佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 2.11

2.11

「爾時，法師說此偈已，時普明王眷屬得法眼空，王自證虛空等定，聞法悟解。還至天羅國班足王所眾中，即告九百九十九王言：『就命時到，人人皆應誦過去七佛《仁王問般若波羅蜜經》中偈句。』時班足王問諸王言：『皆誦何法？』時普明王即以上偈答王。王聞是法，得空三昧；九百九十九王亦聞法已，皆證三空門定。時班足王極大歡喜，告諸王言：『我為外道邪師所誤，非君等過。汝可還本國，各各請法師講般若波羅蜜名味句。』時班足王以國付弟，出家為道，證無生法忍，如十王地中說。五千國王常誦是經，現世生報。

"At that time, when the dharma master had spoken this verse, King Samantaprabhāsa's retinue attained the emptiness of the dharma-eye, and the king himself realized a samādhi equal to space, gaining an enlightened understanding upon hearing the Dharma. Returning to Aśmaka to the assembly of King Kalmāṣapāda, he immediately told the nine hundred and ninety-nine kings: 'The time to meet our fate has arrived; each person should recite the verse lines from the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra Inquired by Humane Kings of the past seven buddhas.' Then King Kalmāṣapāda asked the kings: 'What Dharma are you all reciting?' King Samantaprabhāsa answered the king with the above verse. Hearing this Dharma, the king attained the emptiness-samādhi; having heard the Dharma, the nine hundred and ninety-nine kings also realized the samādhi of the three doors to liberation through emptiness. Then King Kalmāṣapāda was greatly delighted and said to the kings: 'I was led astray by a mistaken non-Buddhist teacher; it was not the fault of you rulers. You may return to your respective native countries and each invite dharma masters to lecture on the names, phrases, and syllables of the prajñāpāramitā.' King Kalmāṣapāda then entrusted the state to his younger brother, left home to practice the path, and realized anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti, as spoken in the Stages of the Ten Kings. Five thousand kings constantly recited this sūtra, receiving retributions in their present lives.