經律異相 14.47

14.47

時阿耨達與其眷屬。三月請佛。入無熱大池供養。并諸神通果辦菩薩及弟子眾許其半月。龍喜興雲震電降雨普遍天下。忽然之頃還昇宮中召五百長子。其名善牙善施等。五百長子。吾今以請平等正覺及眾菩薩諸弟子。俱盡其半月。汝等當同一心廣相勉勵加敬世尊。勤念無常當各寂靜。謙恪恭肅住侍如來。棄捐欲意及龍戲樂。除貪怒害。離色聲香味細滑。所以者何。世尊無欲安詳仁雅。審諦調從承佛要誡。汝等半月無得入宮除婬恚愚癡。如來宣講法故必有他方神通菩薩。釋梵持世宿淨天子當普來會。汝等勤念廣施慎勿中懈。令諸會眾觀變踊躍。於雪山下無熱池中。化無瑕琉璃座。縱廣七百由旬。周匝列置八萬四千雜寶珂樹。諸堂上有師子座八萬四千皆大高廣。有龍婇女各二千人。其色姝妙姿媚無量。口出熏香擎持雜花末香塗香。調作諸妓以詠佛德興悅眾會。於虛空中幡綵垂間寶鈴和鳴音踰諸聲。施饌百味與其眷屬。遙啟世尊。佛與八萬四千菩薩皆大神通。弟子二千亦上神足。到無熱王宮。目連承佛神旨。遷無熱池現於虛空去地七丈。化身色像若金翅鳥王住龍宮上。便告王言。如來至也。龍眾驚怖毛竪四走藏竄。龍王慰之曰。且各安心勿恐。此為賢者大目連作耳。倡伎相應進迎正覺及諸弟子至無熱池。設廣博場師子之座。龍與其眾手自執斟所設饌具。踰世甘肥。延有天味以用供養。飯畢洗器竟。佛為說法。一切會者各懷踊躍（出弘道廣顯三昧經第三卷）。

At that time, Anavatapta and his retinue invited the Buddha to enter the great Lake Anavatapta for three months to receive offerings, together with the bodhisattvas who had attained supernormal powers and the disciples, and [the Buddha] agreed to half a month. Delighted, the nāga raised clouds, thundered, flashed lightning, and sent down rain everywhere under heaven. In an instant, he returned up to his palace and summoned his five hundred eldest sons, named Śubhaka, Śubhadatta, and so forth: "Five hundred eldest sons! I have now invited the Equally and Truly Enlightened One, together with the multitude of bodhisattvas and all the disciples, for a full half-month. You must be of one mind, encourage one another extensively, increase your reverence for the Bhagavat, diligently contemplate impermanence, each remain tranquil, and wait upon and serve the Tathāgata with humility, respect, and solemnity. Abandon desires and nāga play and pleasures, eliminate greed, anger, and harmfulness, and stay away from forms, sounds, scents, tastes, and delicate, smooth touches. Why? The Bhagavat is free from desires, serene, benevolent, and elegant. Discern truth, be compliant, and uphold the Buddha's essential admonitions. For half a month you must not enter the inner palace; eliminate lust, hostility, and delusion. Because the Tathāgata will proclaim the Dharma, there will surely arrive supernormal bodhisattvas from other realms, Śakra, Brahmā, the World Protectors, and the Deva Sons of Pure Abodes, all assembling together. Diligently practice extensive giving and do not slacken midway, causing all in the assembly to rejoice as they behold the transformations." Below the Snow Mountains, within Lake Anavatapta, he magically created a flawless lapis lazuli seat, seven hundred yojanas in length and breadth, surrounded by eighty-four thousand trees of various jewels and white coral. On the terraces were eighty-four thousand lion thrones, all exceedingly high and broad. There were two thousand nāga court maidens each, their beauty exquisite and their charms boundless; fragrance came from their mouths, and they held aloft various flowers, powdered incense, and unguents, playing various musical instruments to praise the Buddha's virtue and delight the gathered assembly. In the void, banners and streamers hung interspersed, and jewelled bells harmoniously chimed with sounds surpassing all others. He provided delicacies of a hundred flavours, and together with his retinue, he addressed the Bhagavat from afar. The Buddha, along with eighty-four thousand bodhisattvas all possessed of great supernormal powers, and two thousand disciples who also possessed supreme supernormal feet, arrived at King Anavatapta's palace. Maudgalyāyana, upholding the Buddha's spiritual intention, moved Lake Anavatapta and manifested it in empty space, seven zhang above the ground. He transformed his physical appearance into that of a king of garuḍas, perching above the nāga palace, and announced to the king: "The Tathāgata has arrived!" The nāga multitude was terrified, their hair standing on end, and they fled in all directions to hide. The nāga king consoled them, saying: "Stay calm and do not be afraid; this is only done by the worthy Mahāmaudgalyāyana." Music and song played in harmony as they advanced to welcome the Truly Enlightened One and his disciples to Lake Anavatapta, where an expansive arena and lion thrones were prepared. The nāga and his retinue personally served the delicacies they had prepared, which surpassed worldly sweetness and richness and possessed heavenly flavours, offering them in worship. When the meal was finished and the vessels washed, the Buddha preached the Dharma for them, and all the participants rejoiced (taken from the third fascicle of the Hongdao guangxian sanmei jing).