釋迦譜 2.11

2.11

佛在忉利天歡喜園中。波利質多羅樹下。三月安居。爾時如來四眾圍繞。身毛孔中放千光明。普照三千大千世界。一一光中有千葉蓮花花中皆有化佛。威光照耀不可譬類。諸天子等。不知何緣而有此事。佛告文殊。汝詣母所道我在此。願母暫屈禮敬三寶。文殊即往宣白摩耶。聞已乳自流出。而作此言。若審我所生悉達多者。當令乳汁置至其口。作此語已。兩乳湩出猶白蓮花。而便入於如來口中。時摩耶見已踊躍怡悅。如花開榮。大千世界普皆震動。諸妙花果非時敷熟。即語文殊。我從與佛為母子來。歡喜安樂未曾如今日也。即與文殊俱趣佛所。世尊遙見母來。如須彌山鼓動之相。便以梵音而白母言。身所經處與苦樂俱。當修涅槃永離苦樂。摩耶一心五體投地。專精正念結使消伏。佛為說法。摩耶聞已即識宿命。善根純熟。破八十億熾然之結。得須陀洹果。即白佛言。生死牢獄已證解脫。時會大眾聞此語已。異口同音而作是言。願一切眾生皆得解脫。爾時世尊於忉利天。為眾廣說大有利益。至三月盡將欲還下。命鳩摩羅。汝今可下至閻浮提語言。如來不久當入涅槃。于時眾生聞是語已。極大愁惱作如是言。我等頃來不知大師所在。今者乃在忉利天上。又復欲入涅槃。何其苦哉。世眼將滅。我等罪身天人殊絕。無由昇天恭敬勸請。唯願仁者為宣啟請。唯願愍念閻浮提人。時速還下。時鳩摩羅還至佛所。具以白佛。爾時世尊聞此語已。放五色光明照耀顯赫。時天帝釋知佛當下。即使鬼神作三道寶階。中央閻浮檀金。左用瑠璃右用馬瑙。欄楯彫鏤極為嚴麗。佛語摩耶。生死之法會必有離。我今應下還閻浮提。不久亦當入於涅槃。摩耶垂淚說偈。爾時世尊。與母辭別。下躡寶階梵天執蓋。及四天王侍立左右。四部大眾歌唄讚嘆。天作妓樂充塞虛空。散花燒香導從來下。閻浮提王波斯匿等。一切大眾集在寶階。稽首奉迎。佛還祇洹處師子座。四眾圍繞歡喜踊躍。

The Buddha was in the Joyful Park of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, under the Pārijāta tree, observing the three months' summer retreat. At that time, surrounded by the fourfold assembly, the Tathāgata emitted a thousand rays of light from the pores of His body, which universally illuminated the trichiliocosm. Within each ray of light there was a thousand-petaled lotus, and within each flower was a transformed Buddha, whose majestic radiance shone beyond all comparison. The devaputras did not know from what cause this occurred. The Buddha told Mañjuśrī: "Go to my mother's place and say that I am here; I hope my mother will condescend to come for a while to pay homage to the Three Jewels." Mañjuśrī went immediately and informed Māyā. When she heard it, milk flowed spontaneously from her breasts, and she spoke these words: "If it is truly Siddhārtha whom I bore, let this milk reach his mouth." Having spoken these words, the milk spurted from both breasts like white lotus flowers and directly entered the mouth of the Tathāgata. When Māyā saw this, she leaped with joy and delight, like flowers bursting into full bloom. The trichiliocosm shook universally, and wonderful flowers and fruits blossomed and ripened out of season. She then said to Mañjuśrī: "Ever since the Buddha and I became mother and son, my joy and peace have never been like today." She then went with Mañjuśrī to the Buddha's place. The World-Honoured One saw His mother coming from afar, appearing like the trembling of Mount Sumeru; He then addressed His mother with a Brahmā voice, saying: "Wherever the body traverses, suffering and joy accompany it; you should cultivate nirvāṇa and forever leave suffering and joy behind." Māyā threw her five limbs to the ground with single-minded devotion; her focused and correct mindfulness subdued and eliminated the fetters. The Buddha preached the Dharma for her. When Māyā heard it, she immediately remembered her past lives; her roots of goodness matured, she destroyed eighty koṭis of blazing fetters, and attained the fruit of srotāpanna. She then said to the Buddha: "I have realized liberation from the prison of birth and death." When the great assembly gathered there heard these words, they spoke in unison with different mouths: "May all sentient beings attain liberation!" At that time, the World-Honoured One extensively taught the assembly in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, bringing great benefit. When the three months came to an end and He was about to descend, He instructed Kumāra: "You may now descend to Jambudvīpa and tell them: 'The Tathāgata will soon enter parinirvāṇa.'" When the sentient beings at that time heard these words, they were exceedingly sorrowful and distressed, saying: "Lately we did not know where the Great Master was; now He is up in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, and furthermore He is about to enter parinirvāṇa. How bitter! The eye of the world is about to be extinguished. Our sinful bodies are far removed from heaven; we have no way to ascend to heaven to respectfully beseech Him. We only wish that you, benevolent one, will convey our plea: we only pray that He will take pity on the people of Jambudvīpa and return quickly." Kumāra then returned to the Buddha's place and reported everything to the Buddha. When the World-Honoured One heard these words, He emitted five-colored rays of light, shining brilliantly. Then Śakra, lord of the devas, knowing that the Buddha was about to descend, sent spirits to create a three-flight jeweled staircase: the center was of Jambūnada gold, the left of lapis lazuli, and the right of agate, with carved railings of utmost splendor. The Buddha said to Māyā: "The nature of birth and death is that there must be parting. I must now descend and return to Jambudvīpa; before long I shall also enter parinirvāṇa." Māyā shed tears and spoke in verse. Then the World-Honoured One took leave of His mother, stepped down the jeweled stairs, with Brahmā holding a canopy and the Four Heavenly Kings standing in attendance to the left and right. The fourfold assembly sang hymns of praise, and heavenly instrumental music filled the air; scattering flowers and burning incense, they escorted Him down. The kings of Jambudvīpa, such as Prasenajit, and the entire great assembly gathered at the jeweled staircase, bowing their heads to welcome Him. The Buddha returned to the Jetavana and took the lion throne, surrounded by the fourfold assembly, leaping with joy.