法苑珠林 63.69

63.69

又菩薩藏經云。阿難。我今於此竹園中轉此菩薩藏經不退轉輪。斷一切眾生疑。阿難。過去諸佛亦皆於此虛空地分說菩薩藏經。阿難。所有貪瞋癡眾生。入此竹園不發貪瞋癡。眾鳥入者非時不鳴萍沙大王與諸婇女。入此園中共相娛樂。自覺無欲。諸女亦爾。時王歡喜每作是念。願世有佛。當以此園奉上於佛。佛於中住。我當聞法。何以故。可供養者。應住此園。非五欲人所應得住。是園無有𧔞虺蜈蚣蟁虻毒螫。若住其中無復毒心。亦是竹園不共功德。

Furthermore, the *Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra* states: "Ānanda, now in this Bamboo Grove I turn this irreversibility wheel of the Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra to cut through the doubts of all sentient beings. Ānanda, past Buddhas also all expounded the Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra in this realm of space. Ānanda, any sentient beings bound by greed, anger, and delusion who enter this Bamboo Grove do not give rise to greed, anger, or delusion. When flocks of birds enter it, they do not cry out untimely. When King Bimbisāra entered this grove together with his palace attendants to enjoy themselves, he found himself spontaneously free from desire, and the women were likewise so. At that time the king rejoiced and continually had this thought: 'May there be a Buddha in the world! I shall offer this grove to the Buddha, so that the Buddha may dwell within it and I may hear the Dharma. Why is this? Only one worthy of offerings ought to dwell in this grove; it is not a place where people of the five desires should be allowed to abide.' This grove has no vipers, serpents, centipedes, gnats, horseflies, or venomous stingers. If one abides within it, one no longer possesses a venomous mind. This, too, is an uncommon merit of the Bamboo Grove."