釋迦譜 1.405

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爾時迦毘羅施兜國。諸大相師並知。太子若不出家。過七日後得轉輪王位。王四天下七寶自至。各以所知往白王言。釋迦種姓於此方興。王聞是語心生歡喜。即勅諸臣并釋種子。汝聞相師如此言不。皆應日夜侍衛太子可於四門。門各千人周匝。城外一踰闍那內。羅置人眾而防護之。普耀經云。明日即勅五百諸釋。勇多力者宿衛菩薩。令城四門開閉之聲聞四十里。復勅耶輸陀羅并諸內宮。倍加警戒。過於七日勿使出家。時王又來至太子所。太子遙見即往奉迎。頭面禮足問訊起居。王語太子。我昔既聞阿私陀說。及眾相師。并諸奇瑞。必定知汝不樂處世。國嗣既重孰當相繼。唯願為我生汝一子。然後絕俗不復相違。爾時太子聞父王言。心自思惟。大王所以苦留我者。正自為國無紹嗣耳。作是念已而答王言。善哉如勅。即以左手指其妃腹。時耶輸陀羅便覺體異。自知有娠。王聞太子如勅之言心大歡喜。當謂太子七日之內必未有兒。若過此期。轉輪王位自然而至。不復出家。爾時太子心自念言。我年已至十九。今又是二月復是七日。宜應方便思求出家。所以者何。今正是時。又於父王所願已滿。作此念已。身放光明照四天王宮。乃至照於淨居天宮。不令人間見此光明。爾時諸天見此光已。皆知太子出家時至。即便來下到太子所。頭面禮足合掌白言。無量劫來所修行願。今者正見成熟之時。於是太子答諸天言。如汝等語今正是時。然父王勅內外官屬。嚴見防衛欲去無從。諸天白言。我等自當設諸方便。令太子出使無知者。諸天即便以其神力。令諸官屬悉皆熟臥。爾時耶輸陀羅眠臥之中。得三大夢。一者夢月墮地。二者夢牙齒落。三者夢失右臂。得此夢已。眠中驚覺。心大怖懼。白太子言。我於眠中得三惡夢。太子問言。汝夢何等。耶輸陀羅即便具說所夢之事。太子語言。月猶在天。齒又不落。臂復尚在。當知諸夢虛假不實。汝今不應橫生怖畏。耶輸陀羅又語太子。如我自忖所夢之事。必是太子出家之瑞。太子又答。汝但安眠勿生此慮。要不令汝有不祥事。耶輸陀羅聞此語已。即便還眠。太子即從座起。遍觀妓女及耶輸陀羅。皆如木人。譬如芭蕉中無堅實。或有倚伏於樂器上。臂脚垂地更相枕臥。鼻涕目淚口中流涎。又復遍觀妻及妓女。見其形體。髮爪髓腦。骨齒髑髏。皮膚肌肉。筋脈肪血。心肺脾腎。肝膽膓胃。屎尿涕唾。外為革囊。中盛臭穢。無一可奇。強熏以香。飾以華綵。譬如假借當還。亦不得久。百年之命臥消其半。又多憂惱其樂無幾。世人云何恒見此事。而不覺悟。又於其中貪著婬欲。普耀經云。於時菩薩夜觀妓女。百節空中。譬如芭蕉。鼻涕目淚。樂器縱橫。顧視其妻。具見形體。腦髓髑髏。心肺膓胃。外是革囊。中有臭處。猶如假借當還。亦不得久。三界無怙唯道可恃。欲界諸天住於空中。法行天子遙白菩薩。時已到矣。沸星適現。即勅車匿起鞁犍陟。適宣此言。時四天王與無數閱叉龍鬼等。皆被鎧甲。從四方來。稽首菩薩。城中男女皆疲極寐。孔雀眾鳥亦疲極寐。修行本起云。諸天皆言。太子當去恐作稽留。召烏蘇慢（此名厭神）適來宮國內外厭寐。我今當學古昔諸佛所修之行。急應遠此大火之聚。

At that time, the great astrologers of the realm of Kapilavastu all knew that if the Crown Prince did not leave home, after seven days he would attain the status of a wheel-turning king (cakravartin), ruling over the four continents, with the seven treasures arriving of their own accord. Each reported what he knew to the king, saying: "The Śākya clan will flourish from this!" Hearing these words, the king rejoiced in his heart. He immediately ordered all the ministers and the sons of the Śākya clan: "Did you hear what the astrologers said, or not? You must all attend and guard the Crown Prince day and night! Place one thousand men at each of the four gates, completely surrounding the city. Set up sentries within one yojana outside the city to guard him." The Puyao jing says: The next day he commanded five hundred Śākyas of great courage and strength to guard the Bodhisattva through the night, making the sounds of the opening and closing of the city's four gates audible for forty li. He further commanded Yaśodharā and all the inner palace women to redouble their vigilance, so that for the duration of seven days he would not be permitted to leave home. The king then went again to the Crown Prince's quarters. Seeing him from afar, the Crown Prince went out to welcome him, bowing his head to his feet and inquiring after his health. The king said to the Crown Prince: "From what I heard previously from Asita, the various astrologers, and the auspicious omens, I know with certainty that you take no pleasure in staying in the world. Yet the succession to the kingdom is of great weight; who will carry it on? I ask only that you father a son for me; after that, you may sever worldly ties, and I will no longer oppose you." Hearing his father the king's words, the Crown Prince thought to himself: "The only reason the Great King insists on detaining me is merely that the kingdom lacks an heir." Having thought this, he answered the king, saying: "Very well, as you command." He then pointed to his consort's belly with his left hand. At that moment, Yaśodharā felt a change in her body and knew she was pregnant. Hearing the Crown Prince say "As you command," the king rejoiced greatly, thinking that within seven days the Crown Prince could not yet have a child, and once this period passed, the position of a wheel-turning king would arrive naturally, and he would no longer leave home. At that time, the Crown Prince thought to himself: "I have reached nineteen years of age. Today is the second month and also the seventh day. I must devise an expedient means to seek departure from home. Why is this? Now is precisely the right time. Moreover, my father the king's wish has already been fulfilled." Having had this thought, his body emitted light that illuminated the palaces of the Four Heavenly Kings and reached up to the palace of the Śuddhāvāsa Devas, without allowing the mortal world to see this radiance. Seeing this light, the devas knew that the time had arrived for the Crown Prince to leave home. They descended at once to the Crown Prince's presence, bowed their heads to his feet, joined their palms, and said: "The vows you have practiced through countless kalpas now face the time of fruition!" Thereupon the Crown Prince replied to the devas: "It is just as you say; now is indeed the time. However, my father the king has commanded the inner and outer officials to maintain a strict guard; I have no way to depart." The devas said: "We shall devise expedient means to ensure that the Crown Prince departs without anyone knowing." The devas then used their spiritual power to put all the guards and officials into a deep sleep. At that moment, while asleep, Yaśodharā had three great dreams: first, she dreamed the moon fell to the earth; second, she dreamed her teeth fell out; third, she dreamed she lost her right arm. Having dreamed these, she awoke in fright, filled with great terror, and said to the Crown Prince: "In my sleep I have had three terrible dreams!" The Crown Prince asked: "What did you dream?" Yaśodharā then related in detail what she had dreamed. The Crown Prince told her: "The moon is still in the sky, your teeth have not fallen out, and your arm is still there. You should know that all dreams are unreal and illusory; you should not give way to baseless fears." Yaśodharā further said to the Crown Prince: "According to my own contemplation of these dreams, they are surely signs that the Crown Prince will leave home." The Crown Prince answered again: "Just sleep peacefully and do not harbor such worries; I will never let any misfortune befall you." Hearing these words, Yaśodharā went back to sleep. The Crown Prince then rose from his seat and surveyed the courtesans and Yaśodharā: they all resembled wooden figures, just like plantain trees lacking any solid core. Some leaned or sprawled over musical instruments, their arms and legs hanging down to the ground, sleeping pillowed upon one another, with snot, tears, and saliva drooling from their mouths. He again surveyed his wife and the courtesans, seeing their bodies as nothing but hair, nails, marrow, and brain; bones, teeth, and skulls; skin and flesh; sinews, veins, fat, and blood; heart, lungs, spleen, and kidneys; liver, gall bladder, intestines, and stomach; feces, urine, snot, and spit. Externally a leather bag, filled inside with foul filth, there was nothing admirable. Forcibly perfumed with incense and adorned with flowered silks, they were like borrowed items that must be returned, unable to last long. Half of a hundred-year lifespan is spent sleeping away; and with so much sorrow and distress, there is very little joy. How can people of the world constantly behold this without awakening, and instead harbor covetous lust toward it? The Puyao jing says: At that time, the Bodhisattva observed the courtesans at night; their hundred joints were hollow inside, like plantain trees, with snot and tears, and instruments scattered helter-skelter. Looking at his wife, he saw her body in full: brain, marrow, skull, heart, lungs, intestines, and stomach—externally a leather bag containing foulness, like borrowed goods to be returned, unable to last long. In the three realms there is no refuge; only the Path can be relied upon. The gods of the desire realm stood in the air. The devaputra Dharmacārin addressed the Bodhisattva from afar: "The time has come! The Puṣya constellation has just appeared!" He immediately ordered Chandaka to arise and saddle Kaṇṭhaka. As soon as these words were uttered, the Four Heavenly Kings, together with countless yakṣas, nāgas, and spirits, all clad in armor, came from the four directions and bowed their heads before the Bodhisattva. The men and women of the city were all sound asleep from exhaustion; the peacocks and flocks of birds were also fast asleep from exhaustion. The Xiuxing benqi says: The devas all said, "The Crown Prince must depart, lest there be any delay." They summoned Wusuman (named the Sleep-Inducing Spirit), who immediately cast a spell of deep sleep throughout the palace and the realm, inside and out. [The Crown Prince thought:] "I must now train in the practices undertaken by all the past Buddhas, and swiftly depart far from this great mass of fire."