俱舍論記 9.11

9.11

「此吉瑞相至非如所見」者，答。夢見白象，此表吉瑞先相，非關中有，菩薩九十一劫以來久捨傍生趣故。復引訖栗枳王夢見十事，皆表先兆。訖栗枳，此云作事，是迦葉波佛父。夜夢十事，旦白迦葉佛。佛答言：「此表當來釋迦遺法弟子之先兆也。」王夢見有一大象被閉室中，更無門戶唯有小窓，其象方便投身得出，尾猶礙窓不能出者。此表釋迦遺法弟子，能捨父母妻子出家修道，而於其中猶懷名利不能捨離，如尾礙窓。王夢見有一渴人求覓水飲。便有一井具八功德，隨逐其人，不敢飲者。此表釋迦遺法弟子，諸道俗等不肯學法。有知法者，為名利故隨彼為說，而猶不學。王夢見以一升真珠博一升[麩-夫+少]者，此喻釋迦遺法弟子為求名利故，以佛正法為他人說希彼財物。王夢見栴檀博凡木者，表釋迦遺法弟子以內正法博外書典。王夢見有妙園林華菓茂盛，狂賊毀壞無有餘者，此表釋迦遺法弟子磨滅如來正法苑也。王夢見有諸小象驅一大象令出群者，表釋迦遺法弟子，諸惡朋儻破戒苾芻，擯斥持戒有德苾芻令出眾外。王夢見有一獼猴身塗糞穢湯突己眾見皆避者，表釋迦遺法弟子，諸破戒人以諸惡事誹謗好人，見皆遠避。王夢見有一獼猴實無有德，眾共扶捧海水灌頂立為王者，表釋迦遺法弟子，破戒苾芻實無所知，為名利故諸惡朋儻共相扶捧立為眾首。王夢見有廣堅衣，有十八人各執少分四面爭挽衣不破者，表釋迦遺法弟子分佛正法成十八部，雖有異執而真法尚存，依之修道皆得解脫。此顯所學之法。王夢見多人共集互相征伐死亡略盡者，此表釋迦遺法弟子既分成十八，各有門人，部執不同互興鬪諍。此顯能學法人。如是所夢，但表當來餘事先兆，此非如所見。

Regarding "This auspicious omen ... is not as seen": this is the reply. Seeing a white elephant in a dream signifies an omen of auspiciousness; it has nothing to do with the intermediate state (antarābhava), because the Bodhisattva long ago abandoned the animal realm ninety-one kalpas earlier. He also cites King Kṛki's dream of ten things, all of which signified omens. "Kṛki" here means "Maker of deeds" (kārya-kṛt); he was the father of Kāśyapa Buddha. Having dreamed of ten things during the night, at dawn he reported them to Kāśyapa Buddha. The Buddha answered, saying: "These signify omens of the future disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathal of the Dharma." The King dreamed that there was a large elephant shut in a room with no doors or gates, having only a small window; the elephant managed by skillful means to throw its body through and get out, but its tail was still caught in the window, unable to emerge. This signifies that the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma will be able to leave behind parents, wives, and children to go forth and cultivate the path, yet within that state still harbor thoughts of fame and gain, unable to abandon and depart from them—just as the tail is caught in the window. The King dreamed that there was a thirsty person seeking water to drink, and then there was a well endowed with the eight qualities of good water that followed that person, but [the person] dared not drink. This signifies that among the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma, the monks and laypersons will be unwilling to study the Dharma; those who know the Dharma follow after them to preach it for the sake of fame and gain, yet they still will not study it. The King dreamed of exchanging one sheng of genuine pearls for one sheng of parched flour; this is an analogy for the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma preaching the Buddha's true Dharma to others for the sake of pursuing fame and gain, hoping to receive their material wealth. The King dreamed of exchanging sandalwood for common wood; this signifies that disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma exchange the internal true Dharma for external non-Buddhist texts. The King dreamed of a magnificent park and forest with luxuriant flowers and fruits, which was destroyed by wild bandits with nothing remaining; this signifies disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma wiping out the garden of the Tathāgata's true Dharma. The King dreamed of small elephants driving a large elephant out of the herd; this signifies that among the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma, corrupt cliques of precept-breaking bhikṣus will banish and expel virtuous bhikṣus who observe the precepts, driving them out of the saṃgha. The King dreamed of a monkey whose body was smeared with excrement and filth, rushing into its own troop, and all who saw it avoided it; this signifies that among the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma, precept-breakers will slander good persons with evil deeds, and all who see them will keep their distance and avoid them. The King dreamed of a monkey that possessed no real virtue, yet the assembly together supported and raised it up, consecrated it with seawater, and enthroned it as king; this signifies that among the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma, precept-breaking bhikṣus who truly have no knowledge will, for the sake of fame and gain, be mutually supported and raised up by corrupt cliques to be made heads of the assembly. The King dreamed of a wide, strong garment: eighteen people each took hold of a small piece, pulling against each other in four directions, yet the garment did not tear; this signifies that the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma will divide the Buddha's true Dharma into eighteen schools, and although there will be differing tenets, the true Dharma will still remain intact, and by relying on it to cultivate the path, all can attain liberation. This clarifies the Dharma that is studied. The King dreamed of many people gathering together, warring against each other until almost everyone was killed; this signifies that after the disciples of Śākyamuni's bequeathed Dharma divide into eighteen [schools], each having its disciples, their sectarian tenets differing, they will mutually instigate conflict and strife. This clarifies the persons capable of studying the Dharma. What was dreamed in this way merely signified future omens of other matters; it was not as seen [literally].