釋迦譜 1.474

1.474

爾時世尊語迦葉言。我今方欲停止此處。迦葉答言。善哉隨意。是時如來。於第二夜坐一樹下。時四天王夜來佛所而共聽法。各放光明照踰日月。迦葉夜起。遙見天光在如來側。語弟子言。年少沙門亦事於火。至明日曉往詣佛所。問言。沙門汝事火也。佛言不也。有四天王。夜來聽法是其光耳。於是迦葉語弟子言。年少沙門有大神德。然故不如我道真也。至第三夜。釋提桓因來下聽法。放大光明如日初昇。迦葉弟子。遙見天光在如來側。而白師言。年少沙門定事火也。至於明旦往詣佛所。問沙門言。汝定事火。佛言不也。釋提桓因來下聽法。是其光耳。于時迦葉語弟子言。年少沙門神德雖盛。然故不如我道真也。至第四夜。大梵天王來下聽法。放大光明如日正中。迦葉夜起見有光明在如來側。沙門必定事於火也。明日問佛。汝定事火。佛言不也。大梵天王夜來聽法。是其光耳。於是迦葉心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。爾時迦葉五百弟子。各事三火。於晨朝時俱欲然火。火不肯然。皆向迦葉具說此事。迦葉聞已心自思惟。此必當是沙門所為。即與弟子來至佛所。而白佛言。我諸弟子各事三火。旦欲然之而火不然。佛即答言。汝可還去火自當然。迦葉便還見火已然。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。諸弟子眾供養火畢。而欲滅之不能令滅。即向迦葉具說此事。迦葉聞已心自思惟。此亦當是沙門所為。即與弟子來至佛所。而白佛言。我諸弟子。朝欲滅火而火不滅。佛即答言。汝可還去火自當滅。迦葉便歸見火已滅。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。爾時迦葉自事三火。晨朝欲然火不肯然。即自思惟。此必復是沙門所為。即往佛所而白佛言。我朝然火而不肯然。佛即答言。汝可還去火自當然。迦葉便歸見火已然。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。於時迦葉供養火畢。而欲滅之不能令滅。心自思惟。此必當是沙門所為。即往佛所而白佛言。我朝然火。今欲滅之而不肯滅。佛即答言。汝可還去火自當滅。迦葉便歸見火已滅。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。瑞應本起云。迦葉復念。是大沙門神則神矣。然未得道。不如我得羅漢。爾時迦葉諸弟子眾。晨朝破薪斧不肯舉。即向迦葉具說此事。迦葉聞已心自思惟。此必復是沙門所為。即與弟子來至佛所。而白佛言。我諸弟子晨朝破薪斧不肯舉。佛即答言。汝可還去斧自當舉。迦葉便歸。見諸弟子斧皆得舉。而自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。迦葉弟子。即得舉斧復不肯下。還向迦葉具說此事。迦葉聞已心自思惟。此亦當是沙門所為。即與弟子往至佛所。而白佛言。我諸弟子旦欲破薪。斧既得舉復不肯下。佛即答言。汝可還去當令斧下。迦葉還歸。見諸弟子斧皆得下。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。爾時迦葉於晨朝時。自欲破薪斧不得舉。心自思惟。此亦當是沙門所為。即詣佛所而白佛言。我旦破薪斧不肯舉。佛即答言。汝可還去斧自當舉。迦葉既還斧即得舉。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。迦葉斧既舉已。復不肯下。心自思惟。此亦當是沙門所為。即詣佛所而白佛言。我斧已舉復不肯下。佛即答言。汝可還去斧自當下。迦葉即歸斧即得下。心自念言。年少沙門雖復神妙。然故不如我道真也。爾時迦葉即白佛言。年少沙門夏止住此。共修梵行。房舍衣食我當相給。于時世尊默然許之。迦葉知佛許已。還其所住。即勅日日辦好飲食并施床座。至明食時自行請佛。佛言。汝去我隨後往。迦葉適去。俄爾之間。世尊即便至閻浮洲界。取閻浮果滿鉢持來。迦葉未至佛已先到。迦葉後來見佛已坐。即便問言。年少沙門。從何道來而先至此。佛以鉢中。取閻浮果。以示迦葉而語之言。汝今識此鉢中果不。迦葉答言不識此果。佛言。從此南行。數萬踰闍那。彼有一洲。其上有樹。名曰閻浮。緣有此樹。故言閻浮提。我此鉢中是彼果也。於一念頃取此果來。極為香美汝可噉之。於是迦葉心自思惟。彼道去此極為長遠。而此沙門。乃能俄爾已得還往。神通變化殊自迅疾。然故不如我道真也。普耀經云。迦葉適去。佛以神足上忉利天。取晝度果。神足南行數千萬里極閻浮提界上。取訶梨勒果（餘三天下皆亦如是。文多不載）迦葉曰從何道來。佛言。卿每去後。吾至四域及上忉利天中取此果來。香美可食。卿可食之。瑞應本起云。明日食時迦葉請佛。佛言便去今隨後往。佛南行極閻浮提界上。數千萬里取訶梨勒果。盛滿鉢還。迦葉未歸。佛已坐其床。迦葉至問。何緣先到。佛言。卿適去。我即行此地界。取訶梨勒果。亦香且美便取食之。佛飯已去。迦葉續念是大沙門雖神不如我道真也。迦葉即便下種種食。佛即呪願。

At that time the World-Honoured One said to Kāśyapa, "I now wish to stay here." Kāśyapa replied, "Very well, as you wish." Then the Tathāgata sat beneath a tree for the second night. At that time, the Four Heavenly Kings came to the Buddha at night to listen to the Dharma together, each emitting a bright light that surpassed the sun and moon. Kāśyapa arose in the night and saw from afar the celestial light beside the Tathāgata. He said to his disciples, "The young śramaṇa also worships fire." When the next day dawned, he went to the Buddha's place and asked, "Śramaṇa, do you worship fire?" The Buddha said, "No. The Four Heavenly Kings came at night to listen to the Dharma; it was their light." Thereupon Kāśyapa said to his disciples, "The young śramaṇa possesses great spiritual virtue, but it is still not as true as my way." On the third night, Śakra Devānām Indra came down to listen to the Dharma, emitting a great light like the rising sun. Kāśyapa's disciples saw from afar the celestial light beside the Tathāgata and said to their master, "The young śramaṇa surely worships fire." In the morning they went to the Buddha's place and asked the śramaṇa, "Do you surely worship fire?" The Buddha said, "No. Śakra Devānām Indra came down to listen to the Dharma; it was his light." At that time Kāśyapa said to his disciples, "Although the young śramaṇa's spiritual virtue is flourishing, it is still not as true as my way." On the fourth night, the Great Brahmā Heavenly King came down to listen to the Dharma, emitting a great light like the sun at midday. Kāśyapa arose in the night and saw the light beside the Tathāgata, [thinking], "The śramaṇa surely worships fire." The next day he asked the Buddha, "Do you surely worship fire?" The Buddha said, "No. The Great Brahmā Heavenly King came at night to listen to the Dharma; it was his light." Thereupon Kāśyapa thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." At that time, Kāśyapa's five hundred disciples each worshipped three fires. In the morning, they all wished to light their fires, but the fires would not kindle. They all reported this matter fully to Kāśyapa. Having heard it, Kāśyapa thought to himself, "This must be the śramaṇa's doing." He then came with his disciples to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "My disciples each worship three fires. This morning they wished to light them, but the fires would not kindle." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the fires will surely kindle of themselves." Kāśyapa then returned and saw that the fires had already kindled. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." When the disciples had finished making offerings to the fires and wished to extinguish them, they could not extinguish them. They immediately reported this matter fully to Kāśyapa. Having heard it, Kāśyapa thought to himself, "This too must be the śramaṇa's doing." He then came with his disciples to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "This morning my disciples wished to extinguish the fires, but the fires would not be extinguished." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the fires will surely be extinguished of themselves." Kāśyapa then returned and saw that the fires were already extinguished. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." At that time Kāśyapa himself worshipped three fires. In the morning he wished to light them, but the fires would not kindle. He then thought to himself, "This must again be the śramaṇa's doing." He went at once to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "This morning I wished to light the fires, but they would not kindle." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the fires will surely kindle of themselves." Kāśyapa then returned and saw that the fires had already kindled. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." At that time, when Kāśyapa had finished making offerings to the fires and wished to extinguish them, he could not extinguish them. He thought to himself, "This must be the śramaṇa's doing." He went at once to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "This morning I lit the fires; now I wish to extinguish them, but they will not be extinguished." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the fires will surely be extinguished of themselves." Kāśyapa then returned and saw that the fires were already extinguished. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." The Ruiying benqi jing says: Kāśyapa further thought, "This great śramaṇa is indeed spiritually wondrous, yet he has not attained the Way and is not equal to me having attained the state of an arhat." At that time, Kāśyapa's disciples split firewood in the morning, but their axes could not be raised. They immediately reported this matter fully to Kāśyapa. Having heard it, Kāśyapa thought to himself, "This must again be the śramaṇa's doing." He then came with his disciples to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "My disciples split firewood in the morning, but their axes could not be raised." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the axes will surely be raised of themselves." Kāśyapa then returned and saw that his disciples' axes could all be raised. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." When Kāśyapa's disciples were then able to raise their axes, they would not come down. They again reported this matter fully to Kāśyapa. Having heard it, Kāśyapa thought to himself, "This too must be the śramaṇa's doing." He then went with his disciples to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "My disciples wished to split firewood this morning; having raised their axes, they would not come down." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; I shall make the axes come down." Kāśyapa returned and saw that his disciples' axes could all come down. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." At that time, when Kāśyapa himself wished to split firewood in the morning, his axe could not be raised. He thought to himself, "This too must be the śramaṇa's doing." He went at once to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "This morning I wished to split firewood, but the axe could not be raised." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the axe will surely be raised of itself." When Kāśyapa returned, the axe could indeed be raised. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." After Kāśyapa's axe was raised, it would not come down. He thought to himself, "This too must be the śramaṇa's doing." He went at once to the Buddha's place and said to the Buddha, "My axe was raised, but it would not come down." The Buddha then replied, "You may go back; the axe will surely come down of itself." Kāśyapa returned, and the axe could indeed come down. He thought to himself, "Although the young śramaṇa is spiritually wonderful, it is still not as true as my way." At that time Kāśyapa said to the Buddha, "Young śramaṇa, spend the summer staying here, practicing the pure life together. I shall supply you with room, clothing, and food." Then the World-Honoured One consented silently. Knowing that the Buddha had consented, Kāśyapa returned to his dwelling, where he ordered fine food and drink to be prepared each day, together with couch and seat. When mealtime came the next day, he went himself to invite the Buddha. The Buddha said, "Go ahead; I shall follow behind." Just as Kāśyapa departed, in a moment the World-Honoured One went to the region of Jambudvīpa, took jambu fruits, filled his bowl, and brought them back. Before Kāśyapa had arrived, the Buddha had already arrived first. When Kāśyapa came later and saw that the Buddha was already seated, he asked, "Young śramaṇa, by what path did you come that you arrived here first?" Taking a jambu fruit from his bowl, the Buddha showed it to Kāśyapa and said to him, "Do you recognize this fruit in the bowl or not?" Kāśyapa replied, "I do not recognize this fruit." The Buddha said, "Traveling south from here for tens of thousands of yojanas, there is a continent. Upon it is a tree called jambu. Because of the existence of this tree, it is called Jambudvīpa. This in my bowl is its fruit. In a single thought-moment I retrieved this fruit; it is exceedingly sweet and fragrant, and you may eat it." Thereupon Kāśyapa thought to himself, "That road is exceedingly long and far from here, yet this śramaṇa was able in a moment to go and return. His supernatural powers and transformations are remarkably swift, but it is still not as true as my way." The Puyao jing says: Just as Kāśyapa departed, the Buddha used his psychic powers to ascend to Trāyastriṃśa Heaven and take the pārijātaka fruit. By psychic powers he traveled south for tens of millions of li to the furthest border of Jambudvīpa and took the harītakī fruit. (It was likewise for the other three continents; because of the text's length, it is not recorded.) Kāśyapa said, "By what path did you come?" The Buddha said, "Every time after you departed, I went to the four realms and ascended to Trāyastriṃśa Heaven to take these fruits; they are fragrant, sweet, and edible, and you may eat them." The Ruiying benqi says: The next day at mealtime Kāśyapa invited the Buddha. The Buddha said, "Go ahead; I shall now follow behind." The Buddha traveled south to the furthest border of Jambudvīpa for tens of millions of li, took harītakī fruits, filled his bowl, and returned. Before Kāśyapa had returned, the Buddha was already seated on his couch. When Kāśyapa arrived, he asked, "For what reason did you arrive first?" The Buddha said, "Just as you departed, I went to this earthly realm and took harītakī fruits; they are also fragrant and sweet, so take and eat them." After the Buddha finished eating, he departed. Kāśyapa continued to think, "Although this great śramaṇa is spiritually wondrous, he is not as true as my way." Kāśyapa then served various kinds of food, and the Buddha recited the meal blessing: