大唐西域記 9.32

9.32

初，大迦葉宴坐山林，忽燭光明，又覩地震，曰：「是何祥變，若此之異？」以天眼觀，見佛世尊於雙樹林間入般涅槃，尋命徒屬趣拘尸城。路逢梵志，手執天花。迦葉問曰：「汝從何來？知我大師今在何處？」梵志對曰：「我適從彼拘尸城來，見汝大師已入涅槃，天、人大眾咸興供養，我所持花，自彼得也。」迦葉聞已，謂其徒曰：「慧日淪照，世界闇冥，善導遐棄，眾生顛墜。」懈怠比丘更相賀曰：「如來寂滅，我曹安樂，若有所犯，誰能訶制？」迦葉聞已，深更感傷，思集法藏，據教治犯。遂至雙樹，觀化禮敬。既而法王去世，人、天無導，諸大羅漢亦取滅度。時大迦葉作是思惟：「承順佛教，宜集法藏。」於是登蘇迷盧山，擊大揵稚，唱如是言：「今王舍城將有法事，諸證果人宜時速集！」揵稚聲中傳迦葉教，遍至三千大千世界，得神通者聞皆集會。是時迦葉告諸眾曰：「如來寂滅，世界空虛，當集法藏，用報佛恩。今將集法，務從簡靜，豈恃群居，不成勝業？其有具三明，得六通，聞持不謬，辯才無礙，如斯上人，可應結集。自餘果學，各歸其居。」於是得九百九十人，除阿難在學地，大迦葉召而謂曰：「汝未盡漏，宜出聖眾。」曰：「隨侍如來，多歷年所，每有法議，曾未棄遺。今將結集，而見擯斥，法王寂滅，失所依怙。」迦葉告曰：「勿懷憂惱。汝親侍佛，誠復多聞，然愛惑未盡，習結未斷。」阿難辭屈而出，至空寂處，欲取無學，勤求不證。既已疲怠，便欲假寐，未及伏枕，遂證羅漢。往結集所，叩門白至。迦葉問曰：「汝結盡耶？宜運神通，非門而入。」阿難承命，從鑰隙入，禮僧已畢，退而復坐。是時安居初十五日也。

To the south-west of the bamboo garden (Vêṇuvana) about 5 or 6 li, on the north side of the southern mountain, is a great bamboo forest. In the middle of it is a large stone house. Here the venerable Kâśyapa with 999 great Arhats, after Tathâgata's Nirvâṇa, called a convocation (for the purpose of settling) the three Piṭakas. Before it is the old foundation-wall. King Ajâtaśatru made this hall for the sake of accommodating the great Arhats who assembled to settle the Dharma-piṭaka. At first, when Mahâ Kâśyapa was seated in silent (study) in the desert (mountain forests), suddenly a bright light burst forth, and he perceived the earth shaking. Then he said, "What fortunate change of events is there, that this miracle should occur?" Then exerting his divine sight, he saw the Lord Buddha between the two trees entering Nirvâṇa. Forthwith he ordered his followers to accompany him to the city of Kuśinagara (Ku-shi). On the way they met a Brâhman holding in his hands a divine flower. Kâśyapa, addressing him, said, "Whence come you? Know you where our great teacher is at present?" The Brâhman replied and said, "I have but just come from yonder city of Kuśinagara, where I saw your great master just entered into Nirvâṇa. A vast multitude of heavenly beings were around him offering their gifts in worship, and this flower, which I hold, I brought thence."