大唐西域記 9.8

9.8

鷄足山東北行百餘里，至佛陀伐那山。峯崖崇峻，巘崿隱嶙，巖間石室，佛嘗降止。傍有盤石，帝釋、梵王摩牛頭栴檀塗飾如來，今其石上餘香郁烈。五百羅漢潛靈於此，諸有感遇，或得覩見，時作沙彌之形，入里乞食，隱顯靈奇之迹，羌難以述。佛陀伐那山空谷中東行三十餘里，至洩（移結反）瑟知林（唐言杖林）。林竹修篠，被山滿谷。其先有婆羅門，聞釋迦佛身長丈六，常懷疑惑，未之信也，乃以丈六竹杖，欲量佛身。恒於杖端出過丈六，如是增高，莫能窮實，遂投杖而去，因植根焉。中有大窣堵波，無憂王之所建也。如來在昔，於此七日為諸天、人現大神通，說深妙法。

Going about 30 li to the east, amongst wild valleys of the Buddhavana (Fo-to-fa-na) mountain, we come to the wood called Yashtivana (Ye-sse-chi). The bamboos that grow here are large; they cover the hill and extend through the valley. In former days there was a Brahman, who hearing that the body of Sakya Buddha (Shih-kia-fo) was sixteen feet in height, was perplexed with doubt and would not credit it. Then taking a bamboo sixteen feet long, he desired to measure the height of Buddha; the body constantly overtopped the bamboo and exceeded the sixteen feet. So going on increasing, he could not find the right measurement. He then threw the bamboo on the ground and departed; but because of this it stood upright and took root. In the midst of this wood is a stupa which was built by As'oka-raja. Here Tathagata displayed for seven days great spiritual wonders (miracles) for the sake of the Devas, and preached the mysterious and excellent law.

Then Kasyapa, delivering the robe, and having paid profound reverence, will ascend into the air and exhibit all sorts of spiritual changes, emitting fire and vapour from his body. Then he will enter Nirvana. At this time the people, witnessing these miracles, will dismiss their pride, and opening their minds, will obtain the fruit (of holiness). Now, therefore, on the top of the mountain is a stupa built. On quiet evenings those looking from a distance see sometimes a bright light as it were of a torch; but if they ascend the mountain there is nothing to be observed. Going to the north-east of the Cock's-foot Mountain about 100 li, we come to the mountain called Buddhavana (Fo-to-fa-na), with its peaks and cliffs lofty and precipitous. Among its steep mountain cliffs is a stone chamber where Buddha once descending stayed; by its side is a large stone where Sakra (Shih), king of Devas, and Brahma-raja (Fan-wang) pounded some ox-head (gosirsha) sandal-wood, and anointed Tathagata with the same. The scent (of this) is still to be perceived on the stone. Here also five hundred Arhats secretly dwell in a spiritual manner, and here those who are influenced by religious desire to meet with them sometimes see them, on one occasion under the form of Samaneras just entering the village to beg food, at other times as withdrawing (to their cells), on some occasions manifesting traces of their spiritual power in ways difficult to describe in detail.