèn. yóu shì tài zi wèi zhū gōng pín shuō: “yuán shēng huàn yǒu, shēng sǐ lún huí, ruò bù xī xīn, wú yǒu qióng jǐn； ruò yǔ nǚ rén tóng qí chuáng zuò, rú zú lǚ huǒ sù dé dà kǔ, shì gù wǒ jīn ér shēng yàn lí.” zuò shì yǔ shí yǒu yī jì nǚ, kǒu tǔ xián mò, shǒu zú fēn yún, fà jì sàn luàn, mí mèn dào de. shí zhū gōng rén jīng bù yì cháng, tài zi jiàn zhī shēn shēng shāng mǐn, tàn yán: “kǔ zāi! yún hé yǒu cǐ sǐ xiāng bù xiáng.” ér shuō jì yán:

“xū yú biàn huài shēng è xiāng,　　shǒu zú fēn yún xián mò liú；
　dǔ cǐ wú cháng kǔ nǎo shēn,　　shì gù wǒ jīn qiú jiě tuō.”

[0945c03] er shi xi da duo tai zi, yu zhu gong pin zuo yu yu le, er hu si wei: "wo jin sui you ye shu tuo luo,, yu bi jia,, mi li e re, ru shi fu ren ji liu wan cai nu, ruo wu nan nu bian qu xiu xing, zhong ren ju yan: 'xi da duo tai zi fei shi zhang fu.' " chu bie zhi hou, ji ling ye shu shen you huai ren. you shi tai zi wei zhu gong pin shuo: "yuan sheng huan you, sheng si lun hui, ruo bu xi xin, wu you qiong jin; ruo yu nu ren tong qi chuang zuo, ru zu lu huo su de da ku, shi gu wo jin er sheng yan li." zuo shi yu shi you yi ji nu, kou tu xian mo, shou zu fen yun, fa ji san luan, mi men dao de. shi zhu gong ren jing bu yi chang, tai zi jian zhi shen sheng shang min, tan yan: "ku zai! yun he you ci si xiang bu xiang." er shuo ji yan:

"xu yu bian huai sheng e xiang, shou zu fen yun xian mo liu;
du ci wu chang ku nao shen, shi gu wo jin qiu jie tuo."

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[0945c16] After the prince had said these verses, he observed all sentient beings and saw that there was no solid self (我 [wo]), person (人 [ren]), sentient being (眾生 [zhong sheng]), or life-span (壽者 [shou zhe]). It was like entering a charnel ground, with nothing to love. It was like walking in mud, only increasing the foul stench. It was like raising a venomous snake, ultimately without benefit. It was like a flash of lightning, a dream, a foam, a bubble. The fundamental ignorance covers and prevents awareness. After observing this, King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]) spoke of his four dreams: one dream was of a full moon with an eclipse; the second was of the sun rising but then setting in the east; the third was of many great men coming to pay homage; and the fourth was of himself laughing and then weeping.

[0945c16] ěr shí tài zi shuō cǐ jì yǐ, guān zhū zhòng shēng, wú yǒu wǒ,, rén,, zhòng shēng,, shòu zhě jiān shí zhī xiāng, rú rù shī tuó lín, wú suǒ ài lè, rú lǚ yū ní, wéi zēng chòu è, rú yǎng dú shé, zhōng wú suǒ yì, rú diàn rú mèng, rú mò rú pào, gēn běn wú míng fù ér bù jué. rú shì guān yǐ, shí jìng fàn wáng zì shuō qí sì mèng: yī mèng mǎn yuè yǒu qí shí zhàng； èr mèng rì chū fù yú dōng méi； sān mèng dà rén zhòng lái lǐ bài； sì mèng zì shēn xiào ér fù kū.

[0945c16] er shi tai zi shuo ci ji yi, guan zhu zhong sheng, wu you wo,, ren,, zhong sheng,, shou zhe jian shi zhi xiang, ru ru shi tuo lin, wu suo ai le, ru lu yu ni, wei zeng chou e, ru yang du she, zhong wu suo yi, ru dian ru meng, ru mo ru pao, gen ben wu ming fu er bu jue. ru shi guan yi, shi jing fan wang zi shuo qi si meng: yi meng man yue you qi shi zhang; er meng ri chu fu yu dong mei; san meng da ren zhong lai li bai; si meng zi shen xiao er fu ku.

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[0945c22] Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) also spoke of her eight dreams: the first was of a high-ranking family being scattered; the second was of an auspicious seat being broken; the third was of her armlet being damaged and falling off; the fourth was of her teeth falling out; the fifth was of her hair bun hanging loose; the sixth was of an auspicious cloud coming out of the palace; the seventh was of a full moon with an eclipse; and the eighth was of the sun rising, not yet high, but setting again in the east.

[0945c22] yé shū tuó luó yì shuō bā mèng: yī mèng shàng zú lí sàn； èr mèng jí xiáng zuò pò； sān mèng wàn chuàn sǔn zhuì； sì mèng yá chǐ duò luò； wǔ mèng jì fà luàn chuí； liù mèng jí xiáng yún chū yú gōng shě； qī mèng mǎn yuè yǒu qí shí zhàng； bā mèng rì chū wèi gāo fù yú dōng méi.

[0945c22] ye shu tuo luo yi shuo ba meng: yi meng shang zu li san; er meng ji xiang zuo po; san meng wan chuan sun zhui; si meng ya chi duo luo; wu meng ji fa luan chui; liu meng ji xiang yun chu yu gong she; qi meng man yue you qi shi zhang; ba meng ri chu wei gao fu yu dong mei.

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[0945c26] At that time, the prince also thought of his own five dreams: the first was of his seat being like Mount Meru (妙高山 [miao gao shan]), and he was able to sit and lie down freely; the second was of his two hands, with his left hand holding the Eastern Sea (東海 [dong hai]) and his right hand holding the Western Sea (西海 [xi hai]), and his two feet extending into the Southern Sea (南海 [nan hai]); the third was of flowers, fruits, trees, and various medicinal herbs growing up to the heavens; the fourth was of a great number of large flying birds, white-bodied and black-headed, and various small birds of different colors, coming from all four directions to stand before him, transforming into a single color and paying homage at his feet; and the fifth was of him walking and looking out from a large stone mountain. The prince thought to himself, "Since my dreams are like this, I will surely renounce the world and attain great bodhi (大菩提 [da pu ti])."

[0945c26] jí shí tài zi fù zì sī wéi, céng zuò wǔ mèng: yī mèng chuáng zuò rú miào gāo shān, zuò wò zì zài； èr mèng liǎng shǒu zuǒ tuō dōng hǎi, yòu tuō xī hǎi, fù yǐ èr zú chuí nán hǎi zhōng； sān mèng huā guǒ,, shù mù jí zhū yào cǎo zhǎng zhì tiān jiè； sì mèng dà shēn fēi qín qí lèi shén zhòng, xíng bái tóu hēi, jí zhū xiǎo niǎo zhǒng zhǒng yán sè, sì fāng ér lái dōu zhì miàn qián, biàn wèi yī sè ér lǐ qí zú； wǔ mèng dà shí shān shàng jīng xíng gù wàng. tài zi zì xīn sī niàn: “wǒ mèng rú cǐ, dìng dé shě sú, zhèng dà pú tí.”

[0945c26] ji shi tai zi fu zi si wei, ceng zuo wu meng: yi meng chuang zuo ru miao gao shan, zuo wo zi zai; er meng liang shou zuo tuo dong hai, you tuo xi hai, fu yi er zu chui nan hai zhong; san meng hua guo,, shu mu ji zhu yao cao zhang zhi tian jie; si meng da shen fei qin qi lei shen zhong, xing bai tou hei, ji zhu xiao niao zhong zhong yan se, si fang er lai dou zhi mian qian, bian wei yi se er li qi zu; wu meng da shi shan shang jing xing gu wang. tai zi zi xin si nian: "wo meng ru ci, ding de she su, zheng da pu ti."

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[0946a04] At that time, Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]), thinking of her eight dreams, asked the prince to interpret their auspicious or ominous meaning. The prince said, "In the first dream, a high-ranking family is scattered, but our family has not been separated even for a moment; in the second dream, the auspicious seat is broken, but the seat is still as it was; in the third dream, the armlet is damaged and falls off, but it is still on your arm; in the fourth dream, the teeth fall out, but no teeth have fallen; in the fifth dream, the hair is disheveled and hanging down, but who has seen hanging hair? In the sixth dream, an auspicious cloud comes out of the palace, but an auspicious cloud and I are still in the palace; in the seventh dream, the moon is eclipsed, but it is in the sky, how can there be an eclipse? In the eighth dream, the sun rises, not yet high, but sets again in the east, but it is now the middle of the night, and the sun has not yet risen. There is nothing bad in your dreams, so why are you worried and in doubt?" The prince thought, "These eight dreams must be a sign of my leaving home." He then said to Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]), "I am now going to the mountains for the sake of all sentient beings, to seek the Dharma of Nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]) and liberation." Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) said, "I will follow my husband's resolve and go as well."

[0946a04] ěr shí yé shū tuó luó, sī qián bā mèng, gào qǐng tài zi zhàn qí jí xiōng. tài zi yuē: “yī mèng shàng zú lí sàn, zōng xìng tuán jù wèi shǐ zàn fēn； èr mèng jí xiáng zuò pò, zuò jīn rú gù； sān mèng wàn chuàn sǔn zhuì, jiàn zài rǔ bì； sì mèng yá chǐ duò luò, fēi yǒu duò zhě； wǔ mèng fà luàn chuí, shú dǔ chuí fà? liù mèng jí xiáng yún chū gōng, fū wèi jí xiáng wǒ yòu zài gōng； qī mèng yuè yǒu shí zhàng, jīn zài tiān shàng hé yǒu zhàng yé? bā mèng rì chū wèi gāo fù yú dōng méi, cǐ shí yè bàn rì yòu wèi chū. suǒ mèng wú è rǔ hé yōu yí?” tài zi sī wéi: “cǐ zhī bā mèng, dāng yīng shì wǒ chū jiā zhī zhào.” jí gào yé shū tuó luó: “wǒ jīn dāng wèi yī qiè zhòng shēng wǎng bǐ shān jiān, zhì qiú niè pán jiě tuō zhī fǎ.” yé shū tuó luó yán: “rú fū suǒ zhì wǒ yì suí wǎng.”

[0946a04] er shi ye shu tuo luo, si qian ba meng, gao qing tai zi zhan qi ji xiong. tai zi yue: "yi meng shang zu li san, zong xing tuan ju wei shi zan fen; er meng ji xiang zuo po, zuo jin ru gu; san meng wan chuan sun zhui, jian zai ru bi; si meng ya chi duo luo, fei you duo zhe; wu meng fa luan chui, shu du chui fa? liu meng ji xiang yun chu gong, fu wei ji xiang wo you zai gong; qi meng yue you shi zhang, jin zai tian shang he you zhang ye? ba meng ri chu wei gao fu yu dong mei, ci shi ye ban ri you wei chu. suo meng wu e ru he you yi?" tai zi si wei: "ci zhi ba meng, dang ying shi wo chu jia zhi zhao." ji gao ye shu tuo luo: "wo jin dang wei yi qie zhong sheng wang bi shan jian, zhi qiu nie pan jie tuo zhi fa." ye shu tuo luo yan: "ru fu suo zhi wo yi sui wang."

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[0946a16] At that time, the lord of the Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]) heaven and Brahmā (梵天王 [fan tian wang]) said to the prince, "Well done, well done! Quickly renounce the five desires and leave the palace early, and you will attain all-knowledge (一切智 [yi qie zhi]) when the morning star appears." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "Kauśika (憍尸迦 [jiao shi jia])! I am in a deep palace like a tiger in a pit, surrounded by the four types of soldiers: elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers. The palace doors are all locked, and bells are hung everywhere to alert the guards. How can I get out?" The lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]) said, "Just think of the vows you made for countless asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) kalpas in the past to cut off all suffering and save the world." As he said this, the four great heavenly kings, with their divine power, made it so that the people could not obstruct him. At that time, the lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]) materialized a jeweled staircase and said to the yakṣa (夜叉 [ye cha]) chief, Pañcika (般唧迦 [ban ji jia]), "The holy Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) is now in a high building. You should receive him with this jeweled staircase." The yakṣa (夜叉 [ye cha]) heard this and followed the command. The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) descended and looked for Channa (飡那 [can na]) to get the horse king ready. He found Channa (飡那 [can na]) in a deep sleep and spoke these verses:

"Well done, Channa (飡那 [can na]), quickly rise,
Saddle my horse king, Kaṇṭhaka (迦蹉迦 [jia cuo jia]);
Ride to the mountains where the buddhas practice,
To seek the supreme enlightenment of the muni (牟尼 [mou ni])."

[0946a16] ěr shí dì shì tiān zhǔ jí fàn tiān wáng gào tài zi yán: “shàn zāi, shàn zāi! sù shě wǔ yù zǎo chū gōng diàn, míng xiāng xiàn qián zhèng yī qiè zhì.” pú sà yán: “jiāo shī jiā! wǒ zài shēn gōng rú hǔ rù jǐng, xiàng,, mǎ,, chē,, bù sì bīng wéi rào, gōng diàn mén hù, bìng jiē suǒ bì, chù chù xuán líng, jǐng jué shǒu hù, yún hé ér chū?” dì shì gào yán: “dàn niàn guò qù wú liàng ā sēng qí jié suǒ xíng xíng yuàn, wèi duàn zhòng kǔ, dù tuō shì jiān.” zuò shì yǔ shí, sì dà tiān děng yǐ wēi shén lì, lìng bǐ zhòng rén bù néng wèi zhàng. jí shí dì shì huà yī bǎo jiē, gào bān jī jiā yè chā zhǔ yán: “shèng zhě pú sà xiàn chù gāo lóu, rǔ yǐ bǎo jiē yú qián yíng jiē.” yè chā wén yǐ, yī jiào fèng xíng. pú sà xià zhī jí mì cān nà lìng bèi mǎ wáng, xún jiàn cān nà zhèng dāng mián shuì, ér shuō jì yán:

“shàn zāi! cān nà rǔ sù qǐ,　　bèi wǒ mǎ wáng jiā cuō jiā；
　chéng rù zhū fú xiū xíng shān,　　qiú zhèng móu ní wú shàng jué.”

[0946a16] er shi di shi tian zhu ji fan tian wang gao tai zi yan: "shan zai, shan zai! su she wu yu zao chu gong dian, ming xiang xian qian zheng yi qie zhi." pu sa yan: "jiao shi jia! wo zai shen gong ru hu ru jing, xiang,, ma,, che,, bu si bing wei rao, gong dian men hu, bing jie suo bi, chu chu xuan ling, jing jue shou hu, yun he er chu?" di shi gao yan: "dan nian guo qu wu liang a seng qi jie suo xing xing yuan, wei duan zhong ku, du tuo shi jian." zuo shi yu shi, si da tian deng yi wei shen li, ling bi zhong ren bu neng wei zhang. ji shi di shi hua yi bao jie, gao ban ji jia ye cha zhu yan: "sheng zhe pu sa xian chu gao lou, ru yi bao jie yu qian ying jie." ye cha wen yi, yi jiao feng xing. pu sa xia zhi ji mi can na ling bei ma wang, xun jian can na zheng dang mian shui, er shuo ji yan:

"shan zai! can na ru su qi, bei wo ma wang jia cuo jia;
cheng ru zhu fu xiu xing shan, qiu zheng mou ni wu shang jue."

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[0946a29] After saying these verses, Channa (飡那 [can na]) woke up from his sleep, rose, and clasped his hands, saying to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), "There is no urgency, why do you need the horse king in the middle of the night to ride far away? Moreover, in this palace, there are no difficulties from soldiers, thieves, water, or fire. Why is it like this?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "You have been serving me since long ago, why are you not complying now?" Channa (飡那 [can na]) said, "It is the middle of the night, and it is difficult to distinguish true from false. I am worried that if I make a mistake, I will incur a great crime." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) heard this and thought to himself in silence, fearing that someone would find out, so he went to the stable himself. The lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋天主 [di shi tian zhu]) held a torch in his hand to lead the way. When they reached the stable gate and pulled out the horse king, the horse was startled and stomped its feet. At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) raised his hand, which had the svastika (萬字 [wan zi]) sign and a hundred thousand virtues, and made the abhaya mudrā (無畏印 [wu wei yin]). He stroked the head of the horse king and said, "Kaṇṭhaka (迦蹉迦 [jia cuo jia])! You and I have a connection. If you can take me to the Snowy Mountains (雪山 [xue shan]), the place where the buddhas practice, I will attain the fruit of supreme bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]), rain the great Dharma, and bring happiness to the world. All sentient beings will receive benefit and happiness, and your merit will be immeasurable." At that time, Kaṇṭhaka (迦蹉迦 [jia cuo jia]) accepted the command and did not move his body or feet.

[0946a29] shuō cǐ jì yǐ, cān nà cóng shuì mián jué, jí qǐ hé zhǎng gào pú sà yán: “shì wú cāng zú, hé yú yè bàn jí yào mǎ wáng yù chéng yuǎn qù? kuàng cǐ gōng jìn, qiě wú bīng nán,, zéi nán jí shuǐ huǒ zhī nán, yún hé rú cǐ?” pú sà yán: “rǔ zì xī lái cháng fèng qū chí, yún hé yú jīn ér bù xiāng shùn?” cān nà bái yán: “jīn dāng bàn yè, zhēn wěi nán fēn, lǜ yǒu bù yú yǐ zhāo dà zuì.” pú sà wén yǐ mò rán sī niàn, kǒng rén zhī jué zì wǎng zhōng jiù. shí tiān zhǔ dì shì shǒu zhí huǒ jù, yǐn lù qián xíng, zhì qí jiù mén qiān zhì mǎ wáng, mǎ jí jīng hài shuāng zú pǎo de. shì shí pú sà jǔ wàn zì fú xiāng,, bǎi qiān wēi dé zhī shǒu, zuò wú wèi yìn, mó mǎ wáng dǐng gào yán: “jiā cuō jiā! yǔ wǒ yǒu yuán, ruò néng sòng wǒ xuě shān zhī zhōng zhū fú xíng chù, zhèng dé wú shàng pú tí zhī guǒ, jiàng dà fǎ yǔ pǔ rùn shì jiān, yī qiè yǒu qíng jiē huò lì lè, rǔ fú wú liàng.” shí jiā cuō jiā jí shòu jiào zhǐ, shēn zú bù dòng.

[0946a29] shuo ci ji yi, can na cong shui mian jue, ji qi he zhang gao pu sa yan: "shi wu cang zu, he yu ye ban ji yao ma wang yu cheng yuan qu? kuang ci gong jin, qie wu bing nan,, zei nan ji shui huo zhi nan, yun he ru ci?" pu sa yan: "ru zi xi lai chang feng qu chi, yun he yu jin er bu xiang shun?" can na bai yan: "jin dang ban ye, zhen wei nan fen, lu you bu yu yi zhao da zui." pu sa wen yi mo ran si nian, kong ren zhi jue zi wang zhong jiu. shi tian zhu di shi shou zhi huo ju, yin lu qian xing, zhi qi jiu men qian zhi ma wang, ma ji jing hai shuang zu pao de. shi shi pu sa ju wan zi fu xiang,, bai qian wei de zhi shou, zuo wu wei yin, mo ma wang ding gao yan: "jia cuo jia! yu wo you yuan, ruo neng song wo xue shan zhi zhong zhu fu xing chu, zheng de wu shang pu ti zhi guo, jiang da fa yu pu run shi jian, yi qie you qing jie huo li le, ru fu wu liang." shi jia cuo jia ji shou jiao zhi, shen zu bu dong.

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[0946b14] At that time, there were also four heavenly princes: the first was named Kura (俱羅 [ju luo]); the second was Upakura (烏波俱羅 [wu bo ju luo]); the third was Paraṇa (波囉拏 [bo luo na]); and the fourth was Paraṇa Śabati (波囉拏舍嚩帝 [bo luo na she mo di]). These four heavenly princes came before the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), clasped their hands respectfully, and said to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), "We know that you are going outside to practice bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]). We four heavenly beings wish to follow you." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) asked, "Do you have power?" The first heavenly prince said, "I can carry all the earth's soil." The second heavenly prince said, "I can carry all the seas and rivers." The third heavenly prince said, "I can carry all the mountains and peaks." The fourth heavenly prince said, "I can carry all the earth, mountains, rivers, and seas without getting tired." When the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) heard this, he used his divine power to move his foot and step on the ground. The great earth shook, and the four heavenly princes could not stand and were each astonished, "Who knew that the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) had such divine power? How can we four heavenly beings atone?" At that time, Channa (飡那 [can na]) saw this divine power and led the horse king to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]).

[0946b14] ěr shí fù yǒu sì dà tiān zi: yī míng jù luó； èr míng wū bō jù luó； sān míng bō luō ná； sì míng bō luō ná shě mó dì. cǐ sì tiān zi zhì pú sà qián, hé zhǎng gōng jìng gào pú sà yuē: “jīn zhī chū wài xiū pú tí xíng, wǒ děng sì tiān yuàn yù suí cóng.” pú sà wèn yán: “rǔ yǒu lì yé?” dì yī tiān zi yán: “suǒ yǒu dà de zhī tǔ kě yǐ fù xíng.” dì èr tiān zi yán: “suǒ yǒu dà hǎi,, jiāng hé kě yǐ fù xíng.” dì sān tiān zi yán: “suǒ yǒu yī qiè shān yuè kě yǐ fù xíng.” dì sì tiān zi yán: “suǒ yǒu dà de,, shān yuè jí hé hǎi děng, jù kě fù xíng ér wú pí kùn.” pú sà wén yǐ, jí yǐ shén lì yí zú niè de, de dà zhèn dòng, sì dà tiān zi zhù lì bù néng ér gè jīng guài: “shuí zhī pú sà yǒu sī wēi lì, wǒ děng sì tiān yún hé chàn xiè?” shì shí cān nà jiàn shì shén lì, jí qiān mǎ wáng yì pú sà qián.

[0946b14] er shi fu you si da tian zi: yi ming ju luo; er ming wu bo ju luo; san ming bo luo na; si ming bo luo na she mo di. ci si tian zi zhi pu sa qian, he zhang gong jing gao pu sa yue: "jin zhi chu wai xiu pu ti xing, wo deng si tian yuan yu sui cong." pu sa wen yan: "ru you li ye?" di yi tian zi yan: "suo you da de zhi tu ke yi fu xing." di er tian zi yan: "suo you da hai,, jiang he ke yi fu xing." di san tian zi yan: "suo you yi qie shan yue ke yi fu xing." di si tian zi yan: "suo you da de,, shan yue ji he hai deng, ju ke fu xing er wu pi kun." pu sa wen yi, ji yi shen li yi zu nie de, de da zhen dong, si da tian zi zhu li bu neng er ge jing guai: "shui zhi pu sa you si wei li, wo deng si tian yun he chan xie?" shi shi can na jian shi shen li, ji qian ma wang yi pu sa qian.

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[0946b26] At that time, the devas of great virtue and the dragon gods (龍神 [long shen]) were saddened by the separation, and they wept and shed tears in the sky above. Channa (飡那 [can na]) said, "Why is it raining without clouds in the sky?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "This is not rain. I am about to go out, and the devas and dragons are saddened by the separation, and they are weeping and shedding tears." Channa (飡那 [can na]) heard and accepted this, standing and clasping his hands. The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) then deeply thought of the virtues, dignity, and beneficial and joyful Dharma of the Buddha, and also thought of the kindness of his parents' nurturing, loving, and caring, thinking that if he left without telling them, it would be a failure of filial piety. Having thought this, he entered the palace and saw King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]) in a deep sleep. He walked around him once, clasped his hands, and said, "I am now going to the Snowy Mountains (雪山 [xue shan]) to seek the supreme path, to liberate the world from birth, old age, sickness, and death (生老病死 [sheng lao bing si]), and to let all sentient beings attain great liberation." After saying this, he left.

[0946b26] ěr shí dà wēi dé zhū tiān, jí zhū lóng shén shāng ài bié lí, yú shàng kōng zhōng tí qì xià lèi. cān nà yán: “yún hé kōng zhōng wú yún xià yǔ?” pú sà yán: “cǐ fēi jiàng yǔ. wǒ jiāng chū wài, tiān lóng shāng bié, tí qì yǔ lèi.” cān nà tīng shòu zhù lì hé zhǎng. pú sà jí shí shēn sī fú gōng dé wēi yí lì lè zhī fǎ, fù sī fù mǔ yǎng yù cí ài gù fù zhī ēn, rú bù gào cí yǒu kuī xiào xíng. zuò shì niàn yǐ, jí rù diàn nèi, jiàn jìng fàn wáng zhèng dāng shuì mián, yòu rào yī zā hé zhǎng qǐ bái: “wǒ yú cǐ shí wǎng xuě shān zhōng qiú wú shàng dào, dù tuō shì jiān shēng,, lǎo,, bìng,, sǐ, lìng zhū zhòng shēng dé dà jiě tuō.” yán yǐ ér cí.

[0946b26] er shi da wei de zhu tian, ji zhu long shen shang ai bie li, yu shang kong zhong ti qi xia lei. can na yan: "yun he kong zhong wu yun xia yu?" pu sa yan: "ci fei jiang yu. wo jiang chu wai, tian long shang bie, ti qi yu lei." can na ting shou zhu li he zhang. pu sa ji shi shen si fu gong de wei yi li le zhi fa, fu si fu mu yang yu ci ai gu fu zhi en, ru bu gao ci you kui xiao xing. zuo shi nian yi, ji ru dian nei, jian jing fan wang zheng dang shui mian, you rao yi za he zhang qi bai: "wo yu ci shi wang xue shan zhong qiu wu shang dao, du tuo shi jian sheng,, lao,, bing,, si, ling zhu zhong sheng de da jie tuo." yan yi er ci.

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[0946c05] At that time, a member of the Śākya (釋 [shi]) clan, Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]), saw the prince and was filled with longing, sadness, sorrow, and weeping tears. "Why is it that because of karma, you lightly abandon the royal palace?" The prince replied, "I am seeking to attain buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings." Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]) said, "The king commanded us to guard him for a long time, not allowing the prince to leave the palace even for a moment." The prince said, "In the past, I made the vow for bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]), and for three great asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) kalpas, I cultivated ten thousand practices to seek the supreme enlightenment, to save sentient beings. This royal palace is not where I belong." When Mahānāma (摩賀曩摩 [mo he nang mo]) heard these words, he became even more worried and sad, and his tears and weeping increased. He spoke in a rough and bitter voice, "Alas! Alas! The wishes of my King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]) have not come true, causing the prince to abandon the deep palace and want to go on a long journey." When Yaśodharā (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) heard these words, she was shocked, afraid, fainted, and fell to the ground. After a long time, she revived and said to the prince, "Why are you leaving me today?" Gopikā (娛閉迦 [yu bi jia]), Mṛgajā (蜜里誐惹 [mi li e re]), and the other consorts wept as they went forward and said to King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]), "The prince, without reason, wants to leave the palace and go to the mountains and wilderness, as if he is possessed by a demon. There is no way to stop him. Only you, the king, must strictly admonish him and not let him go." When the king heard this, he wanted to issue a command. The lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]), Brahmā (梵王 [fan wang]), and the heavenly princes, receiving the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), led him out of the city.

[0946c05] shí yǒu shì zhǒng mó hè nǎng mó, zhān jiàn tài zi, liàn mù yōu nǎo bēi qì tì lèi: “yún hé yīn yè qīng shě wáng gōng?” tài zi dá yán: “wǒ wèi lì yì yī qiè zhòng shēng, qiú chéng fú guǒ.” mó hè nǎng mó bái yún: “wáng chì wǒ bèi zhǎng shí jǐng hù, wú lìng tài zi zàn chū gōng jìn.” tài zi gào yán: “wǒ yú wǎng xī fā pú tí xīn, jīng sān dà ā sēng qí jié, lì xiū wàn xíng qiú wú shàng jué, yù dù zhòng shēng, jīn cǐ wáng gōng fēi wǒ suǒ zhǐ.” mó hè nǎng mó wén shì yǔ shí, bèi fù yōu nǎo tì lèi bēi qì, fā cū sè yán: “kǔ zāi! kǔ zāi! wǒ jìng fàn wáng suǒ wàng bù jiù, zhì lìng dà zi qì shě shēn gōng yù chū yuǎn xíng.” shí yé shū tuó luó wén shì yǔ yǐ, jīng yí huáng bù, mí mèn dào de, liáng jiǔ nǎi sū. gào tài zi yán: “yuán hé jīn rì shě wǒ ér qù?” yú bì jiā, mì lǐ é rě, jí zhū gōng pín bēi lèi qián xíng, gào jìng fàn wáng: “tài zi wú gù, yù lí gōng qǐn wǎng bǐ shān yě, rú guǐ mèi suǒ zhe wú yǐ zhē zhǐ, wéi wáng dāng yán xù wù lìng jù wǎng.” wáng jì wén yǐ yù xíng jiè chì, dì shì fàn wáng yǔ zhū tiān zi, jiē yíng pú sà jí chū chéng wài.

[0946c05] shi you shi zhong mo he nang mo, zhan jian tai zi, lian mu you nao bei qi ti lei: "yun he yin ye qing she wang gong?" tai zi da yan: "wo wei li yi yi qie zhong sheng, qiu cheng fu guo." mo he nang mo bai yun: "wang chi wo bei zhang shi jing hu, wu ling tai zi zan chu gong jin." tai zi gao yan: "wo yu wang xi fa pu ti xin, jing san da a seng qi jie, li xiu wan xing qiu wu shang jue, yu du zhong sheng, jin ci wang gong fei wo suo zhi." mo he nang mo wen shi yu shi, bei fu you nao ti lei bei qi, fa cu se yan: "ku zai! ku zai! wo jing fan wang suo wang bu jiu, zhi ling da zi qi she shen gong yu chu yuan xing." shi ye shu tuo luo wen shi yu yi, jing yi huang bu, mi men dao de, liang jiu nai su. gao tai zi yan: "yuan he jin ri she wo er qu?" yu bi jia, mi li e re, ji zhu gong pin bei lei qian xing, gao jing fan wang: "tai zi wu gu, yu li gong qin wang bi shan ye, ru gui mei suo zhe wu yi zhe zhi, wei wang dang yan xu wu ling ju wang." wang ji wen yi yu xing jie chi, di shi fan wang yu zhu tian zi, jie ying pu sa ji chu cheng wai.

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[0946c20] On the right side of the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) were heavenly princes of the form realm (色界 [se jie]), showing dignified demeanor. On the left side of the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) were heavenly princes of the desire realm (欲界 [yu jie]), holding banners and flags. There were countless heavenly musicians leading the way. A hundred thousand heavenly princes rained down utpala (優鉢羅 [you bo luo]) flowers, kumuda (俱母那 [ju mu na]) flowers, white lotuses, and mandārava (曼陀羅 [man tuo luo]) flowers from the sky. They also rained down agarwood (沈香 [chen xiang]), fine incense, sandalwood (旃檀 [zhan tan]), and various supreme and wonderful clothes. There were also heavenly princes singing and dancing, and others holding the horse's feet, looking up at the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) and following him with a single mind. Countless heavenly beings like Kubera (俱吠囉 [ju fei luo]) respectfully surrounded him. In an instant, they arrived at the Snowy Mountains (雪山 [xue shan]), twelve yojanas (由旬 [you xun]) away from the city of Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]).

[0946c20] pú sà yòu biān sè jiè tiān zi shàn xiàn wēi yí, pú sà zuǒ biān yù jiè tiān zi shǒu zhí chuáng fān, yǒu wú shù tiān lè dǎo yǐn qián xíng, yǒu bǎi qiān tiān zi, yú xū kōng zhōng yǔ yōu bō luó huā,, jù mǔ nà huā,, bái lián huā, jí màn tuó luó huā； fù yǔ chén xiāng,, mò xiāng,, zhān tán zhī xiāng, zhǒng zhǒng shàng miào yī fú； fù yǒu tiān zi gē wǔ zuò chàng, fù yǒu tiān zi shǒu pěng mǎ zú, zhān yǎng pú sà yī xīn suí xíng, jù fèi luō děng wú liàng zhū tiān gōng jìng wéi rào, xū yú zhī jiān zhì xuě shān zhōng, qù jiā pí luó chéng yī shí èr yóu xún.

[0946c20] pu sa you bian se jie tian zi shan xian wei yi, pu sa zuo bian yu jie tian zi shou zhi chuang fan, you wu shu tian le dao yin qian xing, you bai qian tian zi, yu xu kong zhong yu you bo luo hua,, ju mu na hua,, bai lian hua, ji man tuo luo hua; fu yu chen xiang,, mo xiang,, zhan tan zhi xiang, zhong zhong shang miao yi fu; fu you tian zi ge wu zuo chang, fu you tian zi shou peng ma zu, zhan yang pu sa yi xin sui xing, ju fei luo deng wu liang zhu tian gong jing wei rao, xu yu zhi jian zhi xue shan zhong, qu jia pi luo cheng yi shi er you xun.

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[0946c29] At that time, the lord of the Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋天主 [di shi tian zhu]) heaven and the great King Brahmā (大梵天王 [da fan tian wang]), and others, clasped their hands and said, "We, the heavenly beings, have made a diligent effort to serve the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) and come to the mountains. When our Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) attains Anuttara Samyak Saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]), we pray that you will receive and liberate us." They stood on the right side and looked at him with a single mind. The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) then spoke these verses:

"I will attain the supreme path,
The place where all buddhas travel;
I will liberate you,
And all other sentient beings."

[0946c29] ěr shí tiān zhǔ dì shì jí dà fàn tiān wáng děng, hé zhǎng bái yán: “wǒ děng zhū tiān fā jīng jìn xīn, suí shì pú sà lái zhì shān zhōng, ruò wǒ pú sà chéng jiù ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí shí, yuàn chuí shè shòu dù tuō wǒ děng.” zhù lì yòu biān yī xīn zhān yǎng. pú sà jí shí wèi shuō jì yán:

“wǒ dé zuì shàng dào,　　yī qiè fú xíng chù；
　dù tuō yú rǔ děng,　　jí bǐ zhū yǒu qíng.”

[0946c29] er shi tian zhu di shi ji da fan tian wang deng, he zhang bai yan: "wo deng zhu tian fa jing jin xin, sui shi pu sa lai zhi shan zhong, ruo wo pu sa cheng jiu a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti shi, yuan chui she shou du tuo wo deng." zhu li you bian yi xin zhan yang. pu sa ji shi wei shuo ji yan:

"wo de zui shang dao, yi qie fu xing chu;
du tuo yu ru deng, ji bi zhu you qing."

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[0947a07] After saying these words, he took off his jeweled crown and his supreme clothes and said to Channa (飡那 [can na]), "Take my clothes and the horse king back to my father, the king. If I do not attain bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]), I swear I will not return." He then spoke these verses:

"You take the horse king and the jeweled clothes,
Quickly return to our country, Kapilavastu (迦毘羅 [jia pi luo]);
I will stay in the Snowy Mountains (雪山 [xue shan]) to practice the holy life,
I will not return until I attain bodhi (菩提 [pu ti])."

[0947a07] shuō cǐ yǔ yǐ jí tuō bǎo guān shàng miào yī fú, gào cān nà yuē: “jiāng wǒ yī fú jí bǐ mǎ wáng guī fèng fù wáng, ruò bù zhèng pú tí shì bù huí yě.” fù shuō jì yán:

“rǔ jiāng mǎ wáng jí bǎo yī,　　sù guī běn guó jiā pí luó；
　wǒ zhù xuě shān xiū fàn xíng,　　pú tí wèi zhèng ér wèi guī.”

[0947a07] shuo ci yu yi ji tuo bao guan shang miao yi fu, gao can na yue: "jiang wo yi fu ji bi ma wang gui feng fu wang, ruo bu zheng pu ti shi bu hui ye." fu shuo ji yan:

"ru jiang ma wang ji bao yi, su gui ben guo jia pi luo;
wo zhu xue shan xiu fan xing, pu ti wei zheng er wei gui."

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[0947a12] After the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) had said these verses, Channa (飡那 [can na]) heard them and wept again, saying, "In these mountains, there are many tigers, wolves, lions, and other vicious birds and beasts. How can the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) stay here alone? Also, in this wilderness, there are groves, thorns, stones, and barren land. How can the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) walk around day and night?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "Channa (飡那 [can na])! Why are you so foolish? The bodies of sentient beings are a result of karma and delusion. The four great elements (四大 [si da]) combine and their natures contradict each other. When old age, sickness, and death (老病死 [lao bing si]) and suffering come upon the body, they do not distinguish between the noble and the humble, the rich and the poor, the beautiful and the ugly, the young and the old, enemies and friends, oneself and others. They quickly scatter and break down, and all suffer impermanence. Why should a practitioner be afraid of these dangers and difficulties?" Channa (飡那 [can na]) said, "The conduct of a Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) is indeed like this. But if the king sees me and does not see the prince, he will surely be filled with worry and sadness, like a great sickness. What will happen then?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "I am now leaving home to practice the path of bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]), giving, upholding precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom (布施持戒忍辱精進禪定智慧 [bu shi chi jie ren ru jing jin chan ding zhi hui]), and to attain the ten powers (十力 [shi li]) and four fearlessnesses (四無所畏 [si wu suo wei]). How can I cause my parents to suffer misfortune?" After saying these words, he rose from his seat, clasped his hands and bowed his head in respect. He took the sword with his hand, which was like the leaf of an utpala (優鉢羅 [you bo luo]) flower, and cut his hair, throwing it into the air. The lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋天主 [di shi tian zhu]) used his great divine power to receive the hair with his hand and, along with the heavenly princes, placed it in the Trāyastriṃśa (忉利天 [dao li tian]) heaven and made offerings to it as is proper. Later, faithful Brahmins (婆羅門 [po luo men]), elders, and householders built a stupa (塔廟 [ta miao]) on this mountain.

[0947a12] ěr shí pú sà shuō cǐ jì yǐ, cān nà wén zhī ér fù bēi qì, bái yán: “jīn cǐ shān zhōng duō yǒu hǔ,, láng,, shī zi zhū è qín shòu, pú sà yī shēn yún hé kě zhǐ? yòu cǐ shān yě zhōng jiē yǒu cóng lín,, jīng jí,, tǔ shí,, qiāo què, pú sà dàn mù yún hé jīng xíng?” pú sà yán: “cān nà! rǔ hé yú mí, zhòng shēng zhī shēn yè huò suǒ gǎn, sì dà hé hé xìng xiāng wéi fǎn, lǎo,, bìng,, sǐ,, kǔ, rú zhì shēn shí, fēi zé zūn guì shàng zú, fù háo pín jiàn, duān zhèng chǒu lòu, shǎo zhuàng lǎo nián, yuān qīn rén wǒ, sù guī sàn huài, jù shòu wú cháng. yún hé xiū xíng bù zhū wēi nán?” cān nà yuē: “pú sà zhī xíng qí yì rú shì. wáng huò jiàn wǒ, bù jiàn tài zi, bì shēng yōu nǎo, rú zhì dà bìng, qí shì yún hé?” pú sà yán: “wǒ jīn chū jiā xíng pú tí fēn fǎ, bù shī,, chí jiè,, rěn rǔ,, jīng jìn,, chán dìng,, zhì huì, chéng jiù shí lì,, sì wú suǒ wèi, qǐ lìng fù mǔ dé bù jí yé?” zuò shì yǔ yǐ, jí cóng zuò qǐ hé zhǎng dǐng lǐ, jǔ shǒu zhí jiàn rú yōu bō luó huā yè, jí zì jié fà zhì xū kōng zhōng. tiān zhǔ dì shì yùn dà shén lì yǐ shǒu jiē fà, yǔ zhū tiān zi ān dāo lì tiān rú fǎ gōng yǎng. hòu yǒu jìng xìn pó luó mén,, zhǎng zhě,, jū shì, yú cǐ shān de qǐ lì tǎ miào.

[0947a12] er shi pu sa shuo ci ji yi, can na wen zhi er fu bei qi, bai yan: "jin ci shan zhong duo you hu,, lang,, shi zi zhu e qin shou, pu sa yi shen yun he ke zhi? you ci shan ye zhong jie you cong lin,, jing ji,, tu shi,, qiao que, pu sa dan mu yun he jing xing?" pu sa yan: "can na! ru he yu mi, zhong sheng zhi shen ye huo suo gan, si da he he xing xiang wei fan, lao,, bing,, si,, ku, ru zhi shen shi, fei ze zun gui shang zu, fu hao pin jian, duan zheng chou lou, shao zhuang lao nian, yuan qin ren wo, su gui san huai, ju shou wu chang. yun he xiu xing bu zhu wei nan?" can na yue: "pu sa zhi xing qi yi ru shi. wang huo jian wo, bu jian tai zi, bi sheng you nao, ru zhi da bing, qi shi yun he?" pu sa yan: "wo jin chu jia xing pu ti fen fa, bu shi,, chi jie,, ren ru,, jing jin,, chan ding,, zhi hui, cheng jiu shi li,, si wu suo wei, qi ling fu mu de bu ji ye?" zuo shi yu yi, ji cong zuo qi he zhang ding li, ju shou zhi jian ru you bo luo hua ye, ji zi jie fa zhi xu kong zhong. tian zhu di shi yun da shen li yi shou jie fa, yu zhu tian zi an dao li tian ru fa gong yang. hou you jing xin po luo men,, zhang zhe,, ju shi, yu ci shan de qi li ta miao.

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[0947a29] After the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) had cut his hair, he asked Channa (飡那 [can na]), "What do you think? Can you stay here and practice with me?" Channa (飡那 [can na]) said, "It is not the wish of the royal family for me to stay here. How could I dare to disobey?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) then used his hand, which had the svastika (萬字 [wan zi]) sign and a hundred thousand virtues, to stroke the head of the horse king, Kaṇṭhaka (迦蹉迦 [jia cuo jia]), and gave him the bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]) prophecy, and sent Channa (飡那 [can na]) back to the city of Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]). After traveling for seven days and nights, at the beginning of the second watch, they arrived at the garden outside the city. The king had commanded the palace ladies and family members to go to the garden to receive them. They only saw the horse king and not the prince. The palace ladies and family members all went to the horse, hugged the horse king's neck, and wept loudly. When the horse Kaṇṭhaka (迦蹉迦 [jia cuo jia]) heard this crying, he thought of the prince and was filled with sadness and tears. After a moment, he looked back and forth and then died. Due to his past karma, he was reborn in the family of a Brahmin (婆羅門 [po luo men]) with six leaves, with sharp faculties and little defilement, intelligent and wise. After the prince attained buddhahood, he went to the Buddha's place, heard the Dharma, and attained enlightenment, and achieved the patience of non-arising (無生忍 [wu sheng ren]).

[0947a29] ěr shí pú sà jié jì fà yǐ, wèn cān nà yuē: “rǔ yì yún hé? kě néng zhù cǐ tóng xiū xíng bù?” cān nà yuē: “wáng zú zhī yì bù lìng zhù cǐ, hé gǎn gù wéi.” pú sà jí yǐ wàn zì fú xiāng bǎi qiān wēi dé zhī shǒu, mó jiā cuō jiā mǎ wáng dǐng shòu pú tí jì, lìng bǐ cān nà guī jiā pí luó chéng. xíng qī zhòu yè zhì èr gèng chū, dào yú chéng wài yuán yuàn zhī zhōng, wáng chì gōng rén juàn shǔ zhì yuán yíng jiē, wéi jiàn mǎ wáng, bù jiàn tài zi. shí gōng pín juàn shǔ jù xiàng mǎ qián, bào mǎ wáng xiàng, gāo shēng tí kū. jiā cuō jiā mǎ wén shì kū shēng, xīn sī tài zi bēi lèi shāng tòng, jīng xū yú jiān huí gù liǎng biān jí nǎi mìng zhōng. yǐ sù yīn yuán shēng liù yè pó luó mén jiā, lì gēn jié báo, cōng míng duō zhì, tài zi chéng fú zhī hòu, jí yì fú suǒ wén fǎ wù dào, dé wú shēng rěn.

[0947a29] er shi pu sa jie ji fa yi, wen can na yue: "ru yi yun he? ke neng zhu ci tong xiu xing bu?" can na yue: "wang zu zhi yi bu ling zhu ci, he gan gu wei." pu sa ji yi wan zi fu xiang bai qian wei de zhi shou, mo jia cuo jia ma wang ding shou pu ti ji, ling bi can na gui jia pi luo cheng. xing qi zhou ye zhi er geng chu, dao yu cheng wai yuan yuan zhi zhong, wang chi gong ren juan shu zhi yuan ying jie, wei jian ma wang, bu jian tai zi. shi gong pin juan shu ju xiang ma qian, bao ma wang xiang, gao sheng ti ku. jia cuo jia ma wen shi ku sheng, xin si tai zi bei lei shang tong, jing xu yu jian hui gu liang bian ji nai ming zhong. yi su yin yuan sheng liu ye po luo men jia, li gen jie bao, cong ming duo zhi, tai zi cheng fu zhi hou, ji yi fu suo wen fa wu dao, de wu sheng ren.

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[0947b12] At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) thought again, "I have now shaved my head and have the appearance of a śramaṇa (沙門 [sha men]), but how can I get a kāṣāya (袈裟衣 [jia sha yi]) robe for my body?" Having thought this, there was an elder in the city of Anupamā (阿耨波摩城 [a nou bo mo cheng]) who had a large family and immeasurable wealth, like Vaiśravaṇa (毘沙門 [pi sha men]). He had ten sons, all with handsome appearances, intelligent and sharp. They all loved to leave home and practice the pure life, and they became pratyekabuddhas (辟支迦 [pi zhi jia]) by observing the changing and impermanent external world. After their father died, their elderly mother, who was deeply faithful, made a kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) and offered it to the pratyekabuddhas (辟支迦 [pi zhi jia]). The sons said to their mother, "We will soon enter Nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]). If we accept this kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]), we will have no use for it. Not far from here, there is the son of King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]) named Siddhartha (悉達多 [xi da duo]), who will soon attain Anuttara Samyak Saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). By offering this kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) to that Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), our elderly mother will receive great fruit and reward." After saying these words, he used his great divine power to manifest clouds, thunder, lightning, wind, and rain in the sky, and then incinerated his body in fire and entered the state of ultimate peace. At that time, the elderly mother, who was about to pass away, gave the kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) to her daughter to offer to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]). The daughter suddenly fell ill. When she was about to pass away, she placed the kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) on a tree and said to the tree spirit, "Use this kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) to offer to that son of King Śuddhodana (淨飯王 [jing fan wang]), Siddhartha (悉達多 [xi da duo])." When the lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]) knew of this, he transformed himself into a hunter, holding a bow and sword and wearing this kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]). He saw the prince coming and sat by the roadside. The prince asked, "You are a hunter, why do you have this kauśika (憍尸迦 [jiao shi jia]) fine dharma robe on your body? Can you give it to me?" The hunter said, "I do not love this kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]). I want to give it to you, but this robe is wonderful, and I am afraid that someone will steal it and harm your life." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "Everyone in the world knows my power. Just give me the robe without any worries." The lord of the Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋天主 [di shi tian zhu]) heaven then returned to his original form, bowed his head and paid homage at the feet of the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), and offered the kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) to him. After receiving it, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) put it on, but it did not fit his body. The lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]) saw that the robe did not fit and was filled with doubt. As he was thinking this, the divine power of the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) caused the kāṣāya (袈裟 [jia sha]) to fit his body. The devas of Trāyastriṃśa (忉利 [dao li]) paid homage and made offerings. Later, Brahmins (婆羅門 [po luo men]) and elders built a stupa (塔廟 [ta miao]) at that place, where bhikṣus (苾芻 [bi chu]) would constantly come to pay homage.

[0947b12] ěr shí pú sà ér fù sī wéi: “wǒ jīn luò fà zuò shā mén xiāng, yún hé shēn shàng dé jiā shā yī?” rú shì niàn yǐ, ā nòu bō mó chéng zhōng yǒu yī zhǎng zhě, juàn shǔ chì shèng,, cái fù wú liàng rú pí shā mén, jiā yǒu shí zi, rén xiāng duān yán, zhì huì cōng lì, jù lè chū jiā, jìng xiū fàn xíng, yīn guān wài jìng qiān biàn wú héng chéng pì zhī jiā. fù wáng zhī hòu lǎo mǔ xìn zhòng, zhì yī jiā shā shī pì zhī jiā. zi bái mǔ yuē: “wǒ dāng bù jiǔ rù yú niè pán. jīn cǐ jiā shā, wǒ ruò shòu zhī wú suǒ shǐ yòng, qù cǐ bù yuǎn yǒu jìng fàn wáng zi míng xī dá duō, bù jiǔ dé chéng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, yǐ cǐ jiā shā fèng bǐ pú sà, néng lìng lǎo mǔ dé dà guǒ bào.” shuō cǐ yǔ yǐ yùn dà shén tōng, yú xū kōng zhōng xiàn qí yún léi,, shǎn diàn,, fēng yǔ, rán hòu huà huǒ fén shēn rù yuán jì jiè. shì shí lǎo mǔ lín jiāng shě shòu, suǒ chí jiā shā fù yǔ yī nǚ lìng fèng pú sà. cǐ nǚ hū rán shēn dé bìng huàn, lín wú cháng shí ān zhì shù shàng, gào shù shén yán: “yǐ cǐ jiā shā, yǔ wǒ fèng bǐ jìng fàn wáng zi xī dá duō.” shí dì shì zhī shì shì yǐ, zì biàn qí shēn wèi yī liè shì, shǒu xié gōng jiàn pī cǐ jiā shā, jiàn tài zi lái zuò yú lù bàng. tài zi wèn yuē: “rǔ shì liè shī, yún hé shēn shàng yǒu cǐ jiāo shī jiā yī xì miào fǎ fú, kě yǐ yǔ wǒ?” liè rén gào yán: “wéi cǐ jiā shā wǒ fēi ài lè, jīn yù yǔ rǔ shì fú wēi miào, kǒng rén qīn duó shāng rǔ xìng mìng.” pú sà gào yán: “yī qiè shì jiān zhī wǒ wēi lì, rǔ dàn shī fú wù huái yōu lǜ.” dì shì tiān zhǔ jí fù běn xíng tóu miàn lǐ zú, nǎi yǐ jiā shā fèng shàng pú sà. shòu yǐ jí pī yǔ shēn bù děng, dì shì jiàn yī bù děng, xīn zì huái yí. zuò shì niàn shí, pú sà wēi shén, lìng qí jiā shā yǔ shēn xiāng děng. dāo lì zhū tiān guī mìng gōng yǎng, pó luó mén zhǎng zhě yú hòu bǐ chù jiàn lì tǎ miào, héng yǒu bì chú wǎng lái lǐ bài.

[0947b12] er shi pu sa er fu si wei: "wo jin luo fa zuo sha men xiang, yun he shen shang de jia sha yi?" ru shi nian yi, a nou bo mo cheng zhong you yi zhang zhe, juan shu chi sheng,, cai fu wu liang ru pi sha men, jia you shi zi, ren xiang duan yan, zhi hui cong li, ju le chu jia, jing xiu fan xing, yin guan wai jing qian bian wu heng cheng pi zhi jia. fu wang zhi hou lao mu xin zhong, zhi yi jia sha shi pi zhi jia. zi bai mu yue: "wo dang bu jiu ru yu nie pan. jin ci jia sha, wo ruo shou zhi wu suo shi yong, qu ci bu yuan you jing fan wang zi ming xi da duo, bu jiu de cheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, yi ci jia sha feng bi pu sa, neng ling lao mu de da guo bao." shuo ci yu yi yun da shen tong, yu xu kong zhong xian qi yun lei,, shan dian,, feng yu, ran hou hua huo fen shen ru yuan ji jie. shi shi lao mu lin jiang she shou, suo chi jia sha fu yu yi nu ling feng pu sa. ci nu hu ran shen de bing huan, lin wu chang shi an zhi shu shang, gao shu shen yan: "yi ci jia sha, yu wo feng bi jing fan wang zi xi da duo." shi di shi zhi shi shi yi, zi bian qi shen wei yi lie shi, shou xie gong jian pi ci jia sha, jian tai zi lai zuo yu lu bang. tai zi wen yue: "ru shi lie shi, yun he shen shang you ci jiao shi jia yi xi miao fa fu, ke yi yu wo?" lie ren gao yan: "wei ci jia sha wo fei ai le, jin yu yu ru shi fu wei miao, kong ren qin duo shang ru xing ming." pu sa gao yan: "yi qie shi jian zhi wo wei li, ru dan shi fu wu huai you lu." di shi tian zhu ji fu ben xing tou mian li zu, nai yi jia sha feng shang pu sa. shou yi ji pi yu shen bu deng, di shi jian yi bu deng, xin zi huai yi. zuo shi nian shi, pu sa wei shen, ling qi jia sha yu shen xiang deng. dao li zhu tian gui ming gong yang, po luo men zhang zhe yu hou bi chu jian li ta miao, heng you bi chu wang lai li bai.

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[0947c08] At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), with his perfect dignified demeanor, gradually walked along and saw a ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]) named Bhārgava (婆哩誐嚩 [po li e mo]), who was resting his cheek on his hand with an unhappy expression. The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) asked, "What is on your mind?" The ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]) replied, "In this place where I live, there are many tāla (多羅 [duo luo]) trees with lush flowers and fruits that have a sweet scent, but they have suddenly withered, which makes me upset." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) asked again, "O ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]), you live here to practice. Do you become sad and upset because the flowers and fruits have withered?" The ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]) heard this and suddenly became aware. He also saw that the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) had a handsome appearance and a dignified demeanor. He looked at him with longing and affection and asked again, "Are you a Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) who has left home?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) replied, "You see clearly." Bhārgava (婆里誐嚩 [po li e mo]) then broke his doubts, and his Dharma eye (法眼 [fa yan]) became pure. He asked the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) to sit down and made offerings of flowers and fruits as is proper. After a moment, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) asked again, "Is the city of Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]) far from here?" The ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]) replied, "From here to there is twelve yojanas (由旬 [you xun])." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) thought, "The city is not far. If the Śākya (釋 [shi]) clansmen come, they will surely create demonic difficulties." He then left the ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]), crossed the Ganges (殑伽河 [qing jia he]) river, and went to the city of Rājagṛha (王舍城 [wang she cheng]). He used his skillful craft to gather tree leaves and make them into a pātra (鉢器 [bo qi]). He entered the city holding the pātra (鉢 [bo]).

[0947c08] ěr shí pú sà wēi yí jù zú, jiàn cì jīng xíng, jiàn yī xiān rén míng pó lī é mó, yǐ shǒu zhī sāi yán róng bù yuè. pú sà wèn yán: “yú yì yún hé?” xiān rén dá yán: “wǒ cǐ zhù chù yǒu duō luó shù, huā guǒ fán shèng qí wèi gān xiāng, hū rán gān kū lìng wǒ fán nǎo.” pú sà fù wèn: “xiān rén zhù cǐ běn wèi xiū xíng, huā guǒ kū xiǔ zhì chóu mèn yé?” xiān rén wén yǐ xīn hū xīng wù, yòu jiàn yī pú sà sè xiāng duān yán, zhān yǎng liàn mù ér fù wèn yán: “rǔ shì chū jiā pú sà bù?” pú sà dá yán: “rǔ jiàn fēn míng.” pó lǐ é mó jí duàn yí huò fǎ yǎn kāi jìng, qǐng pú sà zuò, ér yǐ huā guǒ rú fǎ gōng yǎng. jīng xū yú jiān, pú sà fù wèn: “jiā pí luó chéng qù cǐ yuǎn jìn?” xiān rén dá yán: “cóng zī zhì bǐ shí èr yóu xún.” pú sà sī wéi: “chéng yì bù yáo, rú shì zhǒng lái bì zuò mó nán.” jí bié xiān rén guò qíng jiā hé, wǎng wáng shě chéng, yǐ zì gōng qiǎo cǎi qǔ shù yè, zuò wèi bō qì, rù chéng chí bō.

[0947c08] er shi pu sa wei yi ju zu, jian ci jing xing, jian yi xian ren ming po li e mo, yi shou zhi sai yan rong bu yue. pu sa wen yan: "yu yi yun he?" xian ren da yan: "wo ci zhu chu you duo luo shu, hua guo fan sheng qi wei gan xiang, hu ran gan ku ling wo fan nao." pu sa fu wen: "xian ren zhu ci ben wei xiu xing, hua guo ku xiu zhi chou men ye?" xian ren wen yi xin hu xing wu, you jian yi pu sa se xiang duan yan, zhan yang lian mu er fu wen yan: "ru shi chu jia pu sa bu?" pu sa da yan: "ru jian fen ming." po li e mo ji duan yi huo fa yan kai jing, qing pu sa zuo, er yi hua guo ru fa gong yang. jing xu yu jian, pu sa fu wen: "jia pi luo cheng qu ci yuan jin?" xian ren da yan: "cong zi zhi bi shi er you xun." pu sa si wei: "cheng yi bu yao, ru shi zhong lai bi zuo mo nan." ji bie xian ren guo qing jia he, wang wang she cheng, yi zi gong qiao cai qu shu ye, zuo wei bo qi, ru cheng chi bo.

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[0947c21] At that time, King Bimbisāra (民彌娑囉王 [min mi suo luo wang]) was on a high building and saw the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) from a distance. He had a handsome appearance, a calm and dignified demeanor, and was wearing a dharma robe, holding an alms bowl (應器 [ying qi]) and begging for food from door to door. He exclaimed, "Among the people living in the city of Rājagṛha (王舍城 [wang she cheng]), there is no one with such a dignified demeanor and appearance. This bhikṣu (苾芻 [bi chu]) must not be a commoner or of a low-ranking family. He should be a member of a royal family who has left his position to leave home, to eliminate his sins and practice a pure life."

[0947c21] shí mín mí suō luō wáng zài gāo lóu shàng, yáo jiàn pú sà shēn xiāng duān yán wēi yí jì jìng, tǐ guà fǎ fú shǒu chí yīng qì xún mén qǐ shí, ér xìng tàn yán: “wáng shě chéng zhōng suǒ zhù zhī rén, wú yǒu rú shì wēi yí sè xiāng. jīn cǐ bì chú, dāng fēi shù rén xià zú zhī lèi, yīng shì wáng zhǒng shě wèi chū jiā, miè chú zuì yè xiū chí jìng mìng.”

[0947c21] shi min mi suo luo wang zai gao lou shang, yao jian pu sa shen xiang duan yan wei yi ji jing, ti gua fa fu shou chi ying qi xun men qi shi, er xing tan yan: "wang she cheng zhong suo zhu zhi ren, wu you ru shi wei yi se xiang. jin ci bi chu, dang fei shu ren xia zu zhi lei, ying shi wang zhong she wei chu jia, mie chu zui ye xiu chi jing ming."

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[0947c27] At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) left the city with his pātra (鉢 [bo]) and went to a mountain. He placed the pātra (鉢 [bo]) on the ground, sat in meditation, and thought, "When King Bimbisāra (民彌娑囉王 [min mi suo luo wang]) saw me, he was inspired, so he must have other intentions." As he thought this, the king commanded his ministers, "I saw a bhikṣu (苾芻 [bi chu]) from the building who had a handsome appearance and a calm and dignified demeanor. He is not a commoner or from a low-ranking family. You must find out where he is now." He then sent envoys to the mountains, who saw the bhikṣu (苾芻 [bi chu]) sitting peacefully. When the king knew this, he personally went to see him. He looked at him and his heart was filled with joy. He then said to him, "Your appearance is very handsome. It is not suitable for you to be a bhikṣu (苾芻 [bi chu]). I have palaces, buildings, consorts, beautiful women, and the most supreme wealth for you to enjoy. Do not be a bhikṣu (苾芻 [bi chu]). What is your family name? What is your lineage? Please tell me." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "Near the Snowy Mountains (雪山 [xue shan]) is the city of Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]). My father, the king, is of the Kṣatriya (剎帝利 [sha di li]) family and is named Śuddhodana (淨飯 [jing fan]), who rules that country. I must abandon my king and father to seek bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]). If a person is foolish and greedy, even if the world and the four great seas are filled with precious treasures, it would not be enough. It is like a great fire that burns dry wood. The greedy and attached mind is also like this. Great King! I see these things as enemies, and also as venomous snakes, the root of all sorrow, suffering, and fear. Great King! Even if a great wind can shake all the mountains, it cannot move Mount Sumeru (蘇迷盧山 [su mi lu shan]). Even if all the precious treasures and supreme wealth, countries, cities, wives, sons, elephants, horses, and servants in the world can confuse the minds of all people, they cannot move my mind. Only Nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]) and liberation are the true ultimate." At that time, King Bimbisāra (民彌娑囉王 [min mi suo luo wang]) said, "What are you seeking here?" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) said, "I am seeking Anuttara Samyak Saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti])." The king said, "If you attain bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]), I pray that you will receive and liberate me." The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) replied, "It shall be so! It shall be so!" The king was filled with joy and returned to his place.

[0947c27] ěr shí pú sà chí bō chū chéng wǎng yī shān zhōng, yǐ bō zhì de duān zuò rù dìng sī wéi: “mín mí suō luō wáng jiàn wǒ fā xīn, bì yǒu yì yì.” zuò shì niàn shí, wáng gào dà chén: “wǒ yú lóu shàng jiàn yī bì chú, shēn xiāng duān yán wēi yí diào shùn, fēi shì shù rén xià zú suǒ shēng. rǔ dāng fǎng xún jīn zài hé chù?” jí shí qiǎn shǐ wǎng zhì shān jiān, jiàn cǐ bì chú ān xiáng ér zuò. guó wáng zhī yǐ gōng zì lín xìng, jiē jiàn zhān yǎng xīn shēng huān xǐ, yīn gào yán yuē: “rǔ zhī shēn mào shén shì duān yán, ruò wèi bì chú bù xiāng yí chēng, wǒ yǒu gōng diàn lóu gé,, pín fēi měi nǚ,, zuì shàng fù guì, yǔ rǔ shòu yòng, wù zuò bì chú. rǔ shēn hé xìng? yǒu hé zhǒng zú? wèi wǒ xuān shuō.” pú sà bái yán: “xuě shān xiāng jìn yǒu jiā pí luó chéng, wǒ zhī fù wáng xìng shā dì lì, míng yuē jìng fàn, fāng lǐ shì guó. wǒ xū shě qì jūn fù, wèi qiú pú tí. ruò shì yú chī tān ài zhī rén, jiǎ shǐ shì jiān bìng sì dà hǎi mǎn zhōng zhēn bǎo, yóu shàng bù zú； pì rú dà huǒ rán yú gān xīn, tān ài shēn xīn yì fù rú shì. dà wáng! wǒ guān cǐ wù yóu rú yuān jiā, yì rú dú shé, yī qiè yōu nǎo bù wèi gēn běn. dà wáng! jiǎ shǐ dà fēng ér néng chuī dòng yī qiè zhū shān, yú sū mí lú zhōng bù néng dòng； jiǎ shǐ shì jiān suǒ yǒu zhēn bǎo zuì shàng zī cái, guó chéng,, qī zi,, xiàng mǎ,, tóng pú, ér néng huò luàn yī qiè rén xīn, ér yú wǒ xīn zhōng bù néng dòng, wéi niè pán jiě tuō shì zhēn jiū jìng.” ěr shí mín mí suō luō wáng yán: “rǔ jīn yú cǐ yǒu hé suǒ qiú?” pú sà gào yán: “wǒ qiú ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí.” wáng yán: “ruò chéng pú tí yuàn cì shè shòu.” pú sà dá yán: “rú shì! rú shì! ” wáng shēng huān xǐ fù guī běn chù.

[0947c27] er shi pu sa chi bo chu cheng wang yi shan zhong, yi bo zhi de duan zuo ru ding si wei: "min mi suo luo wang jian wo fa xin, bi you yi yi." zuo shi nian shi, wang gao da chen: "wo yu lou shang jian yi bi chu, shen xiang duan yan wei yi diao shun, fei shi shu ren xia zu suo sheng. ru dang fang xun jin zai he chu?" ji shi qian shi wang zhi shan jian, jian ci bi chu an xiang er zuo. guo wang zhi yi gong zi lin xing, jie jian zhan yang xin sheng huan xi, yin gao yan yue: "ru zhi shen mao shen shi duan yan, ruo wei bi chu bu xiang yi cheng, wo you gong dian lou ge,, pin fei mei nu,, zui shang fu gui, yu ru shou yong, wu zuo bi chu. ru shen he xing? you he zhong zu? wei wo xuan shuo." pu sa bai yan: "xue shan xiang jin you jia pi luo cheng, wo zhi fu wang xing sha di li, ming yue jing fan, fang li shi guo. wo xu she qi jun fu, wei qiu pu ti. ruo shi yu chi tan ai zhi ren, jia shi shi jian bing si da hai man zhong zhen bao, you shang bu zu; pi ru da huo ran yu gan xin, tan ai shen xin yi fu ru shi. da wang! wo guan ci wu you ru yuan jia, yi ru du she, yi qie you nao bu wei gen ben. da wang! jia shi da feng er neng chui dong yi qie zhu shan, yu su mi lu zhong bu neng dong; jia shi shi jian suo you zhen bao zui shang zi cai, guo cheng,, qi zi,, xiang ma,, tong pu, er neng huo luan yi qie ren xin, er yu wo xin zhong bu neng dong, wei nie pan jie tuo shi zhen jiu jing." er shi min mi suo luo wang yan: "ru jin yu ci you he suo qiu?" pu sa gao yan: "wo qiu a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti." wang yan: "ruo cheng pu ti yuan ci she shou." pu sa da yan: "ru shi! ru shi! " wang sheng huan xi fu gui ben chu.

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[0948a20] At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) went to Gṛdhrakūṭa (鷲峯山 [jiu feng shan]). Not far from the side of the mountain were ṛṣis (仙人 [xian ren]) who practiced the holy life diligently and could stand on one foot for one day. When the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) heard this, he also stood on one foot for two days. The ṛṣis (仙人 [xian ren]) then used five fires to burn their bodies while standing for one day. The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) then stood for two days. At that time, the ṛṣis (仙人 [xian ren]) were all astonished, and they surrendered and praised him, saying, "This is a true practitioner, this is a great śramaṇa (大沙門 [da sha men])!" The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) asked, "What are you seeking through your practice?" One said, "I am seeking the lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi])." Another said, "I am seeking King Brahmā (梵王 [fan wang])." Another said, "I am seeking the body of a Māra (魔界 [mo jie])." At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) thought to himself, "The practices of these ṛṣis (仙人 [xian ren]) are all wrong paths and not what I should follow. I am not seeking the lord of Trāyastriṃśa (帝釋 [di shi]), not seeking King Brahmā (梵天 [fan tian]), and not seeking the Māra (魔界 [mo jie]). My original vow is to benefit and bring happiness to sentient beings and to attain buddhahood. Since their path is not true, I should abandon them."

Buddha said the scripture of Mahādevī, the fifth volume

[0948a20] ěr shí pú sà wǎng jiù fēng shān, shān cè fēi yáo ér yǒu xiān rén qín xiū fàn xíng, néng yǐ yī zú lǚ de zhù jīng yī rì； pú sà wén zhī, yì yǐ yī zú lǚ de zhù jīng liǎng rì. xiān rén fù yǐ wǔ rè zhì shēn lì jīng yī rì； pú sà yú shì lì jīng liǎng rì. shí bǐ xiān rén hù xiāng jīng guài jiàng fú chēng zàn: “cǐ shì xiū xíng, cǐ shì dà shā mén! ” pú sà wèn yán: “rǔ děng xiū xíng, yú hé suǒ qiú?” yī yún: “wǒ qiú dì shì.” yī yún: “wǒ qiú fàn wáng.” yī yún: “wǒ qiú mó jiè zhī shēn.” ěr shí pú sà jí zì sī wéi: “jīn cǐ xiān rén suǒ xiū zhī xíng, jiē shì xié dào, fēi wǒ suǒ yī. wǒ jīn yú cǐ bù qiú dì shì,, bù qiú fàn tiān,, bù qiú mó jiè, běn wèi sù yuàn lì lè zhòng shēng, qiú chéng fú guǒ. dào jì fēi zhēn, yí yīng shě bǐ.”

fú shuō zhòng xǔ mó hē dì jīng juǎn dì wǔ

[0948a20] er shi pu sa wang jiu feng shan, shan ce fei yao er you xian ren qin xiu fan xing, neng yi yi zu lu de zhu jing yi ri; pu sa wen zhi, yi yi yi zu lu de zhu jing liang ri. xian ren fu yi wu re zhi shen li jing yi ri; pu sa yu shi li jing liang ri. shi bi xian ren hu xiang jing guai jiang fu cheng zan: "ci shi xiu xing, ci shi da sha men! " pu sa wen yan: "ru deng xiu xing, yu he suo qiu?" yi yun: "wo qiu di shi." yi yun: "wo qiu fan wang." yi yun: "wo qiu mo jie zhi shen." er shi pu sa ji zi si wei: "jin ci xian ren suo xiu zhi xing, jie shi xie dao, fei wo suo yi. wo jin yu ci bu qiu di shi,, bu qiu fan tian,, bu qiu mo jie, ben wei su yuan li le zhong sheng, qiu cheng fu guo. dao ji fei zhen, yi ying she bi."

fu shuo zhong xu mo he di jing juan di wu