中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 2.9

2.9

大院南門內東畔有壇，大梵王造。西對方池，名曰戒壇。樓至比丘請佛立之，初欲結戒乃集十方諸佛，于時有八百億同名釋迦，十方諸佛同名亦爾，創立戒壇。壇既成已，諸佛登之共論戒法。其壇華麗非世所有，狀若須彌，旁置龕窟，皆安神像，常有天神恭敬守護。四周花林眾相難識。惟佛所登，人不敢上。門西內有壇，魔王所立，莊飾之舉，亦等東方。初度尼時恐滅正法，乃集諸佛登壇籌議，理義百度，遂有四部。故此兩壇惟佛行事。自上已來，並述佛院棟、宇、壇、池、樓、觀、殿、閣，其外所有並列植奇花異樹，四時常榮，地若淨鏡，片無草穢，故來至者，但聞香氣，淨境遂依此相，號名道場，依境立目，不徒設也。

Inside the south gate of the Great Courtyard, on the eastern side, is a platform built by the great King Brahmā. Facing a square pond to the west, it is called the ordination platform. The bhikṣu Rucika requested the Buddha to establish it. When he first wished to enact the precepts, he assembled the Buddhas of the ten directions. At that time, there were eighty billion [Buddhas] sharing the same name Śākya, and the Buddhas of the ten directions all shared that same name as well, when they initially founded the ordination platform. Once the platform was completed, the Buddhas mounted it and together expounded the rules of the precepts. The platform's magnificence was beyond this world, shaped like Sumeru, with niches and caves placed on its sides, all enshrining images of deities, with celestial gods constantly revering and guarding it. Around it were flower groves whose manifold forms were difficult to fathom. Only the Buddha mounted it; humans dared not ascend. Inside to the west of the gate was a platform built by the Demon King Māra, its ornamental grandeur matching that of the east. When nuns were first ordained, fearing the extinction of the True Dharma, [the Buddha] assembled the Buddhas to ascend the platform and deliberate; determining principles through a hundred deliberations, the four assemblies were established. Thus, these two platforms were only used when the Buddha officiated. From the above onward, the beams, buildings, platforms, ponds, towers, pavilions, and halls of the Buddha Courtyard have been described; outside them, rare flowers and strange trees were planted in rows, flourishing throughout the four seasons. The ground was like a clean mirror, without the slightest speck of weeds or filth. Thus, those who arrived smelled only fragrance; the pure environment thus accorded with these features and was named a bodhimaṇḍa. The name was established according to the setting, not set up in vain.