[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方便佛報恩經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156) › 5.14 # 大方便佛報恩經 5.14 大方便佛報恩經 5.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.14) 佛言：「善聽！乃往過去阿僧祇劫，爾時有國，名波羅奈。其波羅奈王，名曰大光明。大光明王主六十小國、八百聚落。其王常懷慈心，布施一切，不逆人意。爾時有一邊小國王，常懷惡逆。爾時大光明王於月月諸齋日，以五百大象載珍寶、錢財、衣被飲食，著大市中，及著四城門外，布施一切。時敵國怨家聞大光明王布施一切，不逆人意，有須衣服、飲食、金銀、珍寶者，恣意自取而去。 > The Buddha said: “Listen well! Long ago, countless asaṃkhyeya kalpas in the past, there was a kingdom named Vārāṇasī. The king of that Vārāṇasī was named Mahāprabhāsa (Great Radiance). King Mahāprabhāsa ruled over sixty lesser realms and eight hundred settlements. That king constantly harboured a benevolent heart, giving generously to all and never going against anyone’s wishes. At that time there was the king of a petty border realm who constantly harboured evil and defiance. At that time King Mahāprabhāsa, on every fasting day of every month, would use five hundred great elephants to carry precious jewels, money and wealth, clothing, bedding, and food and drink, placing them in the great market and outside the four city gates to give generously to all. When hostile enemy states heard that King Mahāprabhāsa gave generously to all without thwarting anyone’s wishes, whoever needed clothing, food and drink, gold, silver, or precious jewels would take them at will and depart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.13) - [Next: 5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.15) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.5.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.14) · Pramāṇa