[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 24.6 # 經律異相 24.6 經律異相 24.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.24.6) 轉輪聖王。所以致金輪者。帝釋常勅四天王。一月六日案行天下。伺人善惡。四天王及大子使者。見有大國王以十善四等治天下。憂勤人物心踰慈父。以是事白天帝釋。帝釋聞之。慶其能爾。便勅毘首羯摩。賜其金輪。即出持付毘沙門天王。毘沙門天王持付飛行夜叉。飛行夜叉持來與大國王。毘沙門天王勅此夜叉。汝常為王持此金輪。當王頂上畢其壽命。不得中捨。是夜叉常為持之。進止來去隨聖王意盡其壽命。然後還付毘沙門天王。毘沙門天王還付毘首羯摩。毘首羯摩還內著寶藏中（出雜譬喻經第六卷）道種堅德乘金輪王四天下。性種性王乘銀輪王三天下。習種性王乘銅輪王二天下。以上十善得王。乘鐵輪王一天下（出仁王波若經）。 > As for the wheel-turning holy king, the reason he obtains the golden wheel is that Śakra constantly commands the Four Heavenly Kings to inspect the world six days a month, watching over the good and evil of humans. When the Four Heavenly Kings, their princes, and their messengers see a great king who governs the world by means of the ten wholesome deeds and the four immeasurables, caring for his people with a mind exceeding that of an affectionate father, they report this matter to Śakra, King of the Gods. Hearing this, Śakra rejoices that he is able to do so, and forthwith commands Viśvakarman to bestow upon him a golden wheel. \[Viśvakarman\] promptly brings it out and hands it to the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa. The Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa hands it to a flying yakṣa, and the flying yakṣa carries it to present to the great king. The Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa commands this yakṣa: 'You must constantly hold this golden wheel for the king above his crown to the end of his lifespan, and you must not abandon it halfway.' This yakṣa constantly holds it for him, advancing, stopping, coming, and going according to the holy king's intent until the end of his lifespan. Thereafter it is returned to the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa; the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa returns it to Viśvakarman; and Viśvakarman places it back into the jewel treasury (from the sixth fascicle of the \*Zapiyu jing\*). One on the path-nature of firm virtue rides a golden wheel and rules over four continents. A king on the essential nature rides a silver wheel and rules over three continents. A king on the practice nature rides a copper wheel and rules over two continents. Achieving kingship through the ten wholesome deeds above, one rides an iron wheel and rules over one continent (from the \*Renwang bore jing\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.24.5) - [Next: 24.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.24.7) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.24.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.24.6) · Pramāṇa