俱舍論頌疏論本 1.11

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佛涅槃後，四百年初，健馱羅國有王名迦膩色迦，其王敬信，尊重佛經，味道忘疲，傳燈是務。有日請僧入宮供養，王因問道，僧說莫同，王甚怪焉。問脇尊者曰：「佛教同源，理無異趣。諸德宣唱，奚有異乎？」尊者答曰：「自五夢不祥，雙林現滅，百有餘載。諸部肇興，雖復萬途，津梁一揆。是故大聖喻折金杖，況以爭衣。爭衣則衣終不破，斫金則金體無殊。是故依之修行，無不皆成聖果。」王聞此語，因為問曰：「諸部立範，孰最善乎？我欲修行，願尊者說。」尊者答曰：「諸部懿典，莫越有宗。王欲修行，宜遵此矣。」王曰：「向承嘉旨，示以有宗。此部三藏，今應結集，須召有德，共詳議之。」

At the beginning of the four hundredth year after the Buddha's nirvāṇa, in the country of Gandhāra, there was a king named Kaniṣka. This king was reverent and faithful, venerating the Buddhist scriptures; savoring the Way he forgot his fatigue, making the transmission of the lamp his duty. One day, he invited monks into his palace to offer them nourishment; when the king took the opportunity to inquire about the Way, the monks’ expositions did not agree, which the king found extremely strange. He asked the Venerable Pārśva: “The Buddha’s teachings have the same source; their principles do not lead to different destinations. Why is there divergence when the reverend ones recite and proclaim them?” The Venerable replied: “Since the inauspicious omen of the five dreams, when the extinction was manifested in the Twin Sala Grove, more than a hundred years have passed. The various schools have arisen; though their paths are myriad, their bridge leads to the same goal. Therefore the Great Sage used the analogy of breaking a golden staff, and compared it to fighting over a robe. If they fight over a robe, the robe is ultimately not torn; if one chops gold, the substance of the gold remains identical. Therefore, if one cultivates in reliance on them, all without exception will attain the sage fruits.” When the king heard these words, he thereupon asked: “Among the models established by the various schools, which is the finest? I wish to cultivate practice; may the Venerable explain it.” The Venerable replied: “Among the fine standards of the various schools, none surpasses the Sarvāstivāda. If the King wishes to cultivate practice, he ought to follow this one.” The King said: “Just now I received your gracious instruction pointing me to the Sarvāstivāda. The Tripiṭaka of this school should now be compiled in council (saṃgīti); we must summon those of virtue to deliberate on it together.”