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English version Have the scriptures been read through? The answer is: In your boxes, there are countless scriptures, immeasurable and inexhaustible. What I have read is already ten times the Jambudvipa (the world we live in). The dragon said: As for the scriptures in my palace, the scriptures in other places cannot be compared to them. Nagarjuna (founder of the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism) immediately obtained a box of scriptures, deeply understood the Anutpattika-dharma-kshanti (the profound realization of the truth that all dharmas are neither born nor destroyed), and was complete with the three kshantis (three kinds of forbearance). The dragon then sent him out. At that time, the king of South India was very heretical, worshiping external paths and slandering the true Dharma. In order to teach him, Nagarjuna Bodhisattva personally held a red banner and walked in front of the king. After seven years, the king felt strange and asked: 'Who is this person walking in front of me?' He replied: 'I am Sarvajna (one who possesses supreme wisdom).' The king was very surprised to hear this and asked: 'Sarvajna is rare in the world. You say you are, what is the proof?' He replied: 'If you want to know if wisdom exists, the king can ask questions.' The king thought to himself: 'I am the master of wisdom, a great debater. It is not enough to be surprised if asking can defeat him. If he cannot be defeated, it is no small matter. If I don't ask, it will seem that I have surrendered.' After hesitating for a long time, he had to ask: 'What is Deva (god) doing now?' Nagarjuna said: 'Deva is now fighting with Asura (a demigod).' The king felt as if he was choked when he heard this, unable to spit it out or swallow it. He wanted to deny his words, but there was no evidence; he wanted to affirm his words, but there was nothing to prove it. Before he could speak, Nagarjuna said again: 'This is not false rhetoric, nor is it a conversation for victory. The king should wait a moment, and there will be verification soon.' After speaking, weapons of war fell from the sky. The king said: 'Although weapons are war instruments, how do you know that Deva is fighting with Asura?' Nagarjuna said: 'False words are not as good as verifying with facts.' After speaking, the fingers, toes, ears, and noses of the Asura fell from the sky. He also let the king, his ministers, and the Brahmin (ancient Indian priestly class) see the sky clear and the two armies facing each other. The king then bowed his head and submitted to his teachings. There were ten thousand Brahmins in the palace, all of whom abandoned their tied hair and received the Bhiksu (full monastic vows). At this time, Nagarjuna greatly promoted Buddhism in South India, subdued external paths, and widely explained Mahayana (Great Vehicle Buddhism). He composed one hundred thousand verses of Upadesa (treatise), five thousand verses of the Treatise on Adorning the Buddha Path, and fifty verses of the Treatise on Great Compassion and Expediency, making the Mahayana teachings greatly practiced in India. He also created one hundred thousand verses of the Treatise on Fearlessness, in --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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无畏中出中论也。时有婆罗门善知咒术。欲以所能与龙树诤胜告天竺国王。我能伏此比丘王当验之。王言汝大愚人。此菩萨者明与日月争光。智与圣心并照。汝何不逊敢不推敬。婆罗门言。王为智人何不以理验之。而抑断一切。王见言至为请龙树。清旦共坐政德殿上。婆罗门后至便于殿前咒作大池。广长清净中有千叶莲华。自坐其上而诃龙树。汝在地坐如畜生无异。而欲与我清净华上大德智人抗言论议。尔时龙树亦以咒术化作一六牙白象。行池水上趣其华坐以鼻缴拔高举掷地。婆罗门伤腰委顿。归命龙树我不自量毁辱大师。愿哀受我启其愚蒙。有一小乘法师。常怀忿嫉。龙树问之言汝乐我久住世不。答言实不愿也。退入闲室经日不出。弟子破户看之遂蝉蜕而去。去世已来始过百岁。南天竺诸国。为其立庙敬奉如佛。其母树下生之。因字阿周陀那。阿周陀那树名也。以龙成其道故以龙配字号曰龙树也(依付法藏经即第十三祖三百余年任持佛法)。 龙树菩萨传(终) 现代汉语译本： 《无畏中出中论》中记载：当时有一位婆罗门，精通咒术，想要用他的能力与龙树（Nagarjuna，菩萨名）争个高下，便禀告天竺国王说：‘我能降伏这位比丘，请大王验证。’国王说：‘你真是愚蠢至极！这位菩萨的智慧光明，足以与日月争辉，他的智慧与圣人的心意相互辉映。你为何如此不逊，竟敢不尊敬他？’婆罗门说：‘大王您是聪明人，为何不用道理来验证，却要强行断定一切？’国王觉得他说的有道理，于是请来龙树，清晨一同坐在政德殿上。 婆罗门随后赶到，在殿前用咒术变出一个大池，池水广阔清澈，其中有千叶莲花。他自己坐在莲花上，呵斥龙树说：‘你坐在地上，和畜生没什么两样，竟然想和我这坐在清净莲花上的大德智者争论？’当时，龙树也用咒术化作一头六牙白象，走在池水上，来到莲花座前，用鼻子卷起婆罗门，高高举起，然后摔在地上。婆罗门摔伤了腰，倒在地上，向龙树求饶说：‘我不自量力，毁谤了大师，希望您能慈悲接受我的忏悔，开启我的愚昧。’ 有一位小乘法师，常常怀着嫉妒之心。龙树问他说：‘你希望我长久住世吗？’他回答说：‘实在不希望。’之后，这位法师退入空闲的房间，过了很久都没有出来。弟子们破门而入，发现他已经蝉蜕而去。他去世至今，才过了一百多年。南天竺的各个国家，为他建立庙宇，像供奉佛一样敬奉他。龙树的母亲在阿周陀那树（Arjuna tree，树名）下生下了他，因此取名为阿周陀那。因为他以龙成就了他的道业，所以用龙来配他的名字，号为龙树（Nagarjuna）。（根据《付法藏经》记载，他是第十三祖，三百多年来护持佛法）。 《龙树菩萨传》（完）
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English version: The *Nirbhaya-madhya-shastra* records: At that time, there was a Brahmin who was skilled in incantations. Desiring to compete with Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna, name of a Bodhisattva) using his abilities, he informed the king of Southern India, saying, 'I can subdue this Bhikshu. Please, Your Majesty, verify it.' The king said, 'You are extremely foolish! This Bodhisattva's wisdom shines as brightly as the sun and moon, and his intelligence illuminates alongside the minds of the sages. Why are you so disrespectful, daring not to revere him?' The Brahmin said, 'Your Majesty is wise. Why not verify it with reason instead of forcefully deciding everything?' The king found his words reasonable, so he invited Nagarjuna, and they sat together in the Zhengde Hall in the early morning. The Brahmin arrived later and, in front of the hall, used incantations to create a large pond, wide and clear, with thousand-petaled lotuses in it. He sat on a lotus and rebuked Nagarjuna, saying, 'You sit on the ground, no different from livestock, yet you dare to argue with me, a virtuous and wise man sitting on a pure lotus?' At that time, Nagarjuna also used incantations to transform into a six-tusked white elephant, walked on the water, approached the lotus seat, used its trunk to lift the Brahmin high, and then threw him to the ground. The Brahmin injured his waist and collapsed, begging Nagarjuna for mercy, saying, 'I overestimated myself and slandered the master. I hope you can compassionately accept my repentance and enlighten my ignorance.' There was a Hinayana Dharma master who often harbored jealousy. Nagarjuna asked him, 'Do you wish for me to live long in this world?' He replied, 'I truly do not wish it.' Afterward, this Dharma master retreated into a secluded room and did not come out for many days. The disciples broke down the door and found that he had shed his mortal coil and left. It has only been a little over a hundred years since his death. The various countries of Southern India have built temples for him, revering him as they would a Buddha. Nagarjuna's mother gave birth to him under an Arjuna tree (Arjuna tree, name of a tree), hence the name Arjuna. Because he achieved his path through the dragon, the character 'dragon' was added to his name, so he was called Nagarjuna. (According to the *Fu Fa Zang Jing*, he was the thirteenth patriarch, upholding the Dharma for over three hundred years). The Biography of Bodhisattva Nagarjuna (End) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------