法苑珠林 10.113

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依道宣律師感應記云。天人答律師曰。如來初成道至十三年中。於祇桓精舍。時大梵天王請佛轉法輪。十方百億國土諸佛。皆悉雲集。於大千界中。菩薩聲聞八部龍神亦集祇桓。爾時釋提桓因白佛言。世尊。我見大梵天王請佛轉法輪。今欲洗佛身。伏願聽許。佛便聽許。即時七寶行宮及以香湯水等。欲洗佛身。佛告阿難。汝往菩提樹金剛座西塔。取我七寶剃刀并浴金剛盆。我欲𩮜髮。阿難依命取來至世尊所。佛受刀已。普告大眾。自我成道已來。未曾為汝等說此刀因緣。汝今諦聽。我初踰城出時。去父王宮可六十里。車匿白我言。我今少疲。願小停息。我聞即停。於止息處有一大龍池。周匝四十里。池多五色蓮華。四面華樹令人愛樂。我至池水取水洗面。忽有二年少來至我所。問至何所。我答為求菩提。彼年少言。我是此池龍王。自有書籍韋陀典記。此賢劫中有千佛出。我作龍身經于十大劫。數見世尊成道及入涅槃。至拘留孫佛入涅槃時。將一黃金剛盆函。中有剃刀。自從賢劫三佛已來。剃刀及金盆遞相分付。今欲請仁者入宮設諸微供。未審許不。我即隨往至宮受供。并將七寶刀以奉上我。龍即語我言。汝今修道多有魔嬈。若欲思惟時。常持此刀安于右膝上。此刀放光遍汝身上。化成千萬丈。從刀光現作一帳以覆汝身。於此刀帳上。有百千力士各執其刀。外有所擬。魔見驚怖不起惡心。待汝成道時。欲𩮜鬚髮。我將金剛盆。自來至汝所。我初成道時。入河洗浴。彼龍持盆至我邊。佛告梵王。汝取寶刀上昇梵宮。并告地神堅牢等。從金剛際造金剛臺。高七千由旬。令如來坐上。又告娑竭龍王。汝可化身。為八萬四千黃金龍像。頭用七寶成。身以黃金作之。從須彌山下。八功德水。來灌世尊頂。又告天魔汝洗世尊髮。命釋提桓因。汝執金剛盆以承世尊髮。化樂天王化作白銀蓋蔭覆如來頂。十方諸佛普來我所。各坐金剛臺。又執七寶刀。十方諸佛以金色手。各摩我頂。得摩頂已得百千三昧。諸來世尊告梵天王。汝可取刀𩮜如來髮。時大梵天王執刀欲𩮜。遂不見如來頂。上尋有頂亦不見頂。佛告梵王。我見過去諸佛皆自𩮜髮。一切凡聖無能見我頂者。我自𩮜髮已。鬚髮皆盡。唯有二髭。雖𩮜不落。𩮜已入河洗浴。時諸梵釋龍王等。競來爭取我髮。佛告大眾。可付梵釋魔龍等。各與少許鬚髮。復將鬚髮付淨飯王。十方諸佛復告我言。此梵天王是汝大檀越主。汝可為現頂相令彼執刀重𩮜鬚髮。我聞此語。便為現頂相。我持此刀授與梵王。大地為之六種震動。刀放大光照百億佛土。我雖現頂。還上至色界頂。爾時梵王便昇有頂始𩮜我髮。後𩮜我兩髭。髭既落已。便放大光。下至閻浮。化成二寶塔。高至有頂。具眾莊嚴。我成佛來此塔最先。十方諸佛一時告我言。將此二髭塔付與梵王。令彼守護。使地神堅牢造小金剛塔。用盛剃刀及此金盆。我見過去諸佛。初登正覺皆最初度五人。皆報此寶刀。手𩮜彼髮。雖用刀𩮜。然刀不至髮。及唱善來已。鬚髮自落。世尊。今既成道。可執此刀往鹿苑中。如過去諸佛度五人。我從彼言即至鹿苑。我𩮜五拘隣。從此已後。皆命善來。兼後羯磨。復告須菩提。汝從戒壇出。火照百億諸佛。及我分身佛皆集戒壇。須菩提奉命集已。如來從講堂手執剃刀。阿難執金盆。與人天大眾。來至戒壇。繞三匝已。從北面昇壇。告大梵天王。汝施工匠及天金鐵。我造剃刀。又告堅牢神。汝施我金剛。我欲造小塔用盛此寶刀。又告娑竭龍王。汝之龍工最巧可為我造寶刀函。諸天人等依言奉施。如來神力。經于一食頃三種皆成。其所造剃刀。得八萬四千具。以內函中安金剛塔中。又告十方佛各施刀塔。刀塔其數八十億。皆付文殊普賢。我涅槃後。取諸施塔遍大千界八十億大國。一國別置一塔。諸閻浮提具八萬四千塵勞門者。皆望得脫。令得出家度脫生死。種種利益不可具述。佛告文殊。過是年已。汝持我刀塔至震旦清涼山金剛窟中安置。佛告阿難。汝往父王宮所。取我髮來付帝釋。阿難依命付已。佛告帝釋。汝將我髮欲造幾塔。帝釋白佛言。我隨如來髮一螺髮造一塔。佛告龍王。令造碼碯瓶黃金函。將付帝釋用盛螺髮。爾時帝釋使天工匠經三七日方可得成。如來以神力故。如一食頃髮塔皆成。大數有二十六萬。佛告天帝。汝留三百塔。於天上守護。自餘諸塔。我涅槃後將髮塔八萬四千付文殊師利。於閻浮提如上諸國我法行處流通利益。又佛告阿難曰。汝往父王所取我髭來。合六十四莖。其二莖髭者已施梵王。餘並將來。我欲造塔。阿難依命取付世尊。佛告諸羅剎。我施汝二髭。當造七寶函及造栴檀塔。盛髭供養。以髭威力令汝得諸飲食。羅剎白佛言。蒙恩施髭令造寶塔。未審高幾許。佛告羅剎。可高四十由旬。自餘六十髭亦隨造函塔。可高三丈許。諸羅剎等依命造塔。皆大歡喜。又告諸羅剎。汝好守護。勿使外道惡人魔鬼毒龍妄毀我塔。此塔是汝命根。以護塔故飲食常豐。此塔年別三度放光照汝身。以光威力。常雨粳糧石蜜菓菜等。所須皆足。若懷惡心光便不現飲食自消。汝若見此惡相。當率諸羅剎來。至塔所深自悔責。塔還放光。飲食還足。此之髭塔世尊涅槃時。六十髭塔付彼無言菩薩。令加守護。勿令惡王損壞。於閻浮提六十大國內有文字處。一國置一塔。令地神堅牢用金剛造塔高三丈許用盛髭函。於前六十國內選取名山。鑿石為龕以內龕中。龕門牢封無令後惡國王開損不得久住也。

According to Vinaya Master Daoxuan's Record of Sympathetic Resonance: A deva answered the Vinaya Master, saying: 'Thirteen years after the Tathāgata first attained enlightenment, he was in the Jetavana vihāra. At that time, the Great Brahmā King invited the Buddha to turn the wheel of the Dharma. The Buddhas of hundreds of billions of lands in the ten directions all gathered like clouds. Within the great trichiliocosm, bodhisattvas, śrāvakas, and the eight classes of dragons and spirits also gathered at Jetavana. At that time, Śakra Devendra addressed the Buddha, saying: "World-Honoured One, I see that the Great Brahmā King has invited the Buddha to turn the wheel of the Dharma. Now I wish to wash the Buddha's body; I humbly pray you grant permission." The Buddha then granted permission. Immediately, with a temporary hall of the seven treasures and fragrant water, he wished to wash the Buddha's body. The Buddha told Ānanda, "Go to the stūpa west of the vajra throne by the Bodhi tree, and fetch my seven-treasure razor and the vajra bathing basin. I wish to shave my hair." Ānanda obeyed the command, took them, and came to the World-Honoured One's presence. Once the Buddha received the razor, he widely addressed the great assembly: "Since I attained enlightenment, I have never spoken to you of the causes and conditions of this razor. Listen attentively now. When I first leaped over the city wall and left, having gone about sixty li from my father's palace, Channa said to me: 'I am now somewhat fatigued; I pray we rest a little.' Hearing this, I stopped. At the place of rest, there was a great dragon pool, forty li in circumference. The pool abounded in five-coloured lotus blossoms, and flowering trees on all four sides brought delight to people. I went to the pool's water to take water and wash my face. Suddenly, two youths came to my presence. They asked where I was going. I answered that it was to seek bodhi. Those youths said: 'I am the dragon king of this pool. I have my own books and Vedic scriptures, which record that in this Bhadrakalpa one thousand Buddhas will appear. In this dragon body, I have passed through ten mahākalpas, repeatedly seeing the World-Honoured Ones attain enlightenment and enter nirvāṇa. When Krakucchanda Buddha entered nirvāṇa, he brought a yellow vajra basin-casket containing a razor. From the three Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa onward, the razor and the gold basin have been passed down from one to another. Now I wish to invite you, benevolent one, into my palace to present slight offerings; I wonder if you would permit it.' I immediately followed and went to the palace to receive the offerings, and he also took the seven-treasure knife to offer to me. The dragon then said to me: 'You are now cultivating the Way, and there will be many demonic disturbances. When you wish to contemplate, always hold this knife and place it upon your right knee. This knife will emit light pervading your body, transforming into [a radiance of] thousands and tens of thousands of zhang. From the knife's light, a canopy will appear to cover your body. Above this knife-canopy, there will be hundreds of thousands of mighty warriors, each holding his knife. If anything threatens from without, Māra, upon seeing them, will be terrified and will not produce evil thoughts. Wait until you attain enlightenment and wish to shave your beard and hair; I will take the vajra basin and come to you myself.' When I first attained enlightenment, I entered the river to bathe. That dragon held the basin and came to my side." The Buddha told King Brahmā, "Take the precious knife and ascend to the Brahmā palace." And he told the earth spirit Dṛḍhā and others, "From the vajra perimeter, construct a vajra platform seven thousand yojanas high, and let the Tathāgata sit upon it." He also told the dragon king Sāgara, "You should transform your body into eighty-four thousand golden dragon statues, their heads made of the seven treasures, their bodies made of yellow gold. From beneath Mount Sumeru, let the waters of eight virtues come to consecrate the crown of the World-Honoured One's head." He also told the heavenly Māra, "Wash the World-Honoured One's hair." He ordered Śakra Devendra, "Hold the vajra basin to receive the World-Honoured One's hair." The King of the Nirmāṇarati Heaven transformed into a white silver parasol to shade and cover the Tathāgata's crown. The Buddhas of the ten directions all came to my presence, each sitting upon a vajra platform and holding a seven-treasure knife. The Buddhas of the ten directions, with golden hands, each stroked the crown of my head. Having received the stroking of the crown, I attained hundreds of thousands of samādhis. The arrived World-Honoured Ones told the Brahmā King, "You may take the knife and shave the Tathāgata's hair." At that time, the Great Brahmā King held the knife and wished to shave it, but he could not see the crown of the Tathāgata's head. Searching upward to the Akaniṣṭha Heaven, he still could not see the crown. The Buddha told the Brahmā King, "I see that the past Buddhas all shaved their own hair. No worldly person or sage can see the crown of my head." After I shaved my hair myself, the beard and hair were entirely gone, except for two whiskers, which did not fall away even though shaved. Having shaved, I entered the river to bathe. At that time, all the Brahmās, Śakras, dragon kings, and others vied with one another to seize my hair. The Buddha told the great assembly, "You may give it to Brahmā, Śakra, Māra, the dragons, and others; give each a small portion of the beard and hair. Further, take the beard and hair and give them to King Śuddhodana." The Buddhas of the ten directions again addressed me, saying: "This Brahmā King is your great dānapati. You should manifest the mark of the crown for him, and let him hold the knife to shave your beard and hair again." Hearing these words, I then manifested the mark of the crown for him. When I took this knife and bestowed it upon the Brahmā King, the great earth shook in six ways because of it, and the knife emitted a great light illuminating hundreds of billions of Buddha-lands. Although I manifested my crown, it still extended upward to the summit of the form realm. At that time, the Brahmā King then ascended to Akaniṣṭha and first shaved my hair, and afterwards shaved my two whiskers. After the whiskers fell, they emitted a great light, descending to Jambudvīpa, where they transformed into two jewel stūpas reaching up to Akaniṣṭha, complete with all adornments. Since I became a Buddha, these stūpas were the earliest. The Buddhas of the ten directions simultaneously addressed me, saying: "Entrust these two whisker stūpas to the Brahmā King, and have him guard them. Have the earth spirit Dṛḍhā construct a small vajra stūpa to hold the razor and this gold basin." I see that when the past Buddhas first attained true enlightenment, they all initially crossed over five persons; all held this precious knife and shaved their hair with their own hands. Although they shaved with the knife, the knife did not touch the hair, and upon chanting "Welcome!" the beard and hair fell away on their own. World-Honoured One, now that you have attained enlightenment, you may hold this knife and go to the Deer Park, just as the past Buddhas crossed over the five persons. Following their words, I immediately went to the Deer Park. I shaved the five Kauṇḍinyas. From then on, I summoned all with "Welcome!" followed later by karmavācanā. He again told Subhūti, "Come forth from the ordination platform. The fire illuminates hundreds of billions of Buddhas, and my emanated Buddhas all gather at the ordination platform." When Subhūti, obeying the command, had gathered them, the Tathāgata came from the lecture hall holding the razor in his hand, Ānanda holding the gold basin, and with the great assembly of humans and devas came to the ordination platform. Having circumambulated it three times, he ascended the platform from the north side. He told the Great Brahmā King, "You provide the craftsmen and heavenly gold and iron; I shall fashion razors." He also told the spirit Dṛḍhā, "Provide me with vajra; I wish to build small stūpas to hold these precious knives." He also told the dragon king Sāgara, "Your dragon craftsmen are the most skillful; you can fashion precious knife caskets for me." The devas, humans, and others made offerings according to his words. Through the Tathāgata's divine power, in the time of a single meal, all three kinds were completed. The razors that were fashioned numbered eighty-four thousand sets, which were placed inside caskets and deposited within vajra stūpas. He also told the Buddhas of the ten directions each to bestow knife stūpas. The number of knife stūpas was eighty billion, all entrusted to Mañjuśrī and Samantabhadra. "After my nirvāṇa, take all the bestowed stūpas and distribute them throughout the eighty billion great kingdoms of the great trichiliocosm, placing one stūpa in each kingdom. All those in Jambudvīpa who possess the eighty-four thousand gates of afflictions will all hope to gain liberation, and be enabled to leave household life and be delivered from birth and death. The various benefits cannot be fully described." The Buddha told Mañjuśrī, "After this year has passed, you shall take my knife stūpa to the Diamond Cave on Mount Qingliang in Cīnasthāna and enshrine it there." The Buddha told Ānanda, "Go to my father the king's palace, retrieve my hair, and come give it to Śakra." After Ānanda obeyed the command and gave it to him, the Buddha asked Śakra, "Taking my hair, how many stūpas do you wish to build?" Śakra addressed the Buddha, saying: "According to the Tathāgata's hair, for each curl of hair I will build one stūpa." The Buddha told the dragon king to make agate vases and yellow gold caskets, and bring them to Śakra to hold the curls of hair. At that time, Śakra employed heavenly craftsmen, and only after three times seven days could it be completed. Due to the Tathāgata's divine power, in the time of a single meal, the hair stūpas were all completed. The grand total was two hundred and sixty thousand. The Buddha told the Heavenly Emperor, "Retain three hundred stūpas to guard in the heavens. As for the remaining stūpas, after my nirvāṇa, take eighty-four thousand hair stūpas and entrust them to Mañjuśrī, to circulate and bring benefit to the places in Jambudvīpa where my Dharma is practiced, such as the aforementioned countries." Furthermore, the Buddha told Ānanda, "Go to my father the king and retrieve my whiskers, sixty-four strands in all. The two strands of whiskers have already been bestowed upon the Brahmā King; bring all the rest. I wish to build stūpas." Ānanda obeyed the command, retrieved them, and presented them to the World-Honoured One. The Buddha told the rākṣasas, "I bestow upon you two whiskers. You must fashion seven-treasure caskets and build sandalwood stūpas to house the whiskers and make offerings to them. Through the mighty power of the whiskers, you will obtain all manner of food and drink." The rākṣasas addressed the Buddha, saying: "Receiving the grace of the bestowed whiskers and being ordered to build precious stūpas, we wonder how high they should be?" The Buddha told the rākṣasas, "They should be forty yojanas high. For the remaining sixty whiskers, you should also fashion caskets and stūpas accordingly; they should be about three zhang high." The rākṣasas obeyed the command to build the stūpas and were all greatly rejoiced. He also told the rākṣasas, "Guard them well; do not let non-Buddhists, evil people, māras, ghosts, or venomous dragons wrongfully damage my stūpas. These stūpas are the root of your life. Because you protect the stūpas, your food and drink will always be abundant. Three times every year, these stūpas will emit light illuminating your bodies. Through the mighty power of the light, non-glutinous grain, rock honey, fruits, vegetables, and the like will constantly rain down, and all your needs will be fulfilled. If you harbor evil thoughts, the light will not appear, and your food and drink will naturally vanish. If you see this bad omen, you should lead all the rākṣasas to come to the stūpa site and deeply regret and blame yourselves; the stūpas will again emit light, and food and drink will again be sufficient." As for these whisker stūpas, when the World-Honoured One was about to enter nirvāṇa, the sixty whisker stūpas were entrusted to Bodhisattva Anabhilāpya, ordering him to add protection to them, so that evil kings would not damage them. In the sixty great kingdoms of Jambudvīpa where there is writing, one stūpa is to be placed in each kingdom, and the earth spirit Dṛḍhā is to use vajra to build stūpas about three zhang high to contain the whisker caskets. Famous mountains are to be selected in the aforementioned sixty kingdoms, and niches chiseled into the rock to place them inside the niches. The doors of the niches are to be securely sealed, so that evil kings of later times will not open and damage them, preventing them from enduring long.'