傳法正宗記 3.21

3.21

復謂提婆曰。汝善傳持勿使斷絕。當於未來之世大興佛事。已而騰身太虛。入月輪三昧。大逞神變。返其座即入寂定。及後七日天雨舍利。而大士復從定起。以手指空謂其眾曰。此舍利者。蓋昔拘那含佛之弟子號摩訶迦尊者。嘗發三願之所致也。其一曰。願我為佛之時。若有聖士化度於世者。遇天澍雨至於其身即為舍利。其二曰。願天地所生之物。皆堪為藥療眾生病。其三曰。願凡有智者。皆得所知微妙。以通宿命。言已仍泊然大寂。其時當此秦始皇帝之世也。提婆與其四眾遂建塔以閟之。

He further said to Deva, "Transmitting and upholding it well, do not allow it to be cut off. In a future age, you shall greatly promote the Buddha-work." Afterward, he soared into the great void, entered the moon-disc samādhi, displayed great spiritual transformations, and returning to his seat, entered the concentration of extinction. After seven days, the heavens rained down relics, and the Great Being arose again from concentration, pointed his finger to the sky, and said to the assembly, "These relics were brought about by the three vows previously made by the disciple of the ancient Kanakamuni Buddha named the Venerable Mahāka. The first was: 'May it be that when I become a Buddha, if there is a noble person converting beings in the world, whenever the heavens pour down rain upon his body, it will become relics.' The second was: 'May it be that the things produced by heaven and earth are all fit to be medicine to cure the illnesses of sentient beings.' The third was: 'May it be that all those who possess wisdom attain subtlety in what they know, so as to penetrate past lives.'" Having spoken, he remained in serene and great extinction. At that time, it was the era of the First Emperor of Qin. Deva and his fourfold assembly then erected a stūpa to enshrine him.