三寶感應要略錄 2.72

2.72

昔北天竺國界內。有一小國。號為勃魯羅。其國城北有大石山。壁立千仞。懸崖萬丈。於其半腹。有藏祕法之窟。每年七月。即有眾聖集中。復有數千猿猴。捧經出曬。既當晴朗。髣髴見之。將昇無階。以觀雲雁。屬暴風忽至。乃吹一梵篋下來。時採樵人。輒遂取得。覩此奇特。便即奉獻於王。王既受之。得未曾有。至其日暮。有大猿來索此經。斯須未還。乃欲殞身自害。善巧方便。慇懃再三云。經夾即還。但欲求寫。見王詞懇遂許。通融云。且為向前受桝。三日即來却取。王乃分眾。繕寫及限却還。王唯太子。相傳其本。不流于外。近有中天大瑜伽阿闍梨。遠涉山河。尋求祕寶。時王覩闍梨有異。欣然傳授此經矣。

Long ago, within the borders of North India, there was a small kingdom called Boluoruo. North of its royal city stood a great rocky mountain, its walls rising a thousand fathoms, with sheer precipices of ten thousand cubits. Halfway up its side was a cave concealing secret teachings. Every year in the seventh month, numerous holy ones gathered there; furthermore, several thousand apes and monkeys held scripture rolls and brought them out to sun. When the weather was clear and bright, one could faintly glimpse them. Having no steps to ascend, one watched them amidst the clouds and wild geese. It happened that a violent wind suddenly arrived and blew down a single Sanskrit box. A woodcutter at the time picked it up. Beholding this extraordinary thing, he at once presented it to the king. Having received it, the king obtained what had never been seen before. When that day turned to dusk, a great ape came seeking this scripture. When for a moment it was not returned, it was about to throw its body down and harm itself. With skillful means, [the king] earnestly pleaded time and again, saying, "The scripture box shall be returned at once; I only wish to copy it." Seeing that the king's words were sincere, it then agreed, accommodating him and saying, "Just receive and copy it beforehand; in three days I shall come back to retrieve it." The king then divided [the task] among many hands, and having finished copying it by the deadline, returned it. The king and the crown prince alone transmitted the original copy to each other, not letting it leak outside. Recently, a great yoga-ācārya of Central India traveled across distant mountains and rivers seeking this secret treasure. At that time, the king saw that the ācārya was extraordinary, and joyfully transmitted and bestowed this scripture upon him.