諸經要集 8.92

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Furthermore, the Sūtra on the Karmic Retributions of Making and Erecting Images says: The Buddha arrived in the country of Kaurava. At that time, the ruler of the country was named King Udayana, whose age was only fourteen. Hearing that the Buddha was about to arrive, he immediately ordered his attendants and ministers on the left and right to all go out to welcome the Buddha. Arriving, he bowed his head to the ground to venerate the Buddha, knelt on both knees, joined his palms, and addressed the Buddha, saying, 'Among gods and humans, there is none who can match the Buddha, whose majestic radiance can be like this! I fear that after the Buddha departs, I may never see him again. Now I wish to make an image of the Buddha to revere and serve. What karmic retribution will I obtain? May the Buddha have pity and explain it to me.' At that time, the Bhagavat answered in verse, saying: