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昔閻浮提有大國王。名曰仙豫。愛重大乘其心純善。無有麁惡嫉妬慳悋。口常宣說愛語善語。身常攝護貧窮孤獨。布施精進無有休廢。時世無佛聲聞緣覺。時王愛樂大乘方等經典。十二年中事婆羅門。供給所須過十二年。施安已訖。即作是言。師等今應發三菩提心。婆羅門言。大王。菩提之性是無所有。大乘經典亦復如是。大王。云何乃欲令人同於虛空。王聞婆羅門誹謗方等。即斷其命。以是因緣不墮地獄。擁護攝持大乘經典。有如是力（出大涅槃經第十一卷）。

Formerly, in Jambudvīpa, there was a great king named Xianyu. He loved and revered the Mahāyāna, his mind was purely wholesome, and he had no harshness, malice, jealousy, or stinginess. His mouth constantly spoke pleasant words and wholesome words, his person constantly protected the poor and destitute, and he practised giving and vigor without cessation. At that time there were in the world no Buddhas, śrāvakas, or pratyekabuddhas. The king loved and delighted in the Mahāyāna Vaipulya sūtras, and for twelve years served brāhmaṇas, supplying all they needed. When the twelve years had passed and the gifts and provisions were concluded, he spoke these words: “Masters, you should now produce the mind of bodhi.” The brāhmaṇas said: “Great King, the nature of bodhi does not exist; the Mahāyāna scriptures are also like this. Great King, why would you wish to make people equivalent to empty space?” When the king heard the brāhmaṇas slandering the Vaipulya scriptures, he severed their lives on the spot. Because of this cause and condition, he did not fall into hell. Upholding and sustaining the Mahāyāna scriptures possesses such power (from the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra, fascicle 11).