經律異相 28.16

28.16

波斯匿王。夜臥有十種夢。一小樹生華。二見小樹生果。三見牸牛從犢求乳。四見人切索羊隨後食。五見十釜重上釜踊灌入最下釜。六見馬一身兩頭食麥。七見血流成渠。八見澄水四邊清中央濁。九見犬在金器中小便。十見四方有四牛來相抵突各散還去。王見恐怖衣毛皆竪。即從臥覺便作是念。我應命終失此王位耶。即往問佛。佛曰。大王勿懷恐怖。不由此夢乃失王位。夢小樹生華者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。是時人民不孝父母。不承事沙門婆羅門。便得供養。猶如今孝從父母供養沙門者也。小樹生果者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。是時人民嫁未久。而抱子歸不知慚愧也。牸牛隨犢求乳者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。母守門女傍通以自存活也。人切索羊隨後食者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。以己財寶與外人通也。夢十釜列上頭釜溢涌灌最下釜中者。當來眾生非法欲行。與邪法相應。兒語父母言。速出此家詣山野澤。我欲住此村落也。馬一身兩頭食麥者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。彼依國王劫奪婆羅門長者。或依婆羅門長者劫奪王藏也。夢血流成渠者。當來有國王不樂己境界。便集四種兵侵奪他界。亦不可制不隨法教。是時人民死者眾多也。夢澄水四邊清中央濁者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。中國眾生好喜鬪亂。邊國人民無有諍訟也。夢犬在金器中小便者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。我三阿僧祇劫勤苦所集法寶者。皆當誹謗。刀杖瓦石打我聲聞。此沙門種所說非法。好造歌頌也。夢四面有四牛來共相抵突各散還去者。當來眾生非法欲行。常懷貪嫉與邪法相應。是時四面有大雲起。雷電霹靂不雨散去也。是謂十夢應如是。大王十夢者。有是十應。以是因緣王勿懷恐怖亦不命終不失王位。皆是當來末世法應如是。大王當作是學。王大歡喜（出增一阿含經第四十一卷）。

King Prasenajit, lying down at night, had ten kinds of dreams: first, he saw a small tree bearing blossoms; second, he saw a small tree bearing fruit; third, he saw a cow seeking milk from a calf; fourth, he saw a person cutting a rope while a sheep followed behind eating it; fifth, he saw ten cauldrons arranged in layers, with the topmost cauldron surging and pouring its contents into the lowest cauldron; sixth, he saw a horse with one body and two heads eating wheat; seventh, he saw blood flowing into canals; eighth, he saw clear water that was pure along the four edges but turbid in the middle; ninth, he saw a dog urinating in a gold vessel; tenth, he saw four oxen coming from the four directions to butt each other, and then each dispersing and going back. Seeing these, the king was terrified, and his hair stood on end. Awakening from sleep, he thought: "Shall I die and lose this royal throne?" He immediately went to ask the Buddha. The Buddha said: "Great King, do not be afraid. You will not lose your throne because of these dreams. Dreaming of a small tree bearing blossoms means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings. At that time, people will not be filial to their parents, nor will they serve śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, yet they will receive offerings, just as today those who are filial follow their parents in making offerings to śramaṇas. A small tree bearing fruit means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings. At that time, women will have been married only a short while before returning home carrying infants, knowing no shame. A cow seeking milk from a calf means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings; mothers will watch the door while their daughters engage in illicit relations to support themselves. A person cutting a rope while a sheep follows behind eating it means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings, giving their own wealth and treasures to outsiders in illicit liaisons. Dreaming of ten cauldrons arranged in layers, with the uppermost cauldron overflowing and pouring into the lowest cauldron, means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, in accordance with false teachings; children will say to their parents: 'Leave this house quickly and go into the mountains, wilds, and marshes; I wish to dwell in this village.' A horse with one body and two heads eating wheat means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings; relying on the king, they will plunder brāhmaṇas and elders, or relying on brāhmaṇas and elders, they will plunder the royal treasury. Dreaming of blood flowing into canals means that in the future, there will be kings who are not content with their own territories, but will assemble the fourfold army to invade and seize other territories, uncontrollably failing to follow the Dharma's teachings; at that time, those among the people who die will be very many. Dreaming of clear water that is pure along the four edges but turbid in the middle means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings; sentient beings in the Middle Country will take pleasure in fighting and disorder, while the people of the borderlands will have no disputes. Dreaming of a dog urinating in a gold vessel means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings; regarding the Dharma jewel that I gathered through bitter toil over three asaṃkhyeya kalpas, they will slander it all, striking my śrāvakas with knives, staves, tiles, and stones, saying: 'What this breed of śramaṇas preaches is not the Dharma; they merely take pleasure in composing songs and praises.' Dreaming of four oxen coming from the four directions to butt each other and then each dispersing and going back means that in the future, sentient beings will act out of unrighteous desires, constantly harbouring greed and jealousy in accordance with false teachings; at that time, great clouds will rise from the four directions with thunder and lightning, yet disperse without rain. These are the ten dreams and what they signify. Great King, your ten dreams have these ten correspondences. For this reason, Great King, do not harbour fear; you will not die, nor will you lose your throne. All these are matters that must come to pass in the future Latter Age. Great King, you should understand it thus." The king rejoiced greatly (from the Ekottarika Āgama, fascicle 41).