[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) › [大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736) › 77.15 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 77.15 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 77.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [77.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.15) 疏「迦濕彌羅」，記第三云「北印度境」。「末田乞地」，即阿羅漢名。昔云末田乞地，新云末田底迦迦濕彌羅國，周七千餘里。四境負山，山極峭峻，雖有門徑而復隘狹，自古隣敵無能攻伐（云云）。昔此國本龍池也。佛世尊自烏仗那國降惡神已欲還中國，乘空當此國上，告阿難曰：「我涅槃後，有末田底迦阿羅漢，當於此地建國安人弘揚佛法。」如來寂滅之後第五十年，阿難弟子末田底伽阿羅漢者，得六神通、具八解脫，聞佛懸記心自慶悅，便來至此。於大山巖宴坐林中，現大神通。龍見深信，請咨所欲。阿羅漢曰：「願於池內惠以容膝。」龍王於是縮水奉施羅漢。神通廣身，龍王縱力縮水，池空水盡。龍翻請池，阿羅漢於此西北為留一池，周百餘里，自餘枝屬別居小池。龍王曰：「池地總施，願恒受供。」末田底迦曰：「我今不久無餘涅槃。雖欲受請，其可得乎？」龍王重請：「五百羅漢常受我供，乃至法盡。法盡之後，還取此國以為居池。」末田底迦從其所請。時阿羅漢既得地已，運大神力立五百伽藍，於諸異國買鬻賤人，以充役使以供僧眾。末田底迦入寂滅後，彼諸賤人自立君長，隣境諸國鄙其賤種，莫與交親，謂之訖利多（唐言買得）。今時泉水已多流溢。 > Regarding the Commentary's mention of "Kaśmīra": Fascicle three of the Record states that it is "in the border region of Northern India." "Madhyāntika" is the name of an arhat. Formerly called Modianqidi, it is newly called Madhyāntika. The Kingdom of Kaśmīra is over seven thousand li in circuit. It is flanked by mountains on all four sides; the mountains are extremely precipitous, and though there are passages, they are narrow; from ancient times neighboring enemies have been unable to attack it (and so forth). Anciently, this kingdom was originally a dragon lake. After the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, subdued the evil spirits from the kingdom of Uḍḍiyāna and was about to return to the Central Land, he traveled through the sky over this kingdom and told Ānanda: "After my nirvāṇa, there will be an arhat named Madhyāntika who will establish a kingdom here, bring peace to the people, and propagate the Buddha-Dharma." In the fiftieth year after the Tathāgata's quiescent extinction, the arhat Madhyāntika, a disciple of Ānanda, who had attained the six supernormal powers and was endowed with the eight liberations, heard the Buddha's prophesy and rejoiced in his heart; he thereupon came here. Dwelling in serene meditation within the forest amid the great mountain cliffs, he manifested great supernormal powers. Seeing this, the dragon conceived deep faith and asked what he desired. The arhat said: "I wish for you to grant me enough space within the lake to bend my knees." The dragon king thereupon shrank the water and offered it to the arhat. By supernormal power, the arhat enlarged his body; the dragon king exerted his strength to shrink the water until the lake was empty and the water exhausted. The dragon in turn asked for a lake, so for him the arhat left a lake over one hundred li in circuit to the northwest of this place, while the remaining relatives resided separately in smaller ponds. The dragon king said: "I offer the entirety of the lake land, but wish to provide offerings constantly." Madhyāntika said: "Before long, I shall enter remainderless nirvāṇa. Although I wish to accept your invitation, how could that be possible?" The dragon king requested again: "May five hundred arhats constantly accept my offerings until the Dharma is exhausted. After the Dharma is exhausted, I shall take back this kingdom as my dwelling lake." Madhyāntika acceded to his request. When the arhat had acquired the land, he exercised his great supernormal power to establish five hundred saṅghārāmas, and bought low-caste persons from various foreign kingdoms to serve as laborers to supply the monastic assembly. After Madhyāntika entered quiescent extinction, those low-caste persons established their own ruler. The neighboring kingdoms despised their low lineage and would not intermarry or socialize with them, calling them Kṛti (in Chinese translated as 'bought'). At the present time, the spring waters have already overflowed extensively. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 77.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.14) - [Next: 77.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.16) - [Up: 77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.77.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.15) · Pramāṇa