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KMG043 0002.《The White Lotus, a supporting Dharma for The Treasure Trove of Blessings from the Capable One.》The White Lotus, a supporting Dharma for The Treasure Trove of Blessings from the Capable One..g2.0f

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三十六天王中的第一个,比我年轻且能力是我一半的那位是比丘迦叶波。当国王我比百倍因陀罗更有能力,从这个地方出现,我要统治王国,这样想的因陀罗就是佛陀迦叶波。对一个据说非常有权势的众生生起恶意,因此从财富中衰落,来到地球,遭受重病折磨,体验到濒临死亡的难以忍受的感受。那时,比我年轻的那位就是世尊本人。比我年轻的那位在四大部洲和天界获得王位的因是,过去当如来毗婆尸出现在世间时,在国王亲属的宫殿里乞食时,一个谷物商贩看到那位佛陀,觉得看不够,于是用手抓起一把绿豆撒过去,四颗豆子落入钵中,一颗击中钵的边缘,一颗落在头顶上,因此在四大部洲和天界获得了长久享受快乐的果报。在他的宫殿里连续七天下起金子等的雨,这是因为当如来一切胜者出现在世间时,一个商人的儿子住在一个离家不远的地方。按照当地的习俗,迎娶新娘后不久,就送嫁妆,把新娘送到夫家,那个新娘用四种珍宝制成的花朵装饰后送到夫家,他也带着新娘回到自己的家中。那个商人的儿子拿着珍宝制成的花朵,骑着坐骑,在回家的路上,看到那位佛陀正在游化而来,他看到大士的相好庄严,觉得看不够,于是以充满信心的心从坐骑上下来,用那些珍宝花朵供养佛陀。那位佛陀以神通力加持那些花朵变得像车轮一样大,佛陀行走时花朵跟随,佛陀停留时花朵也停留。因此他生起了信心,也说了广行布施等的偈颂。它的异熟

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The first of the thirty-six Indras, who is younger than me and whose power is half of mine, is the monk Kashyapa. The Indra who thought, 'When I, the king, am a hundred times more powerful than Indra, I will arise from this place and rule the kingdom,' is the Buddha Kashyapa. Because of generating malice towards a being who was said to be very powerful, he declined from wealth, came to the world, was afflicted with a severe disease, and experienced unbearable feelings close to death. At that time, the one younger than me was the Bhagavan himself. The cause for the one younger than me to obtain kingship in the four continents and the heavenly realms is that in the past, when the Tathagata Vipashyin appeared in the world, while he was begging for alms in the palace of the king's relatives, a grain merchant saw that Buddha and, not being satisfied with seeing him, grabbed a handful of green beans and scattered them. Four beans fell into the alms bowl, one hit the edge of the alms bowl, and one landed on the top of his head, thus he obtained the result of experiencing the joy of enjoyment for a long time in the four continents and the heavenly realms. The rain of gold and other things fell for seven days in his palace because when the Tathagata All-Conqueror appeared in the world, a merchant's son lived not far from home. According to the custom of that country, not long after marrying a bride, they would send a dowry and send the bride to the husband's house. That bride was adorned with flowers made of four kinds of precious jewels and sent to the husband's house, and he also took the bride and went to his own house. That merchant's son, holding flowers made of precious jewels, rode on a mount, and on the way home, he saw that Buddha was traveling and coming. He saw the marks of a great being and was not satisfied with seeing them. With a heart filled with faith, he got off the mount and offered those precious flowers to the Buddha. By the Buddha's miraculous power, those flowers became as large as chariot wheels, and when the Buddha walked, the flowers followed, and when the Buddha stayed, the flowers also stayed. Therefore, he developed faith and also recited verses of great generosity and so on. Its karmic result

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此外,在勒见钦布国王时期,他的宫殿也像黄金一样令人愉快。在阿勒努的宫殿里,还下了七天的金雨。世尊对萨嘉国王说:大国王,因此,你应该知道,像你这样的人间,能够满足五种欲望而死去的人很少,而无法满足欲望而死去的人却非常多。正如世尊所说的那样,通过这些菩萨前世的故事,也要明白,善于运用福德的力量、业的成熟和永不满足欲望的方式,那些希望自己幸福的人,应该断恶行善,尽力而为,并且培养不执着于欲望的意念。《父子相见经》中,也讲述了人主无量光明的本生故事,与此处的道理相符。此外,该经中所说的“国王之神”也与此类似。另外,这位世尊,在成为勒见钦布国王(转轮王)、青年贤、婆罗门时度、库夏王子、旃陀罗国王普布三世、天王和穆库国王等时,通过伟大的权力和布施等方式来调伏那些对众生施加恩惠的人,这些内容可以在律藏第四十三卷中了解。༈ 此外,世尊自己过去在阎浮提洲成为国王希毗时,帝释天主出现了寿命将尽的征兆。他心想,如果这个世界上佛法衰落,菩萨也不住世,我不知道该向谁寻求庇护,于是感到悲伤。这时,毗首羯磨说:天主,在阎浮提洲有一位伟大的国王,名为希毗,他行持菩萨的行仪,誓愿坚定,精进修行,能够证得菩提,如果向他寻求庇护,就能从障碍中解脱出来。说完之后,

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Moreover, during the time of King Lek Mitong Chenpo, his palace was also as delightful as if made of gold. In the palace of Ale Nu, it even rained gold for seven days. The Blessed One said to King Salgyal: Great King, therefore, you should know that in this human world, those who are content with the five desirable qualities and die are few, while those who die without being content are very many. Just as the Blessed One said, through these stories of the past lives of Bodhisattvas, one should also understand the skillful means of thoroughly demonstrating the power of merit, the ripening of karma, and the way of never being satisfied with desirable qualities. Those who wish themselves well should abandon non-virtue and accomplish as much virtue as possible, and cultivate a mind that is not attached to desirable qualities. In the Sutra of the Meeting of Father and Son, the Jataka tales of the Lord of Men, Immeasurable Fame, are also told, which are similar in principle to this. Furthermore, the "King's God" mentioned in that sutra is also similar to this. Moreover, this Blessed One, when he became King Lek Mitong Chenpo (a Chakravartin), Youthful Sage, the Brahmin Time-Teller, Prince Kusha, the Candala King Purbu the Third, King Great God, and King Mukyu, etc., subdued those who bestowed favors on sentient beings through great power and generosity, etc. These contents can be understood in the forty-third section of the Vinaya Sutra. ༈ Furthermore, when the Blessed One himself was once King Shibi, who ruled this Jambudvipa, Indra, the Lord of the Gods, had signs of the end of his life. He thought, if the Buddha's teachings decline in this world and the Bodhisattvas do not remain, I do not know who I should seek refuge in, and he was saddened. Then, Vishvakarman said: Lord of the Gods, in Jambudvipa there is a great king named Shibi, who practices the conduct of a Bodhisattva, whose vows are firm, and who diligently practices and is able to attain enlightenment. If you seek refuge in him, you will be liberated from obstacles. After saying this,

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那时,因陀罗为了首先检验菩萨是否真实,说道:你变成一只鸽子,我变成一只老鹰追赶你,然后你到那位国王那里寻求庇护,那时就能知道是幻术还是真实了。毗首羯磨说道:天主啊,不应该伤害伟大的菩萨,应该供养,不应该用这样极其困难的东西来作为主要供品。因陀罗说道:我对他没有恶意,像金子一样被唤醒后会显现出来,如果想要了解真相,就应该唤醒菩萨。说完,就变成了老鹰和鸽子。老鹰几乎要抓住鸽子时,鸽子飞进了国王的腋下,请求保护生命。老鹰也迅速赶到,对国王说:这只鸽子是我的食物,请尽快给我,我饿坏了。国王说道:我发誓不把任何前来寻求庇护的人送走,所以也不会给你这只鸽子。老鹰说道:如果你庇护所有的人,却不给我食物,难道我不属于所有的人之中吗?国王说道:如果我给你其他的肉,你吃吗?老鹰说道:我需要新鲜宰杀的生肉。国王心想:如果我提供新鲜宰杀的生肉,杀一个救一个是不合理的,除了我自己的身体之外,其他所有有生命的都珍惜自己的生命,于是用锋利的刀割下自己大腿上的肉给了老鹰,以此来换取鸽子的生命。老鹰说:既然这样用肉来换鸽子的生命,请用秤来衡量,给我一样重的肉。国王拿来秤,称量鸽子和大腿的肉,大腿和肋骨等身体的肉都割完了,还是和鸽子一样重,国王自己站起来,想要走进秤里,但力气不够,倒在地上昏了过去。过了很久才恢复知觉,他这样责备自己:你从无始以来就无能为力,所以在三界轮回中遭受痛苦,没有成为功德的积累。现在是开始精进的时候了,懒惰

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Then, Indra, in order to first test whether the Bodhisattva was genuine, said: You transform into a pigeon, and I will transform into a hawk and chase you. Then you seek refuge with that king, and at that time, it will be known whether it is illusion or reality. Vishvakarman said: Lord of the Gods, one should not harm the great Bodhisattva; one should offer worship. It is not appropriate to prioritize with such extremely difficult things. Indra said: I have no ill intentions towards him. Like gold, it will be revealed after being awakened. If one wishes to understand the truth, one should awaken the Bodhisattva. Having said this, he transformed into a hawk and a pigeon. As the hawk was about to catch the pigeon, the pigeon flew into the king's armpit and begged for protection of its life. The hawk also quickly arrived and said to the king: This pigeon is my food; please give it to me quickly. I am starving. The king said: I have vowed not to send away anyone who comes to me for refuge, so I will not give you this pigeon. The hawk said: If you protect everyone, but do not give me food, am I not among everyone? The king said: If I give you other meat, will you eat it? The hawk said: I need freshly killed raw meat. The king thought: If I provide freshly killed raw meat, it is not reasonable to kill one to save one. Except for my own body, all other living beings cherish their lives. So, with a sharp knife, he cut off the flesh from his thigh and gave it to the hawk, thus redeeming the pigeon's life. The hawk said: Since you are redeeming the pigeon's life with meat, please weigh it on a scale and give me an equal amount of meat. The king took the scale and weighed the pigeon and the thigh meat. Even after cutting off all the flesh from the thigh, ribs, and other parts of the body, it was still not equal to the pigeon. The king himself stood up and intended to step into the scale, but he did not have the strength and fell to the ground, fainting. After a long time, he regained consciousness and rebuked himself in this way: From beginningless time, you have been incapable, so you have suffered in the three realms of samsara and have not become an accumulation of merit. Now is the time to begin diligence; laziness

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呵斥说这不是应该做的时候。然后努力进入秤的底座中,心想现在好了,生起了极大的欢喜心。那时,天地发生了六种震动,从色界的天神开始,一直到上方的虚空中,聚集起来,看到菩萨为了佛法不顾身命地修行苦行,像下雨一样地降下眼泪,并且降下了天物的花雨。然后,帝释天化作自己的身体,像之前的提问一样问道:为了这样的事物,你做了什么?后悔吗?国王以不后悔的真实语,使身体比以前更加美好。༈ 另外,以前当国王转生为希毗王时,对于一切众生都随其所愿地布施,特别是慈爱病人。当时,一个被所有医生抛弃的贫困病人来到国王那里,请求国王您能医治我。国王召集医生们来医治那个病人,他们说:这个病的药非常难得,需要用从出生以来没有发过脾气的人的血,煮成粥,喂六个月才能活命。然后国王心想,这种药很难得,像我这样的人有吗?于是问母亲:我以前对谁发过脾气吗?母亲说:自从你来到我的怀抱里,我都没有对任何人发过一次脾气,更何况是你呢。然后又去母亲那里,这样问道:你进入我的子宫后,我也没发过脾气,更何况是你呢?然后心想药找到了,于是对医生们说:从我的身体里抽血来医治病人吧。他们做不到,国王自己割开血管,用血装满容器,每天将血与米粥混合,喂了六个月,国王所有慈爱的眷属都哭泣,从各个地方赶来的人们也嘲笑议论说:为了一个人而舍弃这么多众生,真是可笑。就这样,那个病人痊愈了。那时,国王的身体变得像筛子一样,光彩消失了,但天神们注入光彩,使他得以生存。那个人病愈后,国王

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He scolded, saying it was not the time to do such a thing. Then, exerting effort, he went into the base of the scales, and thinking, "Now it is good," he generated a mind of great joy. At that time, the earth and sky shook in six ways, and the gods of the Form Realm and below gathered in the sky above, and seeing the Bodhisattva practicing austerities for the sake of the Dharma without regard for his life, tears fell like rain, and they showered down a rain of divine flowers. Then, Indra transformed into his own body and asked, as in the previous questions, "For what kind of thing are you doing this? Do you have any regrets?" The king, with a truthful speech of no regret, made his body even better than before. ༈ Furthermore, in the past, when the king was born as King Shibi, he gave whatever beings desired, and especially showed kindness to the sick. At that time, a destitute patient, abandoned by all the doctors, went to that king and requested, "Lord, please heal me." The king summoned the doctors to heal the patient, and they said, "The medicine for this is very difficult to find. One must cook porridge from the blood of someone who has never been angry since birth and feed it for six months for him to live." Then the king thought, "This medicine is rare; is there someone like me?" So he said to his mother, "Have I ever been angry at anyone before?" She said, "Since you came into my lap, I have never been angry at anyone, let alone you." Then he went to his mother and asked in the same way, "Since you entered my womb, I have never been angry, let alone you." Then, thinking that he had found the medicine, he said to the doctors, "Draw blood from my body and heal the patient." They were unable to do it, and the king himself cut open his veins, filled a container with blood, and mixed it with rice porridge every day for six months. All the king's loving retinue wept, and those who came from various places mocked and gossiped, saying, "It is ridiculous to abandon so many beings for the sake of one person." In this way, the patient was cured. At that time, the king's body became like a sieve, and his splendor diminished, but the gods infused splendor and allowed him to live. After that person was healed, the king