[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 32.31 # 佛祖統紀 32.31 佛祖統紀 32.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [32.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.32.31) 閻羅王昔為毘沙國王。與維陀始生王戰兵力不敵。因立誓願為地獄主。臣佐十八人領百萬眾。同立誓曰。後當奉助治此罪人。毘沙王者今閻羅王是。十八臣者今諸小王是。百萬眾者諸阿旁是（問地獄經阿旁此云無間）琰摩羅此言雙王。兄主男獄。妹主女獄（正法念經）兄妹皆作獄主。故云雙王。又苦樂並受故（經音義）。 > In the past, King Yama was the king of Vaiśālī. He engaged in battle against King Vedasi-saṃbhava, but his military forces were no match. He then made a vow wishing to become the lord of the hells. His eighteen ministers and generals led a million troops, and together they made a vow, saying: 'In the future we will assist in punishing these sinners.' The king of Vaiśālī is the present King Yama; the eighteen ministers are the present minor kings; the million troops are the various ox-head wardens (\*apāṅga\*; the \*Sūtra on Inquiring into Hells\* says that \*apāṅga\* translates here as 'uninterrupted'). \*Yamalarāja\* here translates as 'Twin Kings': the elder brother rules the male hells, and the younger sister rules the female hells (\*Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra\*). Because brother and sister both serve as hell rulers, they are called 'Twin Kings'; moreover, it is because they endure both suffering and pleasure (\*Pronunciation and Meaning of the Scriptures\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 32.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.32.30) - [Next: 32.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.32.32) - [Up: 32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.32) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.32.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.49.4) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.32.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.32.31) · Pramāṇa