法苑珠林 12.67

12.67

爾時大迦葉即從座起。著布僧伽梨。手執尼師壇。至高座前。敷座具禮阿難已。右繞三匝而立。時大梵天王持七寶蓋覆阿難上。時天帝釋進七寶案置阿難前。羅睺阿脩羅王。各執七寶香鑪在阿難前。阿難受已置寶案上。他化天王進七寶几。在寶案後。時魔王波旬持七寶拂授與阿難。仍與帝釋俠侍兩邊。四天王各侍高座四脚。三十二使者在迦葉後。各各肅恭胡跪敬聽。時大迦葉禮阿難已。又繞三匝。至前問訊。如佛無異。然後問緣如別所說。一一依經。始從如是。乃至末後歡喜奉行。

At that time, Mahākāśyapa arose from his seat, put on a cloth saṃghāṭī, held his niṣīdanam in his hands, and went before the high seat. Having spread the sitting mat and bowed to Ānanda, he stood after circumambulating him to the right three times. Then the Mahābrahmā Heavenly King held a seven-jeweled canopy covering above Ānanda. At that time, Śakra, Lord of the Devas, stepped forward and placed a seven-jeweled table before Ānanda. The asura kings, such as Rāhu, each held a seven-jeweled incense burner before Ānanda. Ānanda received them and placed them upon the jeweled table. The Heavenly King of Paranirmitavaśavartin stepped forward with a seven-jeweled stool behind the jeweled table. At that time, the demon king Pāpīyān held a seven-jeweled whisk and presented it to Ānanda, and remained flanking him alongside Śakra on both sides. The Four Heavenly Kings each attended at the four legs of the high seat. Thirty-two messengers stood behind Kāśyapa, each reverently kneeling with knees touching the ground, respectfully listening. Then Mahākāśyapa bowed to Ānanda, again circumambulated him three times, and stepped forward to greet him, no differently than [one would greet] the Buddha. After that, he inquired of the circumstances as recorded separately elsewhere, in every case relying on the sūtras, beginning with "Thus [have I heard]" and continuing through to the very end with "joyfully upheld and practiced."