經律異相 12.12

12.12

摩訶盧比丘。國王謂其大讀摩訶乘。常解髮令其蹈過。又有比丘。乃語王言。此摩訶盧不多讀經。何以供養如是。王言。我日夜欲見此比丘。即往見在窟中讀法花經。見一金色光明。人騎白象合手供養。王來轉迫便滅不現。即問。大德。我來金光明人滅何也。比丘言。此即遍吉菩薩（法華經中普賢是也）來教導我誦於此經（出大智論第九卷）。

The monk Mahālu: the king of the country, believing that he frequently read the Mahāyāna, always untied his hair to let him step across it. There was another monk who said to the king, 'This Mahālu does not read the sūtras often; why do you make such offerings to him?' The king said, 'Day and night, I wish to see this monk.' He then went and saw him reading the Lotus Sūtra in a cave. He saw a person of golden radiance riding a white elephant, with hands joined in offering. As the king approached closer, the figure disappeared and was no longer seen. He then asked, 'Venerable One, why did the person of golden radiance disappear when I came?' The monk said, 'That was the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (who is Samantabhadra in the Lotus Sūtra) coming to teach and guide me in reciting this sūtra.' (Extracted from the ninth fascicle of the Dazhidu lun.)