諸經要集 13.41

13.41

又增一阿含經云。世尊告諸比丘。今當說四梵之福。云何為四。一若有信善男子善女人。未曾起偷婆處。於中能起。第二補治故寺。第三和合聖眾。第四若多薩阿竭。初轉法輪時。諸天世人。勸請轉法輪。是謂四種受梵之福。比丘白世尊曰。梵天之福竟為多少。世尊告曰。閻浮里地。其中眾生所有功德。正與一輪王功德等。閻浮地人。及一輪王之德。與瞿耶尼一人功德等。其閻浮里地。及瞿耶尼二方之福。故不如彼弗于逮一人之福。其三方人福。不如欝單曰一人之福。其四天下人福。不如四天王之福。乃至四天下人福。及六欲天福。不如一梵天王之福。若有善男子善女人。求其福者。此是其量也。

Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama says: The Bhagavat addressed the bhikṣus: 'I shall now speak of the four types of Brahmā-merit. What are the four? First, if there is a faithful good man or good woman who can erect a stūpa where one was never erected before; second, repairing an old monastery; third, bringing harmony to the Saṃgha; fourth, when a Tathāgata first turns the wheel of the Dharma, the devas and people of the world beseech him to turn the wheel of the Dharma. These are called the four kinds of merits that receive the state of Brahmā.' The bhikṣus said to the Bhagavat: 'Just how great is the merit of the Brahmā heaven?' The Bhagavat told them: 'The merit possessed by all sentient beings in the land of Jambudvīpa is exactly equal to the merit of one wheel-turning king. The virtue of the people of Jambudvīpa and of one wheel-turning king is equal to the merit of a single person in Godānīya. The merit of the two regions of Jambudvīpa and Godānīya is still not equal to the merit of a single person in Pūrvavideha. The merit of the people of those three regions is not equal to the merit of a single person in Uttarakuru. The merit of the people of the four continents is not equal to the merit of the Four Heavenly Kings. Up to: the merit of the people of the four continents and the six heavens of the desire realm is not equal to the merit of a single Brahmā king. If there are good men or good women who seek such merit, this is its measure.'