釋迦氏譜 1.11

1.11

上明姓氏所由。今明族源所起。長阿含云。大劫初成未有日月。光音諸天福盡下生。皆化為人歡喜為食。身光遠照飛行自在。無有男女尊卑親眷。自然地味狀如酥蜜。有試甞者遂生摶食。光滅通亡呼嗟在地。食多貌悴食少形澤。便興勝負地味便沒。又生地皮又生地膚。因食多少諸惡湊集。又生粳米眾味備美。有貪食者具男女根。如是展轉便為夫婦。遂始胎生。樓炭云自然粳米朝刈暮熟。中含云。米長四寸人競預取。如此相教。預取之處後更不生。祐律師云。澆風既動則淳源斯謝。精靈通感則霆擊為遲。竊承兩漢之日。東萊加租而海魚潛泳。合浦增賦而璣蜯遠移。以近方古有逾符契。不生粳米未足異疑。長阿含云。爾時眾生。既見粳米不重生故。各懷憂惱。互封田宅。以為疆畔。遂有自藏己米盜他田穀。由是事起無能決者。議立一人號平等主。賞善罰惡仍供給之。時有一人容質瓌偉。威嚴肅物眾所信伏。便共請知彼既受已。遂有民主名焉。樓炭云。眾人自言為我作長。號之曰王。以取租故名剎利（唐譯剎利名為田地主。以初分地日各有諍訟。乃立此主）時閻浮天下富樂安隱。地生青草如孔雀毛。八萬餘國聚落相聞。無有寒熱病惱之者。王以正治奉行十善。互相崇敬猶如父子。人壽極久不可量計。後有餘王不行正法。其壽遂減至十萬歲。如是漸減至今百年。上明釋氏所先。本於劫初創始為王。展轉相列轉輪粟散紹續之相。

Above, the reasons for the surnames and clans were clarified; now, the rising of the root of the lineage will be clarified. The Dīrghāgama says: when the great kalpa first formed, there was neither sun nor moon. When the merit of the devas of Ābhāsvara was exhausted, they descended to be born [here]. All transformed into human beings, feeding on joy. Their bodily radiance shone afar, and they flew freely. There were no males or females, no high or low, no kin or relatives. Spontaneously there was an earthly savor, resembling clarified butter and honey. Some tried tasting it, and thus began taking solid food. Their radiance vanished and their supernormal powers were lost; wailing, they fell to the ground. Those who ate much grew withered in appearance, while those who ate little had lustrous forms; thus feelings of superiority and inferiority arose, and the earthly savor vanished. Then earth-skin was produced, and then earth-crust was produced. Depending on the amount eaten, various evils congregated. Then there grew non-glutinous rice, fully endowed with all flavors. Those who greedily ate it developed male and female organs; thus interacting, they became husbands and wives, and womb birth began. The Loutan jing says: the spontaneous non-glutinous rice was harvested in the morning and ripened by evening. The Madhyamāgama says: the rice was four inches long, and people vied to take it in advance; teaching one another in this way, the places where it was harvested in advance no longer grew any. Vinaya Master Sengyou said: 'Once frivolous manners are stirred, the source of purity departs; when spirits communicate their response, thunder strikes too late. I have heard that in the days of the Two Han dynasties, when Donglai increased taxes, the sea fish swam deep; when Hepu raised levies, the pearl oysters moved afar. Comparing near to ancient, it exceeds mere coincidence; that non-glutinous rice ceased to grow is not to be doubted.' The Dīrghāgama says: at that time, when sentient beings saw that the non-glutinous rice did not grow again, each harbored sorrow and distress. They marked off fields and residences as boundaries. Consequently, some hid their own rice and stole grain from others' fields. Because of these occurrences and with no one able to resolve them, they deliberated to appoint one person, titled the 'Lord of Equality', to reward the good and punish the bad, while providing him with sustenance. At that time there was a man of majestic stature, solemn and dignified, who commanded the trust and submission of all. Together they invited him to govern; after he accepted, there was the title of 'Lord of the People'. The Loutan jing says: the people said among themselves, 'Be our leader,' and called him 'King'. Because he collected taxes, he was named 'Kṣatriya' (the Tang translation renders kṣatriya as 'Lord of the Fields'; because on the day land was first divided, each had disputes, this lord was established). At that time, all under heaven in Jambudvīpa was wealthy, joyful, peaceful, and secure. The earth grew green grass resembling peacock feathers. In more than eighty thousand states, neighboring settlements heard one another, with none suffering from cold, heat, or sickness. The king ruled with righteousness and practiced the ten good deeds; people respected one another like fathers and sons. Human lifespan was exceedingly long, beyond reckoning. Later there were other kings who did not practice the true Dharma, and their lifespan dwindled to one hundred thousand years. In this way it gradually decreased down to the present hundred years. Above, the forebears of the Śākya clan were clarified: they began at the start of the kalpa by first becoming kings, successively lining up in the manner of cakravartins and regional rulers succeeding one another.