經律異相 26.20

26.20

昔天羅國王有一太子。欲登王位。一名班足。受外道羅陀師教。應取千王頭以祭冡神然後登王位。已得九百九十九王。所少一王。即北行萬里得普明王。普明白班足言。願聽我一日飯食沙門頂禮三寶。班足許之。普明即依過去七佛法。一日二時講般若波羅蜜八千偈竟。第一法師為王說偈。

Formerly, the king of the country of Tianluo had a crown prince who wished to ascend the royal throne, named Kalmāṣapāda. Having received the teaching of the non-Buddhist master Luoduo, he was told to take the heads of one thousand kings to sacrifice to the mound deity, after which he could ascend the royal throne. Having already obtained 999 kings and lacking just one king, he traveled ten thousand li to the north and captured King Puming. Puming addressed Kalmāṣapāda, saying: “I request that you allow me one day to feed śramaṇas and pay homage to the Three Jewels.” Kalmāṣapāda granted this. Puming, relying on the method of the seven past Buddhas, had the eight thousand verses of the Prajñāpāramitā expounded during the two periods of the day. When it was finished, the foremost Dharma master spoke a verse for the king: