[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [三寶感應要略錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084) › 1.9 # 三寶感應要略錄 1.9 三寶感應要略錄 1.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.1.9) 佛在竹林園。時贍部州內有二大城。一名花子。二名勝音。此之二城。互有衰盛。時勝音城人民富盛。王名仙道。正法治國。無怨病苦。五穀成就。夫人名頂髻。有二大臣。一名利益。二名除患。時王舍城王名影勝。夫人名勝身。太子名未生怨。大臣名行雨。爾時仙道大王。朝集大會。告眾人曰。頗有餘國豐樂與我國相似不。時有摩揭陀國興易之人白王。於東方有王舍城。其國與王國相似。仙道聞之。於影勝生愛念心。問大臣曰。彼國何所乏。答謂。彼處無寶。王以妙寶盛滿金篋。并以勅書遣使。送與影勝王。王覽書并聞國信。大歡喜曰。彼國何乏少。諸人答。彼無好疊。時王即以國所出大疊盛箱篋。准知上事報仙道王。并致書信。刻勝音城仙道王。見慶喜問使者曰。王之形狀如何。報曰。其形長大。一似大王。性行雄猛。躬為征戰。王即依量造五德上甲。令使送者。一盛熱之時著便涼冷。二刀斫不入。三箭射不穿。四避諸毒。五能發光明。王甲造畢裁勅書。送使者持去奉影勝。王覽書視甲。心生希有。商量准直金錢十億。使憂念。我國無此。如何酬耶。時行雨大臣。見王帶憂色問由。王具答。大臣曰。彼國王唯贈一領寶甲。王之國內有佛。之人中妙寶。十方無與等者。王曰。誠有此事。欲如之何。大臣曰。可於疊上畫世尊像。遣使馳送。王曰。若爾白佛。時王以事白佛。佛言。善哉妙意。可畫一鋪佛像送與彼王。其畫像法。先畫像已。於其像下書三歸依。次書五學處。即五戒也。次書十二緣生流轉還滅。上邊書二頌。頌曰。 > The Buddha was in the Bamboo Grove. At that time, in Jambudvīpa, there were two great cities: one was called Kusumpura (Huazi), and the second was called Roruka (Shengyin). These two cities alternated in decline and prosperity. At that time, the city of Roruka was rich and prosperous in population. Its king was named Rudrāyaṇa (Xiandao). He ruled the country by the True Dharma, without enmities, illnesses, or suffering, and the five grains matured well. His principal queen was named Śikhī (Dingji). He had two great ministers: one was named Benefitting (Liyi), and the second was named Removing Affliction (Chuhuan). At that time, the king of Rājagṛha was named Bimbisāra. His principal queen was named Vaidehī (Shengshen), the crown prince was named Ajātaśatru (Weishengyuan), and the great minister was named Varṣākāra (Xingyu). At that time, the great king Rudrāyaṇa held a great morning assembly and said to the multitude, "Is there any other country whose abundance and happiness resemble our country?" Then a merchant from the kingdom of Magadha addressed the king, "To the east there is the city of Rājagṛha; that country is similar to your majesty's realm." When Rudrāyaṇa heard this, he gave rise to feelings of affection toward Bimbisāra. He asked his ministers, "What is that country lacking?" They replied, saying, "That place lacks jewels." The king filled a golden casket with wondrous jewels and, together with an imperial letter, dispatched an envoy to send them to King Bimbisāra. When the king read the letter and heard of the state gift, he rejoiced greatly and said, "What is that country lacking?" The people replied, "They lack fine cotton cloth." The king then filled chests and caskets with great cotton cloth produced in his country, and, following what had been done before, sent a reply to King Rudrāyaṇa together with a letter. At that time, King Rudrāyaṇa of Roruka saw it, rejoiced, and asked the envoy, "What is that king's appearance like?" \[The envoy\] replied, "His form is tall and large, just like your majesty. His character is heroic and fierce, and he personally engages in battle." The king then made a fine suit of armor with five virtues according to \[Bimbisāra's\] measurements, and ordered an envoy to deliver it: first, when worn in sweltering heat, it is cool and cold; second, swords striking it cannot cut through; third, arrows shot at it cannot pierce; fourth, it wards off all poisons; fifth, it can emit bright light. When the armor was completed, the king drafted an imperial letter and sent the envoy to present it to Bimbisāra. When the king read the letter and looked at the armor, he thought it extraordinary, estimating its value at ten hundred million gold coins. It caused him to worry and ponder, "My country lacks something like this; how can I repay it?" At that time, the great minister Varṣākāra saw that the king bore a worried expression and asked the reason. The king answered in full. The minister said, "That king only presented a single suit of precious armor, but within your majesty's kingdom there is the Buddha, a wondrous jewel among humans, with whom none are equal throughout the ten directions." The king said, "This is truly so, but what should be done?" The minister said, "You should paint the image of the World-Honoured One on cotton cloth and dispatch an envoy to speed and deliver it." The king said, "If so, I will tell the Buddha." The king then informed the Buddha of the matter. The Buddha said, "Excellent, an exquisite thought! You may paint one panel of the Buddha's image and send it to that king. As for the method of painting the image: after first painting the image, write the Three Refuges beneath the image; next, write the five courses of study—namely, the five precepts; next, write the twelvefold conditioned arising in its revolving and its cessation. On the upper edge, write two verses." The verse said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.1.8) - [Next: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.1.10) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084~en-mt.1.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.1.9) · Pramāṇa