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世尊拈華。迦葉微笑。出大梵王問佛決疑經云。佛在靈鷲山中。大梵天王以金色波羅華持以獻佛。世尊拈華示眾。人天百萬悉皆罔措。獨有迦葉破顏微笑。世尊曰。吾有正法眼藏涅槃妙心。分付迦葉。詳見宋神宗熙寧十年丞相王荊國公說。

The World-Honoured One held up a flower, and Kāśyapa smiled subtly. This comes from the Sutra of the Great Brahmā King Asking the Buddha to Resolve Doubts, which says: The Buddha was on Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa. The Great Brahmā Heavenly King took a golden pāra flower and offered it to the Buddha. The World-Honoured One held up the flower and showed it to the assembly. The millions of humans and devas were all at a loss. Only Kāśyapa broke into a subtle smile. The World-Honoured One said, "I possess the treasury of the true Dharma eye, the wondrous mind of nirvāṇa, and I entrust it to Kāśyapa." For details, see the account by Duke Wang of Jingguo, Prime Minister under Emperor Shenzong of the Song, in the tenth year of the Xining era.