法華傳記 9.6

9.6

昔佛在世時有一天人。來詣佛所。讚歎佛已。還於天上。阿難白佛言。此天有何宿福。威德殊特。見佛聞法。佛言。此天子者。是阿闍世王伴。荷輿來至佛所。聞法華經。乘斯聞法善。生在第四天。初生之時。便識宿命。來至佛所。於當來世。當得作佛。號曰妙意。十號具足。皆是得聞法華之力也（同集）。

Anciently, when the Buddha was in the world, there was a deva who came to the Buddha's place. Having praised the Buddha, he returned to heaven. Ānanda addressed the Buddha, saying: "What past merit does this deva have, with such extraordinary majesty and virtue, to see the Buddha and hear the Dharma?" The Buddha said: "This devaputra was an attendant of King Ajātaśatru. Carrying a palanquin, he came to the Buddha's place and heard the Lotus Sūtra. Relying on the goodness of hearing the Dharma, he was born in the Fourth Heaven. At the time of his initial birth, he immediately recognized his past lives and came to the Buddha's place. In a future age, he will attain Buddhahood, named Viśiṣṭamatī, endowed with the ten titles. All of this is due to the power of hearing the Lotus Sūtra." (From the same collection.)