佛祖歷代通載 4.147

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（二十七　甲戌）　第二十祖闍夜多者。北天竺國人也。智慧淵冲化導無量。後至羅閱城敷揚頓教。彼有學眾唯尚辨論。為首者名婆脩盤頭（此云遍行）常一食不臥六時禮佛。清淨無欲為眾所歸。祖將欲度之。先問彼眾曰。此遍行頭陀能脩梵行。可得佛道乎。眾曰。我師精進。何故不可。祖曰。汝師與道遠矣。設苦行歷於塵劫。皆虛妄之本也。眾曰。尊者蘊何德行而譏我師。祖曰。我不求道。亦不顛倒。我不禮佛。亦不輕慢。我不長坐。亦不懈怠。我不一食。亦不雜食。我不知足。亦不貪欲。心無所希。名之曰道。時遍行聞已發無漏智歡喜讚歎。尊者又語彼眾曰。會吾語否。吾所以然者。為其求道心切。夫絃急即斷。故吾不贊令其住安樂地入諸佛智。復告遍行曰。吾適對眾抑挫仁者。得無惱於衷乎。曰我憶念七劫前生安樂國。師於智者月淨記我。非久當證斯陀含果。時有大光明菩薩出世。我以老故策杖禮謁。師叱我曰。童子輕父。一何鄙哉。時我自謂無過。請師示之。師曰。汝禮大光明菩薩。以杖倚壁畫佛面。以此過慢遂失二果。我責躬悔過。以來聞諸惡言如風如響。況今獲飲無上甘露。而反生熱惱邪。唯願大慈以妙道垂誨。祖曰。汝久植眾德。當繼吾宗。聽吾偈曰。言下合無生。同於法界性。若能如是解。通達理事竟。付法已。不起於坐奄然歸寂。闍維收舍利建塔。當後漢明帝十七年甲戌歲也。

(Twenty-seven: jiaxu) The twentieth patriarch, Jayata, was a man of the country of Northern India. His wisdom was profound and tranquil, and he transformed and guided immeasurable beings. Later, he arrived at the city of Rājagṛha to proclaim the sudden teaching. There was an assembly of practitioners there who valued only debate; their leader was named Vasubandhu (translated here as 'All-Pervading Practice'), who always took only one meal a day, did not lie down, and bowed to the Buddha during the six periods of the day. Pure and free of desires, he was someone to whom the assembly turned. As the patriarch wished to deliver him, he first asked the assembly, 'Can this All-Pervading Practice dhūta practitioner, able to cultivate pure practice, attain the Buddha's path?' The assembly said, 'Our teacher is vigorous; why could he not?' The patriarch said, 'Your teacher is far from the path. Even if he were to practice austerities for dusty kalpas, they would all be the root of falsity and delusion.' The assembly said, 'What virtuous conduct does the Venerable One possess that he slanders our teacher?' The patriarch said, 'I do not seek the path, nor am I confused. I do not bow to the Buddha, nor am I disrespectful. I do not sit for long periods, nor am I indolent. I do not take one meal a day, nor do I eat indiscriminately. I do not know contentment, nor am I greedy. When the mind has nothing it hopes for, it is called the path.' At that time, when All-Pervading Practice heard this, he gave rise to taintless wisdom, rejoiced, and offered praise. The Venerable One spoke to that assembly again, 'Do you understand my words? The reason I acted thus is because his mind seeking the path was too intense. When a string is too tight, it snaps; therefore, I did not praise him, so as to cause him to abide in the ground of peace and joy and enter into the wisdom of the Buddhas.' He further addressed All-Pervading Practice, saying, 'Just now I humbled you before the assembly; did you not feel vexed within?' He replied, 'I recall that seven kalpas ago I was born in the Land of Peace and Joy. My teacher, the wise one Yuejing, predicted of me: "Before long, you will realize the fruit of a sakṛdāgāmin." At that time, Great Light Bodhisattva appeared in the world. Because I was old, I supported myself on a staff to pay respects to him. My teacher scolded me, saying: "A youth scorning his father—how base!" At that time I thought myself without fault and asked my teacher to point it out. My teacher said: "When you bowed to Great Light Bodhisattva, you leaned your staff against the face of the Buddha painted on the wall. Due to this fault of disrespect, you have lost the second fruit." Since reproaching myself and repenting my fault, whenever I have heard harsh words, they have been like the wind or an echo. How much more so now that I have obtained the drinking of the unsurpassed amṛta; why would I instead give rise to burning vexation? I only pray that in your great compassion you will instruct me with the wondrous path.' The patriarch said, 'You have long planted myriad virtues; you shall succeed to my lineage. Listen to my gāthā: / When words instantly accord with the unarisen, / It is identical with the nature of the realm of phenomena. / If you can understand in this way, / You will have completely penetrated both principle and phenomena.' Having transmitted the Dharma, he did not rise from his seat and peacefully entered cessation. Following his cremation, his relics were collected and a stūpa was erected. This was in the seventeenth year of Emperor Ming of the Later Han, the jiaxu year.