大唐西域記 9.45

9.45

伽藍西不遠有精舍，在昔如來三月止此，為諸天、人廣說妙法。南百餘步小窣堵波，遠方比丘見佛處。昔有比丘自遠方來，至此遇見如來聖眾，內發敬心，五體投地，便即發願求輪王位。如來見已，告諸眾曰：「彼比丘者甚可愍惜。福德深遠，信心堅固，若求佛果，不久當證。今其發願求轉輪王，於當來世必受此報。身體投地下至金輪，其中所有微塵之數，一一塵是一輪王報也。既耽世樂，聖果斯遠。」其南則有觀自在菩薩立像。或見執香爐往佛精舍，周旋右繞。

To the south 100 paces or so is a small stupa. This is the place where a Bhikshu from a distant region saw Buddha. Formerly there was a Bhikshu who came from a distant region. Arriving at this spot, he met the multitude of disciples accompanying Buddha, and was affected inwardly with a feeling of reverence, and so prostrated himself on the ground, at the same time uttering a strong desire that he might obtain the position of a Chakravartti monarch. Tathagata having seen him, spoke to his followers thus : "That Bhikshu ought much to be pitied. The power (character) of his religious merit is deep and distant; his faith is strong. If he were to seek the fruit of Buddha, not long hence he would obtain it; but now that he has earnestly prayed to become a Chakravartti king, he will in future ages receive this reward: as many grains of dust as there are from the spot where he has thrown himself on the earth down to the very middle of the gold wheel, so many Chakravartti kings will there be for reward; but having fixed his mind on earthly joys, the fruit of holiness is far off. On this southern side is a standing figure of Kwan-tsz'-tsai (Avalokitesvara) Bodhisattva. Sometimes he is seen holding a vessel of perfume going to the vihara of Buddha and turning round to the right.

These illustrious personages, known to all, excelled in their attainments (virtue) all their distinguished predecessors, and passed the bounds of the ancients in their learning. Each of these composed some tens of treatises and commentaries which were widely diffused, and which for their perspicuity are passed down to the present time. The sacred relics on the four sides of the convent are hundreds in number. For brevity's sake we will recount two or three. On the western side of the sangharama, at no great distance, is a vihara. Here Tathagata in old days stopped for three months and largely expounded the excellent law for the good of the Devas.