釋迦譜 3.22

3.22

At that time, King Prasenajit heard that King Udayana had made an image of the Tathāgata and was making offerings to it. He again summoned the skilled craftsmen of his country. King Prasenajit gave rise to this thought: "What precious material should be used to make the Tathāgata's image? The Tathāgata's bodily form is as brilliant as heavenly gold." At that time, King Prasenajit used pure purple-gold to make an image of the Tathāgata five feet tall. At that time, within Jambudvīpa, there were for the first time these two images of the Tathāgata.