諸經要集 4.29

4.29

又雜寶藏經云。昔盧留城有優陀羨王。聰明解達有大智慧。有一夫人名曰有相。端正少雙兼有德行。王甚愛敬。時彼國法諸為王者。不自彈琴。爾時夫人在於曲室共王歡戲。自恃王寵。遣王彈琴自起為舞。初舉手時。王素善相。覩見夫人死相已現。計其餘命不過七日。王即捨琴慘然長歎。夫人白王。受王恩寵。敢於曲室求王彈琴。自起為舞用為歡樂。有何不適捨琴長歎。願王告語。王不肯答。慇懃不已王以實答。夫人聞之甚懷憂懼。即白王言。我聞石室比丘尼說。若能信心出家一日。必得生天。我欲出家願王聽許以不。王愛情重。語夫人言。至六日頭當聽汝去。不相免意遂至六日。至已語夫人。汝有善心求是出家。若得生天必來見我。我乃聽去。作是誓已。夫人許可便得出家。受八戒齋。即於其日。飲石蜜漿腹中絞結。至七日旦即便命終。乘是善緣得生天上。憶本誓故來詣王所。光明熾盛遍照王宮。時王問言。汝為是誰。天即答言。我是王婦有相夫人。王喜白言。願來就坐。天答之言。我今觀王臭穢叵近。但以先誓故來見王。王聞是已心開意解。而自歎言。今彼天者本是我婦。出家一日便得生天。神志高遠而見鄙賤。我今何故而不出家。我曾聞說。天一爪甲直一閻浮提地。我此一國何足可貪。作是語已捨位與子。出家修道得阿羅漢。又智度論偈云。

Furthermore, the *Zabaozang jing* states: In the past, in the city of Roruka, there was King Udayana. He was intelligent and discerning, possessing great wisdom. He had a queen named Youxiang (Lakṣaṇavatī), who was upright, with few equals, and also possessed virtuous conduct. The king loved and respected her dearly. At that time, according to the law of that kingdom, all kings did not play the lute themselves. At that time, the queen was in an inner chamber rejoicing and making merry with the king. Relying on the king's favor, she bade the king play the lute while she arose to dance. When she first raised her hands, the king, who had always been skilled at physiognomy, saw that the queen's signs of death had already appeared, calculating that her remaining life would not exceed seven days. The king immediately put down the lute, and with a sorrowful expression, sighed deeply. The queen said to the king: "Receiving the king's grace and favor, I dared to request the king to play the lute in the inner chamber while I arose to dance for our pleasure. What was displeasing that you put down the lute and sighed deeply? May the king tell me." The king was unwilling to reply. After she implored him earnestly without ceasing, the king answered with the truth. Hearing this, the queen was exceedingly worried and afraid. She immediately said to the king: "I have heard the nun in the stone chamber say that if one can faithfully go forth for one day, one will certainly be born in heaven. I wish to go forth; may the king grant permission or not?" The king's affection was deep, and he said to the queen: "When it reaches the sixth day, I will allow you to go." Unwilling to let her go [immediately], it finally reached the sixth day. When it arrived, he said to the queen: "You have a wholesome intention to seek this going forth. If you attain birth in heaven, you must come to see me; only then will I let you go." Having made this vow, the queen assented and was then able to go forth and receive the eightfold abstinence. On that very day, she drank syrup of stone honey, and her intestines twisted and knotted. At dawn on the seventh day, she passed away. Riding upon this wholesome condition, she attained birth in heaven. Remembering her original vow, she came to the king's palace. Her radiant light was blazing and illuminated the entire royal palace. At that time, the king asked, saying: "Who are you?" The deva then replied, saying: "I am the king's wife, Queen Youxiang." The king joyfully said: "Please come and take a seat." The deva answered him, saying: "I now see that the king is foul and defiled, not to be approached. It is only because of the previous vow that I have come to see the king." Having heard this, the king's mind opened in realization, and he sighed to himself, saying: "Now that deva was originally my wife. Going forth for one day, she immediately attained birth in heaven. Her divine aspiration is lofty and distant, looking down upon me as vile and base. Why should I not go forth now? I have once heard it said that a single fingernail of a deva is worth the entire land of Jambudvīpa. How could this one kingdom of mine be worth coveting?" Having spoken these words, he abdicated the throne to his son, went forth to cultivate the Way, and attained arhatship. Furthermore, a verse from the *Zhidu lun* states: