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大唐西域記 7.12

大唐西域記 7.12

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Classical Chinese

7.12

慈氏菩薩受記西有窣堵波,是釋迦菩薩受記之處。賢劫中人壽二萬歲,迦葉波佛出現於世,轉妙法輪,開化含識,授護明菩薩記曰:「是菩薩於當來世眾生壽命百歲之時,當得成佛,號釋迦牟尼。」

At this time Maitreya Bodhisattva (Mei-ta-li-ye-pu-sa) hearing this declaration of Buddha, rose from his seat and addressed Buddha thus : "May I indeed become that lord called Maitreya." Then Tathagata spoke thus : "Be it so ! you shall obtain this fruit (condition), and as I have just explained, such shall be the power (influence) of your teaching." To the west of this place there is a stupa. This is the spot where Sakya Bodhisattva (Shih-kia-pu-sa) received an assurance (of becoming a Buddha). In the midst of the Bhadra-kalpa when men's years amounted to 20,000, Kasyapa Buddha (Kia-she-po-fo) appeared in the world and moved the wheel of the excellent law (i.e., preached the law), opened out and changed the unclosed mind (of men), and declared this prediction to Prabhapala Bodhisattva (Hu-ming-pu-sa). "This Bodhisattva in future ages, when the years of men shall have dwindled to 100 years, shall obtain the condition of a Buddha and be called Sakya Muni."

Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World

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