釋迦譜 1.384

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爾時八王亦於是日。與白淨王同生太子。彼諸國王各懷歡喜。我今生子有諸奇異。而不知是薩婆悉達之瑞相也。皆集婆羅門。各為太子制好名字。王舍城太子。名曰頻毘婆羅。舍衛國太子。名波斯匿。偷羅拘吒國太子。名拘臘婆。犢子國太子名優陀延。跋羅國太子。名曰欝陀羅延。盧羅國太子名曰疾光。德叉尸羅國太子名弗迦羅。婆羅拘羅婆國太子。名拘羅婆。爾時白淨王普勅群臣。令訪聰明多聞智慧善知占相。為諸世人所知識者。群臣聞已四方推覓。時王即便於後園中。乃起一大殿。窓牖欄楯七寶莊飾。爾時群臣得五百婆羅門。聰明知相。見諸奇瑞欲來詣王。會王遣信。疾速而至。諸臣白王。知相婆羅門今者已到。王聞歡喜即勅令前。請入殿坐設諸供養。彼婆羅門即白王言。我聞大王新生太子。有諸相好奇特之瑞。願令我等悉得見之。時王即勅抱太子出。諸婆羅門既見太子相好嚴盛。歎未曾有。王即問言。今占太子其相云何。婆羅門言。一切眾生皆欲好子。大王今者所生太子。是大珍異勿生憂怖。即又白言。所生太子。大王雖言是王之子。乃是世間之眼。王復問言。云何得知。婆羅門言。我觀太子。身色光爛猶如真金。有諸相好極為明淨。若當出家成一切種智。若在家者為轉輪聖王領四天子。譬如江河海為第一。眾山之中須彌最勝。凡諸光暉日為無上。一切清涼唯有明月。天人世間太子為尊。王聞此語心大歡喜離諸悚惕。彼婆羅門又白王言。有一梵仙名阿私陀。具足五通在於香山。彼能為王斷諸疑惑。諸婆羅門說此語已。辭別而去。

At that time, on that very day, eight kings also fathered crown princes at the same time as King Śuddhodana. Those kings each rejoiced, thinking, 'The birth of my son has brought many wonders,' unaware that these were auspicious portents of Sarvārthasiddha. They all assembled brahmins to establish auspicious names for their princes: the prince of Rājagṛha was named Bimbisāra; the prince of the kingdom of Śrāvastī was named Prasenajit; the prince of the kingdom of Sthūlakoṣṭha was named Kurava; the prince of the Vatsa kingdom was named Udayana; the prince of the kingdom of Bala was named Udrayāna; the prince of the kingdom of Roruka was named Jvalatejas; the prince of the kingdom of Takṣaśilā was named Pukkasāti; and the prince of the kingdom of Varakurava was named Kurava. At that time, King Śuddhodana universally commanded his ministers to seek out those who were intelligent, of broad learning and wisdom, skilled in divination and physiognomy, and well known among worldly people. Hearing this, the ministers searched in the four directions. Then the king erected a great hall in the rear garden, with windows and balustrades adorned with the seven treasures. At that time, the ministers found five hundred brahmins who were intelligent and skilled in physiognomy; having seen the miraculous signs, they had wanted to come visit the king, and coincidentally met the messengers sent by the king, arriving with great speed. The ministers said to the king, 'The physiognomist brahmins have now arrived.' Hearing this, the king rejoiced and ordered them forward, inviting them into the hall to sit and presenting various offerings. The brahmins said to the king, 'We have heard that the Great King’s newly born prince possesses marks of excellence and extraordinary portents; we wish that we may all see him.' The king immediately ordered that the prince be brought out. Once the brahmins saw the prince’s marks of excellence so resplendent and magnificent, they praised it as unprecedented. The king then asked, 'What does the physiognomic reading of the prince reveal?' The brahmins said, 'All sentient beings desire fine sons; the prince born to the Great King today is a great and rare wonder. Do not give rise to worry or fear.' They further said, 'Though the Great King speaks of the newly born prince as his son, he is in fact the eye of the world.' The king asked again, 'How is this known?' The brahmins said, 'We observe that the prince’s bodily color is radiant like pure gold, and his marks of excellence are exceedingly clear and pure. If he leaves home, he will achieve sarvākārajñatā; if he remains at home, he will become a wheel-turning sage king ruling over the sons of the four devas. Just as the ocean is foremost among rivers, Mount Sumeru is most supreme among all mountains, the sun is unsurpassable among all lights, and only the bright moon brings absolute coolness to all, so the prince is the most honored in the realm of gods and humans.' Hearing these words, the king’s heart was overjoyed and freed from all apprehension. The brahmins further said to the king, 'There is a brāhmaṇa seer named Asita, endowed with the five supernatural powers, who dwells on Fragrant Mountain. He will be able to resolve all the king’s doubts.' Having spoken these words, the brahmins took their leave and departed.