大唐西域記 8.24

8.24

鞮羅釋迦伽藍西南九十餘里，至大山，雲石幽蔚，靈僊攸舍，毒蛇、暴龍窟穴其藪，猛獸、鷙鳥棲伏其林。山頂有大盤石，上建窣堵波，其高十餘尺，是佛入定處也。昔者如來降神止此，坐斯磐石，入滅盡定，時經宿焉。諸天靈聖供養如來，鼓天樂，雨天花。如來出定，諸天感慕，以寶金銀起窣堵波。去聖逾邈，寶變為石。自古迄今，人未有至。遙望高山，乃見異類，長蛇、猛獸群從右旋，天仙靈聖肩隨讚禮。

To the south-west of the Tiladaka sanghārāma about 90 li we come to a great mountain of blue-clouded (variegated) marble, dark and tangled with wood. Here the divine Ṛishis dwell; poisonous snakes and savage dragons inhabit their dens, whilst numerous beasts and birds of prey dwell in the forests. On the top is a large and remarkable rock, on which is built a stūpa about ten feet or so high. This is the place where Buddha entered on ecstatic meditation. Of old, when Tathāgata descended as a spirit (to be born) he rested on this rock, and entered here the samādhi called "perfectly destroyed," and passed the night so. Then the Dēvas and spiritual saints offered their offerings to Tathagata, and sounded the drums and heavenly music, and rained down great flowers. Tathagata leaving his ecstasy, the Devas all reverenced him, and raised a stûpa composed of gold, silver, and precious stones. Now so long time has elapsed since then, that the precious substances are changed into stone. No one has visited the spot for ages; but looking at the mountain from a distance, one can see different kinds of beasts and snakes turning round it to the right. The Devas and Rishis and spiritual saints accompany them in a body, praising and worshipping. On the eastern summit of the mountain there is a stûpa. Here Tathagata formerly stood for a time beholding the country of Magadha.