經律異相 8.16

8.16

時王舍城師子將軍家產一子。當其生時虛空諸天作如是言。童子常念法思惟法凡所發言莫說世事。常當班宣出世之法。常當守口慎言少語。莫於世事起諸覺觀。當依於義莫依文字。爾時童子聞是不復涕泣無嬰兒相。乃至七日色貌和悅見人歡喜目未曾眴。是時有人語其父母。是兒不祥不應畜養。父母答言。是兒雖復無聲。然其身根具足。當知是兒必有福德非是不祥因。為立字名曰無言。時無言童子漸漸長大如八歲兒。人所樂見。隨有說法轉法輪處。樂法聽受口無所宣。爾時無言與其父母眷屬宗親。色欲二界之間往寶坊之中。見佛及十方諸來菩薩生大喜心。舍利弗白佛言。世尊。師子將軍所生之子。身根具足而不能語是何業致。佛言。不應輕是童子。何以故。是人即是大菩薩也。已於無量佛所種諸善根。不退轉菩提之道。是兒生時多有諸天來誡勅如前。隨天教誨默然思惟獲得四禪。示如是身則能調伏無量眾生。以已願力神通力。令八部四眾各見右手有大蓮華猶如車輪。色香具足微妙第一。人所樂見。一一華臺有一菩薩結跏趺坐三十二相八十種好莊嚴其身。無言見是大神通力。低頭合掌稱南無佛陀。諸華臺中一切菩薩同作是言。十方恒河沙等世界六種震動。虛空諸天以妙香華種種伎樂供養於佛。爾時無言與諸菩薩踊在虛空。高七多羅樹。說偈讚佛（出大集經第十七卷）。

At that time, in Rājagṛha, a son was born into the family of General Siṃha. When he was born, the devas in the sky spoke these words: 'Boy, always be mindful of the Dharma and reflect upon the Dharma. Whatever you utter, do not speak of worldly matters. You must always proclaim the supramundane Dharma. You must always guard your mouth, be careful in your speech, and speak little. Do not give rise to mental reflections regarding worldly affairs. Rely on the meaning, not on the letters.' At that time, hearing this, the boy wept no more and showed no infantile appearance; up to seven days later, his countenance was gentle and joyful, and when seeing people he rejoiced, without ever blinking his eyes. Then someone said to his parents: 'This child is inauspicious and should not be raised.' The parents replied: 'Although this child makes no sound, yet his bodily faculties are complete. You should know that this child certainly possesses merit and virtue and is not an inauspicious cause.' Therefore, they gave him a name, calling him Wuyan (Mute). In time, the boy Wuyan gradually grew up to resemble an eight-year-old child, whom people delighted to see. Wherever the Dharma was preached and the wheel of Dharma was turned, he delighted in the Dharma, listening and receiving it, while uttering nothing from his mouth. At that time, Wuyan, together with his parents, retinue, and clansmen, went between the realms of desire and form to a jeweled courtyard. Seeing the Buddha and the bodhisattvas coming from the ten directions, he gave rise to great joy. Śāriputra said to the Buddha: 'Bhagavat, the son born to General Siṃha has all his physical faculties intact, yet cannot speak. By what karma was this brought about?' The Buddha said: 'One should not disparage this boy. Why is that? This person is indeed a great bodhisattva. He has already planted good roots before immeasurable Buddhas, and is in the stage of non-retrogression upon the path to bodhi. When this boy was born, many devas came to admonish him as related before. Following the devas' instructions, he silently reflected and attained the four dhyānas. Manifesting such a body, he is able to subdue immeasurable sentient beings.' By the power of his vows and the power of his supernormal faculties, he caused the eight classes [of beings] and the fourfold assembly each to see a great lotus flower in his right hand, like a cart-wheel, fully endowed with supreme color and fragrance, wondrous and foremost, which people delighted to see. On each flower platform sat a bodhisattva in full lotus posture, his body adorned with the thirty-two marks and eighty minor signs. Seeing this great supernormal power, Wuyan bowed his head, joined his palms, and pronounced 'Namo Buddhāya.' All the bodhisattvas within the flower platforms said the same words together. The worlds, numerous as the sands of the Ganges in the ten directions, shook in six ways. The devas in the sky made offerings to the Buddha with wondrous fragrant flowers and various kinds of music. At that time, Wuyan and the bodhisattvas leaped into the sky to a height of seven tāla trees, and uttered verses praising the Buddha (Extracted from the Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra, fascicle 17).