[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 3.15 # 諸經要集 3.15 諸經要集 3.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.15) 王告大臣。我以沙施佛獲報如是。云何而不修敬於世尊。王後尋佛弟子迦葉阿難等所有佛在世時弟子塔廟。躬到塔所。具展哀情責心修敬。各興種種供養。更立大塔。各捨十萬兩珍寶供養是塔。次至薄拘羅塔應當供養。王問。彼有何功德。崛多尊者答曰。彼無病第一。乃不為人說一句法。寂默無言。王曰。以一錢供養。諸臣白王言。功德既等。何故於此供養一錢。王告之曰。聽吾所說偈。 > The king said to his ministers: 'Through offering sand to the Buddha I have obtained such retribution; how could I fail to cultivate reverence toward the Bhagavat?' The king later sought out the stupas and shrines of the Buddha's disciples—Kāśyapa, Ānanda, and the others who lived during the Buddha's time. He visited the stupa sites in person, fully expressed his grief, reproached himself, cultivated reverence, and set forth various kinds of offerings. He further erected great stupas, donating one hundred thousand ounces of precious gems for the worship of each stupa. Next he came to the stupa of Vakkula to make offerings. The king asked: 'What merit did he possess?' The venerable Upagupta replied: 'He was foremost in freedom from disease, but he never spoke a single sentence of the Dharma to anyone, remaining silent and without words.' The king said: 'I will offer him only a single coin.' The ministers said to the king: 'Since all merit is equal, why do you make an offering of only a single coin here?' The king said to them: 'Listen to my verse:' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.14) - [Next: 3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.16) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.3.15) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋迦譜](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.5.14) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.15) · Pramāṇa