法苑珠林 12.13

12.13

如摩耶經云。阿那律昇忉利天以告摩耶。摩耶便至。棺自為開。合掌起白遠屈來下。佛語阿難。汝當知為後不孝眾生故。從金棺出問訊母也。僧祇律云。於天冠塔邊闍維佛身。迦葉赴佛涅槃經云。於是迦葉辭佛到伊荼梨山中。去舍衛國二萬六千里。其山多出七寶。甘菓種種香樹雜藥不可稱數。亦有麒麟朱雀鳳皇異學道士。時有方石平正。色如瑠璃。縱廣百二十里。樹華五色冬夏茂盛。列坐石上。迦葉前後教授一千弟子。皆得羅漢常坐此石。誦經行道。弟子七人同夕得夢。其一比丘夢見所坐方石中央分破樹皆拔根。復一比丘夢見四十里泉水皆乾竭華悉零落。復一比丘夢見拘羅邊坐皆悉傾毀。復一比丘夢見閻浮利地皆悉傾陷。復一比丘夢見須彌山崩。復一比丘夢見金輪王薨。復一比丘夢見日月墮落天下失明。晨起各以所夢啟白迦葉。迦葉告言。我曹前見光明。地時大動。卿等得夢佛將般泥洹耶。即勅諸弟子。往赴俱夷那國。又菩薩處胎經云。大迦葉至。佛出雙足。迦葉說偈云。

As the Mahāmāyā Sūtra says: Aniruddha ascended to the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven to inform Māyā. Māyā then arrived. The coffin opened of itself. [The Buddha] joined his palms, arose, and addressed her, having condescended to come from afar. The Buddha said to Ānanda: "You should know that for the sake of unfilial sentient beings of the future, I emerged from the golden coffin to inquire after my mother." The Mahāsaṅghika-vinaya says: The Buddha's body was cremated beside the Mukuṭa-bandhana Stūpa. The Kāśyapa Fuhuo Niepan Jing (Sūtra on Kāśyapa's Hastening to the Buddha's Nirvāṇa) says: Thereupon Kāśyapa took leave of the Buddha and went into Mount Īḍā (Yītúlí), twenty-six thousand li away from Śrāvastī. That mountain abounds in the seven precious jewels, sweet fruits, diverse incense trees, and assorted medicines beyond measure. There were also qilin, vermilion sparrows, fenghuang, and heterodox practitioners of the Way. At that time, there was a square flat stone with the colour of lapis lazuli, one hundred and twenty li in length and breadth. The trees bore five-coloured flowers, flourishing in both winter and summer. They sat in rows upon the stone. Kāśyapa had instructed a total of one thousand disciples who had all attained arhatship, and they constantly sat upon this stone reciting sūtras and practising the Way. Seven disciples had dreams on the same night. One monk dreamed that the square stone upon which they sat cracked through the centre and the trees were all uprooted. Another monk dreamed that forty li of spring water all dried up and the flowers all withered and fell. Another monk dreamed that the surrounding seats were all shattered and ruined. Another monk dreamed that the earth of Jambudvīpa completely collapsed. Another monk dreamed that Mount Sumeru collapsed. Another monk dreamed that the Golden-Wheel King had passed away. Another monk dreamed that the sun and moon fell from the sky and all under heaven lost its light. In the morning, they arose and each reported their dreams to Kāśyapa. Kāśyapa told them: "Earlier, we saw a brilliant light and the earth shook violently at that time. Given your dreams, is the Buddha about to enter parinirvāṇa?" He then instructed his disciples to hasten to Kuśinagara. Furthermore, the Bodhisattva Garbhastha Sūtra says: When Mahākāśyapa arrived, the Buddha extended his two feet. Kāśyapa spoke a verse, saying: