大方便佛報恩經 1.38
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1.38
At that time, the Bhagavat addressed Ānanda and the great bodhisattva-mahāsattvas and the entire great assembly, saying: "In the past, immeasurable and boundless asaṃkhyeya kalpas ago, there was then a country called Vārāṇasī. There a Buddha appeared in the world, called Vipaśyin Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksaṃbuddha, Vidyācaraṇasaṃpanna, Sugata, Lokavid, Anuttara, Puruṣadamyasārathi, Śāstā Devamanuṣyāṇām, Buddha, Bhagavat. That Buddha's lifespan was twelve small kalpas, his saddharma remained in the world for twenty small kalpas, and the semblance dharma also remained for twenty small kalpas. During the semblance dharma, a king appeared in the world, called King Rāja. The king of the country of Vārāṇasī had twenty thousand consorts, four thousand ministers, and five hundred vigorous elephant kings. He ruled over sixty small states and eight hundred villages. The king had three princes, all of whom served as kings of border states.
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