大唐西域記 9.9

9.9

杖林中近有鄔波索迦闍耶犀那者（唐言勝軍），西印度剎帝利種也，志尚夷簡，情悅山林，迹居幻境，心遊真際，內外典籍，窮究幽微，辭論清高，儀範閑雅。諸沙門、婆羅門、外道、異學、國王、大臣、長者、豪右，相趨通謁，伏膺請益。受業門人，十室而六。年漸七十，耽讀不倦，餘藝捐廢，唯習佛經，策勵身心，不舍晝夜。印度之法，香末為泥，作小窣堵波，高五六寸，書寫經文，以置其中，謂之法舍利也；數漸盈積，建大窣堵波，總聚於內，常修供養。故勝軍之為業也，口則宣說妙法，導誘學人，手乃作窣堵波，式崇勝福，夜又經行禮誦，宴坐思惟，寢食不遑，晝夜無怠。年百歲矣，志業不衰。三十年間，凡作七拘胝（唐言億）法舍利窣堵波。每滿一拘胝，建大窣堵波，而總置中，盛修供養，請諸僧眾，法會稱慶，其時神光燭曜，靈異昭彰，自茲厥後，時放光明。

In the forest of the staff (Yashtivana) not long since there was an Upasaka named Jayasena (She-ye-si-na), a Kshattriya of Western India. He was exceedingly simple-minded and moderate. He amused himself amid the forests and hills, dwelling in a sort of fairyland, whilst his mind wandered amid the limits of truth (true limits). He had deeply studied the mysteries both of orthodox and other treatises (inside and outside books). His language and observations were pure, and his arguments elevated; his presence was quiet and dignified. The Sramanas, Brahmanas, heretics of different schools, the king of the country, the great ministers and householders, and persons of rank came together to visit him and personally to ask him questions. His pupils occupied sixteen apartments; and although nearly seventy years of age, he read with them diligently and without cessation, and applied their minds only to the study of Buddhist sutras, rejecting all other engagements. Thus night and day he gave up body and mind to this pursuit alone.

It is a custom in India to make little stupas of powdered scent made into a paste; their height is about six or seven inches, and they place inside them some written extract from a sutra; this they call a dharma-sarira (fa-shi-li). When the number of these has become large, they then build a great stupa, and collect all the others within it, and continually offer to it religious offerings. This then was the occupation of Jaya-sena (Ching-kian); with his mouth he declared the excellent law, and led and encouraged his students, whilst with his hand he constructed these stûpas. Thus he acquired the highest and most excellent religious merit. In the evening, again, he would walk up and down worshipping and repeating his prayers, or silently sit down in meditation. For eating or sleeping he had little time, and relaxed none of his discipline night or day. Even after he was an hundred years old his mind and body were in full activity. During thirty years he had made seven kôtis of these dharma-śarîra stûpas, and for every kôti that he made he built a great stûpa and placed them in it. When full, he presented his religious offerings and invited the priests; whilst they, on their part, offered him their congratulations. On these occasions a divine light shone around and spiritual wonders (miracles) exhibited themselves; and from that time forth the miraculous light has continued to be seen.