釋迦譜 1.465

1.465

時彼龍王聞佛此偈。歡喜踊躍頭面禮足。還歸所止。瑞應本起云。起到文隣盲龍無提水邊。坐定七日不喘不息。光照水中龍目得開。即識如來如前。三佛光明。目輒得視龍王歡喜。沐浴名香栴檀蘇合。出水見佛相好光影。如樹有華。前繞佛七匝。身離佛圍四十里。龍有七頭羅覆佛上。欲以障蔽蚊虻寒暑。時雨七日。龍一心不饑不渴。七日雨止佛從定寤。龍化作年少道人。著好服飾稽首問佛。佛得無寒得無熱。無為蚊虻所嬈近耶。佛時答言。

Then the dragon king heard this verse of the Buddha, leaped with joy, bowed his head to the Buddha's feet, and returned to his dwelling. The Ruiying benqi jing says: He went to the water of the blind dragon Mucilinda. Sitting in absorption for seven days, neither panting nor breathing, his radiance shone into the water and the dragon's eyes opened. The dragon immediately recognized the Tathāgata: just as with the light of the previous three Buddhas, his eyes were immediately able to see. The dragon king rejoiced, bathed with famous incense, sandalwood, and storax, came out of the water, and saw the reflection of the Buddha's bodily marks and light, like a tree with flowers. Coming forward, he circled the Buddha seven times, his body surrounding the Buddha for forty li. The dragon had seven heads spread over the Buddha, wishing to shield him from mosquitoes, gadflies, cold, and heat. Rain fell for seven days; with single-minded devotion, the dragon felt neither hunger nor thirst. After seven days the rain stopped, and the Buddha awoke from absorption. The dragon transformed into a young practitioner dressed in fine clothing, bowed his head, and asked the Buddha: 'Was the Buddha free from cold, free from heat, and was he not troubled or approached by mosquitoes and gadflies?' The Buddha then replied: