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English version: His eloquence was unmatched, and the four assemblies (referring to monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen) all respected and admired him. The king of Tianzhu (India) greatly cherished and treated him with honor. Later, the king of the small Yuezhi (Tocharian) kingdom in North Tianzhu attacked China, besieging and holding it for a long time. The king of Central Tianzhu sent a messenger to ask: 'If you desire something, we should provide it to you. Why trouble the people and stay here for so long?' The Yuezhi king replied: 'If you are willing to submit, send three hundred million gold coins, and I will pardon you.' The king said: 'Even if we gather the resources of the entire country, we do not have one hundred million gold coins. How can we obtain three hundred million?' The Yuezhi king replied: 'In your country, there are two great treasures: one is the Buddha's alms bowl (Buddha's alms bowl), and the other is the eloquent Bhiksu (eloquent Bhiksu). Give me these two things, and they will be enough to equal two hundred million gold coins.' The king said: 'These two treasures are very important to me, and I cannot part with them.' Thereupon, the Bhiksu preached the Dharma to the king, and his words were: 'Among all sentient beings who receive teachings, there is no second in the world. The Buddha's path is profound and vast, and its meaning lies in encompassing and saving all. The virtue of a great person also lies in benefiting all beings. Secular teachings have many difficulties, so the kingly way can only teach one country. Now, by propagating the Buddha's path, one can naturally become the Dharma king of the four seas. The Bhiksu's purpose of liberating beings should not be different; merit lies in the heart, without distinction of near or far. One should have long-term plans and not only focus on the present.' The king always respected and valued his words, so he gave the Buddha's alms bowl and the Bhiksu to the Yuezhi king, who then returned to his country. The ministers discussed: 'It is appropriate for the king to offer the Buddha's alms bowl. However, Bhiksus are everywhere in the world, and to value one at one hundred million gold coins is excessive.' The king knew that the Bhiksu was wise and insightful, guiding and benefiting deeply, and that his eloquent Dharma could move even non-human beings, intending to enlighten all kinds of delusions. So, he starved seven horses for six days, and on the morning of the seventh day, he gathered Sramanas (Sramana, a general term for Buddhist monks) and heretics (non-Buddhist doctrines) from both inside and outside the country, and invited the Bhiksu to preach the Dharma. All those who listened to the Dharma were enlightened. The king tied these seven horses in front of the assembly and fed them grass (the horses liked floating grass, so they were fed floating grass). The horses listened to the Dharma with tears in their eyes, without any thought of eating. Then the world knew that the Bhiksu was no ordinary person, because the horses could understand his words. Therefore, people called him Asvaghosa Bodhisattva (Asvaghosa Bodhisattva). He widely propagated the Buddha's Dharma in North Tianzhu, guiding and benefiting sentient beings, skillfully using expedient means, accomplishing the merits of people, and was respected by the four assemblies, and was also called the Sun of Merit. The Biography of Asvaghosa Bodhisattva --------------------------------------------------------------------------------