[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) › [仁王護國般若經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705) › 5.45 # 仁王護國般若經疏 5.45 仁王護國般若經疏 5.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705.5.45) 「大王昔日有王」下，第二引古證今。文二：先引天證護國、次引人王證護身。是初也。《賢愚經》云「於過去世有大國，王名善住。時頂上歘生一胞，其形如繭，撤亦不痛。後轉轉大，便得童子，甚為端正，頭髮紺青，身紫金色。即召相師，占知有德必為聖王，統領四域，因立名字頂生。年遂長大，其德遂著。父王既崩，諸王臣等願付國位。頂生答言：『吾有福應為王者，要令四王及帝釋來相迎，爾乃登位。』立誓已竟，四天王下，各持寶瓶盛滿香水以灌其頂。時天帝釋復持寶冠來為蓋之。於閻浮提五欲自恣，經八萬四千歲。時夜叉神從地涌出，請遊東洲經八億歲，復請西洲經十四億歲，上四天王天經十四億歲。意中復念昇忉利天，五百仙人扶車共飛天上，遙覩王城，城有千二百門，諸天怖畏悉閉諸門以著重關。頂生兵眾直趣不礙，吹貝扣彈，千二百門一時自開。帝釋尋出與共相見，自請入宮與共分座，天上受欲，頂生復出吹貝扣弓。惡心既發因而墮落，後患惡病即便命終。爾時帝釋者，迦葉佛是也。言頂生者，今我身是也。」若依此經，爾時天帝如七佛法敷百高座，請百法師講誦此經，頂生即退也。 > From "Great king, in the past there was a king" onward, the second part cites the ancient to verify the present. The text has two parts: first, citing a heavenly king to verify the protection of the state; next, citing a human king to verify the protection of the body. This is the first. The \*Damamūka-nidāna Sūtra\* states: "In a past age there was a great state whose king was named Shan-zhu. At that time, a swelling suddenly grew upon his crown, shaped like a cocoon, which did not hurt when touched. Later it grew larger and larger, and gave birth to a boy who was exceedingly handsome, with dark-blue hair and a purple-gold body. Diviners were immediately summoned, who divined that he possessed virtue and would surely become a holy king ruling over the four quarters; therefore they gave him the name Mūrdhata (Ding-sheng). As he grew older, his virtue became manifest. After his royal father passed away, the ministers and kings wished to entrust the realm to him. Mūrdhata replied: 'If I have the merit to be king, the Four Kings and Śakra must come to welcome me, and only then will I ascend the throne.' When he had made this vow, the Four Heavenly Kings descended, each holding a precious vase filled with scented water to anoint his head. Then Śakra, Lord of the Gods, also held a precious crown and came to place it upon him. In Jambudvīpa he indulged at will in the five desires for eighty-four thousand years. At that time, a yakṣa spirit welled up from the earth and invited him to tour the eastern continent for eight hundred million years, then invited him to the western continent for 1.4 billion years, and to ascend to the heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings for 1.4 billion years. In his mind he further thought of ascending to Trāyastriṃśa Heaven. Five hundred sages supported his chariot and flew together into heaven. Gazing from afar upon the royal city, the city had one thousand two hundred gates; the gods, terrified, closed all the gates and fastened heavy bars. Mūrdhata's army advanced directly without obstruction; blowing conches and plucking bows, the one thousand two hundred gates all opened on their own simultaneously. Śakra immediately came out to meet with him, personally invited him into the palace, and shared his throne with him. Enjoying desires in heaven, Mūrdhata again went out, blew conches, and plucked bows. An evil thought having arisen, he consequently fell, subsequently suffered a grievous disease, and then passed away. Śakra at that time was none other than Kāśyapa Buddha. As for Mūrdhata, he was my own past body." If based on this sūtra, at that time the Lord of the Gods, following the method of the seven buddhas, arranged a hundred high seats and invited a hundred Dharma masters to lecture on and recite this sūtra, whereupon Mūrdhata retreated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705.5.44) - [Next: 5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705.5.46) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705~en-mt.5.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [仁王經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.3.47) — Classical Chinese - [仁王般若經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1705.5.45) · Pramāṇa