法苑珠林 44.27

44.27

Also, the *Kāśyapa Sūtra* states: The Buddha told Kāśyapa: Countless asaṃkhyeya kalpas in the past, there was a Buddha named Supuṣpa. At that time there was a cakravartin named Nemi, who ruled the world according to Dharma, governing the four continents. At that time the great king saw two apparitionally-born youths, and after they attained renunciation, he immediately ordered the crown prince to succeed to the royal throne. The king, together with his nine hundred and ninety-nine sons, eighty-four thousand consorts, five thousand ministers, and the populace, all went forth into homelessness together with pure, faithful minds. At that time, when the crown prince had occupied the throne for seven days, he reflected within himself: 'I shall never abandon the mind of sarvajña; of what use is the royal throne?' Having thought this, he resolved to go forth into homelessness. On the fifteenth day he travelled through the four continents and spoke these verses: