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經律異相 27.6

經律異相 27.6

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Classical Chinese

27.6

月氏國王。欲求佛道故作三十二塔。為供養相一一作之至三十一。時有惡人觸王。王心退轉。如此惡人云何可度。即時迴心捨生死向涅槃。作第三十二浮圖以求解脫。由是因緣成羅漢道。是故此寺名波羅提木叉(梁言解脫)自爾以來未滿二百年。此寺猶在。吾亦見之(出雜寶藏經)。

The king of the Yuezhi realm, seeking the Buddha Way, built thirty-two stūpas to serve as objects of worship. He constructed them one by one, up to the thirty-first. At that time, a wicked person offended the king. The king's mind retrogressed: "How can such an evil person be delivered?" Immediately turning his mind, he renounced saṃsāra and turned toward nirvāṇa, building the thirty-second stūpa to seek liberation. Through these causes and conditions, he attained the path of an arhat. For this reason, this monastery is named Prātimokṣa (translated in Liang as "Liberation"). From that time until now, it has been less than two hundred years; this monastery still exists, and I have seen it myself. (Extracted from the *Zabaozang jing*).

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