菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經 7.24

7.24

"At that time, having heard what the young nāga said, the garuḍa received the eightfold uposatha precepts. He declared with his own mouth: 'From this day forth until the end of my life, I will not kill, in accordance with the teachings of all buddhas.' When the garuḍa's retinue had taken the three refuges, they followed the young nāga to his palace in the sea. In that palace was a seven-jeweled stūpa containing the profound treasury of all dharmas taught by the buddhas; separately there was a seven-jeweled casket filled with Buddhist sūtras, the twelve links of dependent origination, and dhāraṇī-samādhis. They saw the young nāga and the nāga maidens paying homage and making offerings of fragrant flowers, just like the golden palace of Nandavana in the heavens without difference. The young nāga said to the garuḍa: 'Though I received a nāga body and my kalpa lifespan is not yet exhausted, I have never killed living beings or disturbed water creatures.' At that time, the young nāga spoke further verses to the garuḍa, saying: