法苑珠林 37.30

English (machine translation) 37.30

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37.30

The Buddha told the bhikṣus: "You must ask this brāhmaṇa for a clod of earth and for this ground." They immediately asked for it, and the brāhmaṇa gave it to them. Having obtained it, at that time the World-Honoured One immediately caused the seven-jewelled stūpa of Kāśyapa Buddha to appear. It was one yojana high, and its sides were half a yojana wide. When the brāhmaṇa saw it, he addressed the Buddha: "My clan name is Kāśyapa; this was my, Kāśyapa's, mound of earth." At that time, the World-Honoured One built the stūpa of Kāśyapa Buddha at that place. The bhikṣus addressed the Buddha: "May we hand up the mud?" The Buddha said: "You may hand it up." He then spoke a gāthā:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese