三寶感應要略錄 3.39

3.39

東印度金耳國王名月害。羯若鞠闍國王名王增。大臣辯了勸進先王之子。已君之弟戒日。為王太子。敢不許。即詣兢伽河岸觀自在菩薩像前。斷食祈請。菩薩現形曰。汝於先身。在此林中。為蘭若比丘。而精勤不懈。承茲福力。為此王子。金耳國王。既毀佛法。爾紹王位。宜重興隆。慈悲為志。不久當王五天竺境。於是受教而退襲王位。一一如聖言。三十年兵戈不起矣。

In Eastern India, the king of Karṇasuvarṇa was named Śaśāṅka; the king of Kanyākubja was named Rājyavardhana. The minister Bhandi urged the son of the late king, the younger brother of the deceased ruler, Harṣavardhana, to become king. The prince dared not accept, and forthwith went before the statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara on the bank of the Gaṅgā River, fasting and praying. The Bodhisattva manifested his form and said: 'In a previous life, you were an araṇya monk in this forest, diligent and tireless. By the power of this merit, you have become this prince. Since the king of Karṇasuvarṇa has destroyed the Buddha-Dharma, you, succeeding to the throne, should restore and propagate it anew. Taking loving-kindness and compassion as your aim, you will before long rule over the territory of the Five Indias.' Thereupon he accepted the instruction, withdrew, and succeeded to the throne. Everything happened according to the holy words, and for thirty years no weapons of war were raised.