釋迦譜 4.18

4.18

雙卷大般泥洹經云。佛語阿難。其已願樂如來正化。當棄貪欲憍慢之心。遵承佛教。以精進思惟道行。是為最後佛之遺令。必共慎之。汝諸比丘。觀佛儀容。難可得覩。却後一億四千餘歲。乃當復有彌勒佛耳。難常遇也。天下有優曇花不花而實。若其生花則世有佛。為世間日恒除眾冥。自我為聖師至七十九。所應作者亦已究暢。汝其勉之。夜已半矣。

The two-scroll Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra says: The Buddha said to Ānanda: 'Those who have already taken joy in the Tathāgata’s correct transformation should abandon minds of craving and arrogance, follow and uphold the Buddha’s teachings, and with diligence contemplate the practice of the Path. This is the Buddha's final bequest; you must heed it together. You monks! Observe the Buddha’s appearance and demeanor: it is difficult to behold. Only after one hundred and forty million years will there again be a Maitreya Buddha. It is difficult to encounter [a Buddha] constantly. In the world there is the udumbara flower, which fruits without blossoming; if it blossoms, a Buddha is present in the world, acting as a sun for the world, ever removing the multitude of darknesses. From when I became a holy teacher until [age] seventy-nine, what was to be done has been fully accomplished. Exert yourselves! The night is already half spent.'