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中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 1.45

中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 1.45

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1.45

次北有二大院。名外道來出家院。南門對巷。諸異見人,創歸正化,先止此院。有一銀天箜篌,又一銀天人坐七寶蓮華上,彈此箜篌。天人頂上有一摩尼寶王。若諸外道來入此院,天彈箜篌放光明。外道聞音,光明畢身,受清涼樂,所有邪惑因此消除,證第三果。此樂是楞伽山羅剎鬼王,於迦葉佛時所造。彼佛滅後,文殊持往清涼山中,至釋迦佛世持祇洹。佛滅度後經十二年猶在此院。過此年已,文殊聖者還持清涼山金剛窟中。

Next to the north are two large courtyards named the Courtyards for Non-Buddhists Coming to Go Forth from the Household. Their south gates face the lane. People of various deviant views who have newly returned to the correct teaching first reside in these courtyards. There is a celestial konghou harp of silver, and a silver deva sits upon a seven-jeweled lotus flower playing this konghou. Atop the deva's head is a sovereign maṇi jewel. If non-Buddhists enter this courtyard, the deva plays the konghou and emits light. When the non-Buddhists hear the sound, the light completely pervades their bodies, and they experience cool, refreshing bliss; all their deviant delusions are thereby eradicated, and they realize the third fruit. This musical instrument was made by the rākṣasa demon king of Mount Laṅkā in the time of Kāśyapa Buddha. After that Buddha's parinirvāṇa, Mañjuśrī took it to Mount Qingliang; when Śākyamuni Buddha was in the world, he brought it to the Jetavana. For twelve years after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, it remained in this courtyard. After these years passed, the holy one Mañjuśrī took it back to the Vajra Cave on Mount Qingliang.

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