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The Lotus Sūtra 1.13

妙法蓮華經 1.13

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Classical Chinese

1.13

一時,佛住王舍城耆闍崛山中,與大比丘眾萬二千人俱,皆是阿羅漢,諸漏已盡,無復煩惱,逮得己利,盡諸有結,心得自在。其名曰:阿若憍陳如、摩訶迦葉、優樓頻螺迦葉、伽耶迦葉、那提迦葉、舍利弗、大目揵連、摩訶迦旃延、阿㝹樓馱、劫賓那、憍梵波提、離婆多、畢陵伽婆蹉、薄拘羅、摩訶拘絺羅、難陀、孫陀羅難陀、富樓那彌多羅尼子、須菩提、阿難、羅睺羅,如是眾所知識大阿羅漢等。復有學、無學二千人。摩訶波闍波提比丘尼,與眷屬六千人俱。羅睺羅母耶輸陀羅比丘尼,亦與眷屬俱。菩薩摩訶薩八萬人,皆於阿耨多羅三藐三菩提不退轉;皆得陀羅尼;樂說辯才,轉不退轉法輪;供養無量百千諸佛,於諸佛所殖眾德本,常為諸佛之所稱歎;以慈修身,善入佛慧;通達大智,到於彼岸;名稱普聞無量世界,能度無數百千眾生。其名曰:文殊師利菩薩、觀世音菩薩、得大勢菩薩、常精進菩薩、不休息菩薩、寶掌菩薩、藥王菩薩、勇施菩薩、寶月菩薩、月光菩薩、滿月菩薩、大力菩薩、無量力菩薩、越三界菩薩、跋陀婆羅菩薩、彌勒菩薩、寶積菩薩、導師菩薩,如是等菩薩摩訶薩八萬人俱。

“Once the Buddha (Śakyamuni) was staying at the City of Royal Palaces (Rajagriha), and on the Vulture Peak (Gridhrakuta) assembled a great host of his greater monks, in all twelve thousand ... emancipated from every bond and free in mind.”

The Lotus of the Wonderful Law, or The Lotus Gospel (Miao-fa lien hua ching)

There follows a list of names of his well-known disciples, together with the names of his foster-mother and the mother of his son, with their train of disciples. Assembled also were eighty thousand Great Bodhisattvas who had attained to perfect enlightenment. A number of their names are given, including Manjuśri, Kwan-yin, the Lord of Healing and Maitreya. There were present also twenty thousand of the gods, including Brahma; also Dragon-kings, Kinnara-kings, Gandharva-kings, Asura-kings, Garuda-kings, all kings of the lower worlds and lower orders of being, each with hundreds of thousands of followers. The disciples, and the others, who might almost be described as angels, archangels, and all the hosts of the heavens and the hells, fall down in worship at the Buddha’s feet.

The Lotus of the Wonderful Law, or The Lotus Gospel (Miao-fa lien hua ching)

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