經律異相 26.20

26.20

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: