釋迦譜 1.56

1.56

昔阿僧祇劫時。有菩薩為國王。其父母早喪。讓國與弟。捨行求道。遙見一婆羅門。姓曰瞿曇因從學道。婆羅門言。當解王衣。如吾所服。受瞿曇姓。於是菩薩。體瞿曇姓入於深山食果飲水。坐禪念道。菩薩乞食還其國界。舉國吏民無能識者。謂為小瞿曇菩薩。於城外甘蔗園中。以為精舍。

In ancient times, an asaṃkhyeya of kalpas ago, a bodhisattva was a king. His parents died early, so he yielded the kingdom to his younger brother, renounced [the throne], and practiced in pursuit of the Way. In the distance he saw a brāhmaṇa whose surname was Gautama, and thereupon studied the Way under him. The brāhmaṇa said, "You must take off your royal robes, dress as I do, and receive the Gautama surname." Thereupon the bodhisattva embodied the Gautama surname, entered the deep mountains, ate fruits and drank water, and sat in dhyāna contemplating the Way. When the bodhisattva begged for food and returned to his realm, not one among the officials and people throughout the country could recognize him; they called him the Little Gautama. The bodhisattva made a hermitage in a sugarcane garden outside the city.