[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) › 4.37 # 佛祖統紀 4.37 佛祖統紀 4.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.4.37) 三月六日。如來本生眷屬迦毘羅國王（父王淨飯二子。一孫。既俱出家。父王問佛云。國嗣永絕。則知既崩之後無復繼者。今此迦毘羅王。蓋是國人。立兄弟之子為其後。故今云本生眷屬也）諸釋種等。經三七日。知佛涅槃入拘尸城。請求舍利不果所請。阿闍世王詣佛懺悔。洗蕩身瘡極重罪滅。即還本宮。於涅槃夜夢見月落。召問諸臣。答言。是佛涅槃之相。王即將臣從至拘尸城。請求舍利不果所請。時毘離外道名王。阿勒迦羅王。毘耨不畏王。遮羅迦羅王。波肩羅王。各將臣從入拘尸城。請求一分舍利還國供養不果所請（後分○已上七國。并拘尸那為八國）時八國王共爭舍利。有大臣優波吉諫八國王。時帝釋化作人語。我等諸天亦應有分。阿耨達龍王言。我等亦應有分。若不見與力足相敵。時優波吉告言。諸君且止。此舍利宜共分之。何須見諍。即分舍利而為三分。一分諸天。一分龍王。一分八王（處胎經）八國共分舍利。闍王得八萬四千數。又別得口髭還國。道逢難頭禾龍王。從求舍利。闍王不與。龍言。我力能壞汝國土。闍王怖畏。即以佛髭與之。龍王於須彌山下起水精塔。闍王還國。以紫金函盛舍利。作千歲燈。於五恒河水中作塔藏之（阿育王經）。 > On the sixth day of the third month, the king of the country of Kapila, a relative of the Tathāgata by birth (The father King Śuddhodana had two sons and one grandson, all of whom had already renounced household life. The father king asked the Buddha, saying, 'The royal lineage is forever cut off,' so we know that after his death there was no heir. The King of Kapila here must be one of the people of the state who enthroned the son of a brother as his successor; hence it is now called 'relatives by birth'), along with the members of the Śākya clan, learned after three weeks that the Buddha had entered nirvāṇa and entered the city of Kuśīnagara to request relics, but their request was not granted. King Ajātaśatru went to the Buddha to repent; having cleansed his bodily sores, his extremely grave transgressions were eliminated, and he returned to his own palace. On the night of the nirvāṇa he dreamed that the moon fell, and summoning his ministers, he asked about it. They replied, 'This is a sign of the Buddha's nirvāṇa.' The king then led his ministers and retinue to the city of Kuśīnagara to request relics, but his request was not granted. At that time, the King of Vaiśālī, a renowned king of the non-Buddhists, King Allakappa, King Veṭhadīpa the Fearless, King Calakappa, and King Pāvā, each led their ministers and retinue into the city of Kuśīnagara, requesting a portion of the relics to bring back to their countries for worship, but their requests were not granted (Later Portion; Note: The seven countries above, together with Kuśīnagara, make eight countries). At that time, the kings of the eight countries fought over the relics. A minister named Upakāra admonished the eight kings. Then Śakra transformed into a human and spoke: 'We gods should also have a share.' The dragon king Anavatapta said: 'We too should have a share. If you do not give it to us, our strength is sufficient to match yours.' Then Upakāra told them: 'Gentlemen, stop for a moment. These relics should be divided together. Why must there be fighting?' He then divided the relics into three shares: one share for the gods, one share for the dragon kings, and one share for the eight kings (Garbhastha Sūtra). The eight countries divided the relics together. King Ajātaśatru obtained eighty-four thousand \[measures\], and additionally received the mustache, returning to his country. On the road he met the dragon king Nandopananda, who sought relics from him. King Ajātaśatru would not give them. The dragon said: 'My strength is capable of destroying your kingdom.' King Ajātaśatru was terrified, and immediately gave the Buddha's mustache to him. The dragon king erected a crystal stūpa at the foot of Mount Sumeru. King Ajātaśatru returned to his country, placed the relics in a box of purplish gold, made a thousand-year lamp, and built a stūpa to enshrine them in the waters of the five Gaṅgā rivers (Aśokarāja Sūtra). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.4.36) - [Next: 4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.4.38) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.4.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.4.37) · Pramāṇa