釋迦譜 5.23

5.23

爾時諸臣欲立太子以紹王位。中有一大臣。名曰阿㝹羅陀。語諸臣曰。不得即立太子。所以者何。大王阿育在時。本誓願滿十萬億金。作諸功德。猶減四億。不滿十萬億。以是故今捨閻浮提。施與三寶欲令滿足。今是大地屬於三寶。云何而立太子為王。諸臣聞已。議出四億金送與寺中。即便立法益之子為王。名三波提。

At that time, the ministers wished to establish the crown prince to succeed to the royal throne. Among them was a great minister named Anuruddha, who said to the ministers, "You cannot immediately establish the prince. Why is this? When the Great King Aśoka was alive, his original vow was to complete a hundred billion pieces of gold in performing various meritorious deeds. He still fell short by four kotis, not reaching the full hundred billion. For this reason, he has now renounced Jambudvīpa and given it to the Three Jewels in order to fulfill it. Now this great earth belongs to the Three Jewels; how can you establish the crown prince as king?" When the ministers heard this, they deliberated and produced four kotis of gold to send to the monastery, and then immediately enthroned the son of Dharmavardhana, named Saṃprati, as king.