法華傳記 7.20

7.20

昔天竺國阿蘭若比丘。大讀摩訶衍。其國王常布髮。令蹈上而過。有比丘語王言。此人摩呵羅。不多讀經。何以大供養如是。王言。我一日夜半。欲見此比丘。即往到其住處。見此比丘。在窟中讀法華經。見一金色光明人騎白象合手供養。我轉近便滅。我即問大德。以我來故。金色光明人滅。比丘言。此即遍吉菩薩。遍吉菩薩自言。若有讀誦法華經者。我當乘白象來教導之。我讀法華經故。遍吉自來。遍吉法華名普賢也（出智度論）。

In ancient times, in the land of India, there was an āraṇyaka bhikṣu who extensively recited the Mahāyāna. The king of that country would regularly spread his hair for him to tread upon as he passed. A bhikṣu said to the king, "This man is an elder (mahallaka) who does not recite the sūtras much; why do you make such great offerings to him?" The king said, "One day at midnight, wishing to see this bhikṣu, I went to his dwelling. I saw this bhikṣu reciting the Lotus Sūtra in a cave, and I saw a person of golden radiance riding a white elephant, joining his palms in offering. As I drew closer, he vanished. I then asked the venerable, 'Did the person of golden radiance vanish because of my coming?' The bhikṣu said, 'That was none other than the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Bianji). Samantabhadra himself said, "If there are those who chant and recite the Lotus Sūtra, I will mount a white elephant and come to guide and teach them." Because I recite the Lotus Sūtra, Samantabhadra came of himself.' 'Bianji' is the name of Samantabhadra in the Lotus" (from the Zhidu lun).