金光明最勝王經疏 6.89

6.89

經　「時王國內有無量百千諸眾生類皆遇疫疾，眾苦所逼，乃至無有歡喜之心。善女天！爾時長者子流水，見是無量百千眾生受諸病苦，起大悲心作如是念：『無量眾生為諸極苦之所逼迫，我父長者雖善醫方妙通八術，皆療眾病四大增損，然已衰邁老耄虛羸，要假扶策方能進步，不復能往城邑聚落救諸病苦。今有無量百千眾生皆遇重病無能救者，我今當至大醫父所諮問治病醫方祕法。若得解已，當往城邑聚落之所救諸眾生種種疾病，令於長夜得受安樂。』」

Sūtra: "At that time, within the king's realm, immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings of various kinds all encountered pestilence and were oppressed by multiple afflictions, to the point of having no joyful thoughts in their minds. Suvarṇaprabhā! At that time the elder's son Jalavāhana, seeing these immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings suffering various afflictions of illness, gave rise to mahākaruṇā and thought to himself: 'Immeasurable sentient beings are oppressed by these extreme sufferings. Although my father, the elder, is well versed in medical methods and marvelously proficient in the eight arts, curing all diseases and the imbalances of the four great elements, he is already decrepit, aged, exhausted, and feeble; he must rely on a staff before he can take a step, and can no longer go to cities, towns, and villages to rescue them from various afflictions of illness. Now there are immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings who have all met with grave illness and have no one who can rescue them. I should now go to the place of my great physician father and inquire about the secret methods of medical prescriptions for curing illness. Once I have attained an understanding, I shall go to the places of cities, towns, and villages to cure the various illnesses of all sentient beings, causing them to enjoy peace and happiness through the long night.'"