釋迦譜 1.74

1.74

The Bodhisattva dwelt in the Tuṣita heaven. The devaputras, numbering sixty-six hundred million, all deliberated together: 'Into which clan should we cause the Bodhisattva to manifest his birth?' Some said: 'In the Vaideha clan of the Magadha kingdom, the mother is upright and true, but the father is not true. In the great kingdom of Kosala, neither parents nor clan are upright and true. In the great kingdom of Vaṃsa, the king lacks majestic power and is subject to others' control. In the kingdom of Vaiśālī, they delight in contention, are discordant, and lack pure conduct. In this kingdom of Śūrasena, actions are false and deceptive, and their nature is coarse and violent. He should not be born there.' There was a devaputra named Dhvajakeyu (Banner-crest) who went to the Bodhisattva's place and stepped forward to inquire: 'When the ultimate Bodhisattva bound to one last birth descends his spirit, what should the clan be like?' The Bodhisattva replied: 'Only in a clan and kingdom with sixty virtues should the one bound to one last birth descend his spirit (the sixty virtues are extensive in the text and are not recorded here).'