五百弟子受記品第八
Chapter Eight: Five Hundred Disciples’ Predictions
爾時富樓那彌多羅尼子，從佛聞是智慧方便隨宜說法，又聞授諸大弟子阿耨多羅三藐三菩提記，復聞宿世因緣之事，復聞諸佛有大自在神通之力，得未曾有，心淨踊躍。即從座起，到於佛前，頭面禮足，却住一面，瞻仰尊顏目不暫捨，而作是念：「世尊甚奇特，所為希有！隨順世間若干種性，以方便知見而為說法，拔出眾生處處貪著。我等於佛功德，言不能宣，唯佛世尊能知我等深心本願。」
At that time, Pūrṇa Maitrāyaṇīputra, having heard from the Buddha this wisdom and upāya teaching adapted to circumstances, and having also heard the prophecy of anuttarā-saṃyak-saṃbodhi given to the great disciples, and having heard of past causes and conditions, and having heard of the great, sovereign, supernatural powers of the Buddhas, attained what he had never had before, and his mind became pure and joyful. He immediately rose from his seat, went before the Buddha, bowed with his head at the Buddha's feet, then stood to one side. Gazing at the Buddha's venerable countenance without blinking, he thought to himself, "The World-Honored One is most extraordinary and rare! Adapting to the various natures in the world, he uses upāya and insight to expound the Dharma, pulling living beings out from their attachments everywhere. We cannot fully express the Buddha's merits with words. Only the World-Honored One, the Buddha, can know our deepest original vows."
爾時佛告諸比丘：「汝等見是富樓那彌多羅尼子不？我常稱其於說法人中最為第一，亦常歎其種種功德，精勤護持助宣我法，能於四眾示教利喜，具足解釋佛之正法，而大饒益同梵行者。自捨如來，無能盡其言論之辯。汝等勿謂富樓那但能護持助宣我法，亦於過去九十億諸佛所，護持助宣佛之正法，於彼說法人中亦最第一。又於諸佛所說空法，明了通達，得四無礙智，常能審諦清淨說法，無有疑惑，具足菩薩神通之力。隨其壽命，常修梵行，彼佛世人咸皆謂之實是聲聞；而富樓那以斯方便，饒益無量百千眾生，又化無量阿僧祇人，令立阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。為淨佛土故，常作佛事，教化眾生。
At that time, the Buddha said to the bhikṣus, "Do you see this Pūrṇa Maitrāyaṇīputra? I always praise him as foremost among those who expound the Dharma. I also constantly praise his various merits. He diligently protects and assists in proclaiming my Dharma. He is able to delight and benefit the fourfold assembly by teaching and explaining. He fully explains the true Dharma of the Buddha, greatly benefiting his fellow practitioners of the religious life. Except for the Tathāgata, no one can match his eloquence in discourse. You should not think that Pūrṇa is only able to protect and assist in proclaiming my Dharma. He has also, in the presence of ninety billion Buddhas in the past, protected and assisted in proclaiming the true Dharma of those Buddhas, and was also foremost among those who expounded the Dharma there. Moreover, concerning the emptiness taught by those Buddhas, he has understood it clearly and penetratingly. He has attained the four kinds of unobstructed wisdom and is always able to expound the Dharma purely and with certainty, without any doubts. He is fully endowed with the supernatural powers of a bodhisattva. Throughout his life span, he has always practiced brahmacarya. All the people in those Buddha-worlds considered him to be an actual śrāvaka, but Pūrṇa used this upāya to benefit countless hundreds of thousands of living beings. He also converted innumerable asaṃkhyeyas of people, causing them to attain anuttarā-saṃyak-saṃbodhi. In order to purify Buddha lands, he constantly carried out Buddha work, teaching and transforming living beings."
「諸比丘！富樓那亦於七佛說法人中而得第一，今於我所說法人中亦為第一，於賢劫中當來諸佛，說法人中亦復第一，而皆護持助宣佛法。亦於未來，護持助宣無量無邊諸佛之法，教化饒益無量眾生，令立阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。為淨佛土故，常勤精進教化眾生，漸漸具足菩薩之道。過無量阿僧祇劫，當於此土，得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提，號曰法明如來、應供、正遍知、明行足、善逝、世間解、無上士、調御丈夫、天人師、佛、世尊。其佛以恒河沙等三千大千世界為一佛土，七寶為地，地平如掌，無有山陵谿澗溝壑，七寶臺觀充滿其中，諸天宮殿近處虛空，人天交接，兩得相見。無諸惡道，亦無女人，一切眾生，皆以化生，無有婬欲。得大神通，身出光明，飛行自在，志念堅固，精進智慧，普皆金色，三十二相而自莊嚴。其國眾生，常以二食：一者、法喜食，二者、禪悅食。有無量阿僧祇千萬億那由他諸菩薩眾，得大神通、四無礙智，善能教化眾生之類。其聲聞眾，算數校計所不能知，皆得具足六通、三明及八解脫。其佛國土有如是等無量功德莊嚴成就。劫名寶明，國名善淨。其佛壽命無量阿僧祇劫，法住甚久。佛滅度後，起七寶塔遍滿其國。」
"Bhikshus! Purna has also been foremost among those who expound the Dharma for the seven Buddhas of the past. Now, among those who expound the Dharma for me, he is also foremost. Among the future Buddhas of the Bhadra kalpa, he will again be foremost among those who expound the Dharma, always protecting and assisting in proclaiming the Buddha's Dharma. In the future as well, he will protect and assist in proclaiming the Dharma of innumerable and boundless Buddhas, teaching and benefiting countless sentient beings, causing them to establish anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. For the sake of purifying Buddha lands, he will constantly and diligently teach and transform sentient beings, gradually perfecting the bodhisattva path.
After innumerable asaṃkhyeya kalpas, he will attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi in this land, with the title Dharmaprabhāsa (’Dharma-Brightness’) Tathāgata, Arhat, one of right and universal knowledge, of perfect clarity and conduct, well gone one, knower of worlds, most supreme, hero tamer, teacher of devas and humans, Buddha, World-Honored One. His Buddha-land will be composed of as many three-thousand great thousand worlds as there are sands in the Ganges River. The ground will be made of the seven treasures, as flat as the palm of a hand, without mountains, hills, valleys or gullies. It will be filled with terraces and pavilions made of the seven treasures. The palaces of the devas will be close to the sky, where devas and humans will intermingle and be able to see each other. There will be no evil paths, and no women, for all sentient beings will be born by transformation and will be without carnal desire. They will attain great spiritual powers, their bodies will emit light, they will fly freely, their resolve and mindfulness will be firm, and they will be diligent and wise. All will be golden in color and adorned with the thirty-two characteristics.
The beings of that land will always have two kinds of food: first, the food of Dharma joy, and second, the food of meditative bliss. There will be innumerable asaṃkhyeyas of thousands of millions of nayutas of bodhisattvas, who will have attained great spiritual powers and the four kinds of unobstructed wisdom, and who will be skilled in teaching and transforming all kinds of sentient beings. The assembly of śrāvakas will be so numerous as to be beyond calculation. They will all have perfected the six supernormal powers, the three insights, and the eight liberations. His Buddha-land will have accomplished innumerable merits and adornments such as these. The kalpa will be named Ratnāvabhāsa (’Treasure-Brightness’) and the country will be named Suviśuddha (’Well-Pure). The lifespan of that Buddha will be innumerable asaṃkhyeya kalpas, and the Dharma will abide for a very long time. After that Buddha's parinirvana, stupas made of the seven treasures will be built throughout the country."
爾時世尊欲重宣此義，而說偈言：
At that time, the World-Honored One, wishing to further explain this meaning, spoke these verses:
諸比丘諦聽！ 佛子所行道， 善學方便故， 不可得思議。
Bhikṣus, listen carefully! The path practiced by the Buddha's children, Through skillful learning of upāya, Is inconceivable.
知眾樂小法， 而畏於大智， 是故諸菩薩， 作聲聞緣覺， 以無數方便， 化諸眾生類。
Knowing beings delight in lesser teachings, And that they fear great wisdom, The bodhisattvas therefore Act as śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, Using countless upāya To transform various types of beings.
自說是聲聞， 去佛道甚遠， 度脫無量眾， 皆悉得成就， 雖小欲懈怠， 漸當令作佛。
They say of themselves that they are śrāvakas, Far removed from the Way of the Buddha. They liberate countless multitudes, All of whom attain accomplishment. Though appearing to have small aspirations and be lax, They gradually lead them to become Buddhas.
內祕菩薩行， 外現是聲聞， 少欲厭生死， 實自淨佛土。
Inwardly they cultivate the bodhisattva practices, Outwardly they appear to be śrāvakas. Showing few desires and aversion to birth and death, They actually purify Buddha lands.
示眾有三毒， 又現邪見相， 我弟子如是， 方便度眾生。
They display the three poisons, And also show signs of wrong views. My disciples are like this, Using upāya to save sentient beings.
若我具足說， 種種現化事， 眾生聞是者， 心則懷疑惑。
If I were to fully explain The various manifestations, Beings who hear this Would become confused and doubtful.
今此富樓那， 於昔千億佛， 勤修所行道， 宣護諸佛法。
Now this Pūrṇa, In the presence of thousands of billions of Buddhas in the past, Diligently cultivated the path, Proclaiming and protecting the Buddhas' Dharma.
為求無上慧， 而於諸佛所， 現居弟子上， 多聞有智慧。
In seeking supreme wisdom, He appeared among the Disciples of various Buddhas, Foremost in learning and wisdom.
所說無所畏， 能令眾歡喜， 未曾有疲惓， 而以助佛事。
His speech was fearless, Able to bring joy to the assembly. Never growing weary, He assisted in the Buddha's work.
已度大神通， 具四無礙智， 知諸根利鈍， 常說清淨法。
Having attained great spiritual powers, Possessing the four unobstructed wisdoms, Knowing the sharp and dull faculties of beings, He always taught the pure Dharma.
演暢如是義， 教諸千億眾， 令住大乘法， 而自淨佛土。
Expounding such meanings, He taught billions of beings, Causing them to abide in Mahayana Dharma, While purifying his own Buddha land.
未來亦供養， 無量無數佛， 護助宣正法， 亦自淨佛土。
In the future he will also make offerings To immeasurable, countless Buddhas, Protecting and assisting in proclaiming the true Dharma, And also purifying his own Buddha land.
常以諸方便， 說法無所畏， 度不可計眾， 成就一切智。
Always using various upāya, He fearlessly expounds the Dharma, Liberating incalculable multitudes, Perfecting all-knowing wisdom.
供養諸如來， 護持法寶藏， 其後得成佛， 號名曰法明。
Making offerings to all Tathagatas, Protecting and upholding the treasury of the Dharma, He will later attain Buddhahood, With the title Dharmaprabhāsa.
其國名善淨， 七寶所合成， 劫名為寶明。 菩薩眾甚多，
His country will be named Suviśuddha, Composed of the seven treasures. The kalpa will be named Ratnāvabhāsa. The assembly of bodhisattvas will be vast,
其數無量億， 皆度大神通， 威德力具足， 充滿其國土。
Their number will be countless billions. All will have attained great spiritual powers, With majestic virtues and powers fully endowed, Filling his buddha land.
聲聞亦無數， 三明八解脫， 得四無礙智， 以是等為僧。
The śrāvakas will also be innumerable, With the three insights and eight liberations, Having attained the four unobstructed wisdoms. Such will constitute the Sangha.
其國諸眾生， 婬欲皆已斷， 純一變化生， 具相莊嚴身。
All the beings in that land Will have cut off carnal desire. Born by transformation alone, Their bodies will be adorned with the auspicious characteristics.
法喜禪悅食， 更無餘食想。 無有諸女人， 亦無諸惡道。
Delighting in the Dharma and meditation will be their food, With no thought of other kinds of sustenance. There will be no women, Nor any evil paths.
富樓那比丘， 功德悉成滿， 當得斯淨土， 賢聖眾甚多。
The bhikṣu Pūrṇa Will have perfected all merits, And will attain this pure land, With a great assembly of sages and worthies.
如是無量事， 我今但略說。」
Such innumerable things as these, I have now but briefly described.
爾時千二百阿羅漢，心自在者，作是念：「我等歡喜，得未曾有。若世尊各見授記，如餘大弟子者，不亦快乎！」
At that time, the twelve hundred arhats whose minds were liberated had this thought, ‘We are joyful and have attained what we have never had before. If the World-Honored One were to give each of us predictions of enlightenment, as he has done for the other great disciples, wouldn't that be wonderful!’
佛知此等心之所念，告摩訶迦葉：「是千二百阿羅漢，我今當現前次第與授阿耨多羅三藐三菩提記。於此眾中，我大弟子憍陳如比丘，當供養六萬二千億佛，然後得成為佛，號曰普明如來、應供、正遍知、明行足、善逝、世間解、無上士、調御丈夫、天人師、佛、世尊。其五百阿羅漢：優樓頻螺迦葉、伽耶迦葉、那提迦葉、迦留陀夷、優陀夷、阿[少/兔]樓馱、離婆多、劫賓那、薄拘羅、周陀、莎伽陀等，皆當得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提，盡同一號，名曰普明。」
The Buddha, knowing what was in their minds, said to Mahākāśyapa, "I shall now give predictions of anuttara-samyak-sambodhi to these twelve hundred arhats, one after another. Among this assembly, my great disciple, the bhikṣu Ajñātakauṇḍinya, will make offerings to sixty-two thousand billion Buddhas, and will then become a Buddha named Samantaprabhāsa (’Universal Brightness’) Tathāgata, Arhat, one of right and universal knowledge, of perfect clarity and conduct, well gone one, knower of worlds, most supreme, hero tamer, teacher of devas and humans, Buddha, World-Honored One. The five hundred arhats - Uruvilvā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, Kālodāyin, Udāyin, Aniruddha, Revata, Kapphina, Bakkula, Chunda, Svāgata, and others - will all attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi and all have the same title, namely, Samantaprabhāsa."
爾時世尊欲重宣此義，而說偈言：
At that time, the World-Honored One, wishing to restate this meaning, spoke verses saying:
憍陳如比丘， 當見無量佛， 過阿僧祇劫， 乃成等正覺。
The bhikṣu Ajñāta-Kauṇḍinya Will see countless Buddhas, And after innumerable kalpas pass, He will attain perfect enlightenment.
常放大光明， 具足諸神通， 名聞遍十方， 一切之所敬， 常說無上道， 故號為普明。
Constantly emitting great light, Perfect in all supernatural powers, His name will be renowned throughout the ten directions, Respected by all. He will always teach the supreme Way, Thus his title will be Samantaprabhāsa.
其國土清淨， 菩薩皆勇猛， 咸昇妙樓閣， 遊諸十方國， 以無上供具， 奉獻於諸佛。
His land will be pure, His bodhisattvas will all be valiant, They will all ascend wondrous towers, And travel to lands in the ten directions, With supreme offerings To present to all the Buddhas.
作是供養已， 心懷大歡喜， 須臾還本國， 有如是神力。
Having made these offerings, Their hearts will be filled with great joy, And in an instant they will return to their own land, Possessing such supernatural powers.
佛壽六萬劫， 正法住倍壽， 像法復倍是， 法滅天人憂。
The Buddha's lifespan will be sixty thousand kalpas, The true Dharma will abide for twice that time, The semblance Dharma will last twice as long again, When the Dharma disappears, devas and humans will grieve.
其五百比丘， 次第當作佛， 同號曰普明， 轉次而授記。
Those five hundred bhikṣus Will in turn become Buddhas, All with the same title of Samantaprabhāsa, And they will successively give predictions to each other:
我滅度之後， 某甲當作佛， 其所化世間， 亦如我今日。
‘After my parinirvana, So-and-so will become a Buddha. The world he transforms Will be like mine today.
國土之嚴淨， 及諸神通力， 菩薩聲聞眾， 正法及像法， 壽命劫多少， 皆如上所說。
The adornments and purity of his land, His supernatural powers, The assembly of bodhisattvas and śrāvakas, The true Dharma and the semblance Dharma, The duration of his lifespan and kalpas, Will all be as described above."
迦葉汝已知， 五百自在者， 餘諸聲聞眾， 亦當復如是。
Kāśyapa, you should know That these five hundred sovereign ones, And the other śrāvakas, Will also be like this.
其不在此會， 汝當為宣說。」
For those not present in this assembly, You should proclaim this to them.
爾時五百阿羅漢於佛前得受記已，歡喜踊躍，即從座起，到於佛前，頭面禮足，悔過自責：「世尊！我等常作是念，自謂已得究竟滅度，今乃知之，如無智者。所以者何？我等應得如來智慧，而便自以小智為足。
At that time, the five hundred arhats, having received their predictions from the Buddha, were filled with joy and exultation. They immediately rose from their seats, went before the Buddha, bowed their heads at his feet, and repented, reproaching themselves, "World-Honored One! We have always had this thought, believing we had already attained ultimate cessation. Only now do we realize that we were like those without wisdom. Why? We should have attained the wisdom of the Tathāgata, yet we were content with our lesser wisdom.
The Parable of the Jewel in the Robe
「世尊！譬如有人至親友家，醉酒而臥。是時親友官事當行，以無價寶珠繫其衣裏，與之而去。其人醉臥，都不覺知。起已遊行，到於他國。為衣食故，勤力求索，甚大艱難；若少有所得，便以為足。於後親友會遇見之，而作是言：『咄哉，丈夫！何為衣食乃至如是。我昔欲令汝得安樂、五欲自恣，於某年日月，以無價寶珠繫汝衣裏。今故現在，而汝不知。勤苦憂惱，以求自活，甚為癡也。汝今可以此寶貿易所須，常可如意，無所乏短。』
World-Honored One! It is like a man who goes to the house of a close friend and, drunk with wine, lies down to sleep. At that time, his friend has official business to attend to, so he ties a priceless jewel within the man's garment and departs. The man, drunk and asleep, is unaware of this. After he wakes up, he travels to another country. For the sake of clothing and food, he diligently searches, encountering great hardship. If he gains even a little, he is satisfied. Later, the friend happens to meet him again and says, 'Alas, my man! Why have you struggled so for clothing and food? In the past, wishing for you to have peace and enjoy the five desires, I tied a priceless jewel within your garment on such-and-such a day and month of a certain year. It is still there now, yet you do not know. You have labored and worried to support yourself - how foolish! You can now use this jewel to trade for what you need, and you will always have what you wish, lacking nothing.'
「佛亦如是，為菩薩時，教化我等，令發一切智心。而尋廢忘，不知不覺。既得阿羅漢道，自謂滅度，資生艱難，得少為足。一切智願，猶在不失。今者世尊覺悟我等，作如是言：『諸比丘！汝等所得，非究竟滅。我久令汝等種佛善根，以方便故，示涅槃相，而汝謂為實得滅度。』
The Buddha is also like this. When he was a bodhisattva, he taught us, causing us to generate the mind of all-knowledge. Yet we soon forgot this, unaware and unknowing. Having attained the way of arhatship, we believed we had reached cessation. We found it difficult to support ourselves, and were content with little. The aspiration for all-knowledge was still there, not lost. Now the World-Honored One has awakened us, saying, 'Bhikṣus! What you have attained is not final cessation. For a long time, I have caused you to plant the roots of goodness of Buddhahood. As an upāya, I showed you the aspect of nirvana, yet you thought you had actually attained cesstion.'
「世尊！我今乃知實是菩薩，得受阿耨多羅三藐三菩提記。以是因緣，甚大歡喜，得未曾有。」
World-Honored One! Now we know we are truly bodhisattvas, receiving the prediction of anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. For this reason, we are filled with great joy, attaining what we have never had before."
爾時阿若憍陳如等，欲重宣此義，而說偈言：
At that time, Ajñātakauṇḍinya and the others, wishing to further explain this meaning, spoke verses saying:
我等聞無上， 安隱授記聲， 歡喜未曾有， 禮無量智佛。
We have heard the supreme, Peaceful voice of prediction, With unprecedented joy, We bow to the Buddha’s immeasurable wisdom.
今於世尊前， 自悔諸過咎， 於無量佛寶， 得少涅槃分， 如無智愚人， 便自以為足。
Now before the World-Honored One, We repent our past faults, Among the infinite Buddha treasures, We obtained but a small portion of nirvana, Like foolish people without wisdom, We were content with just that.
譬如貧窮人， 往至親友家， 其家甚大富， 具設諸餚饍，
It is like a poor man, Who goes to a friend's house, The house being very wealthy, With all kinds of delicacies prepared,
以無價寶珠， 繫著內衣裏， 默與而捨去， 時臥不覺知。
Who ties a priceless jewel Inside the poor man's garment, Silently giving it to him and departs, While the man sleeps, unaware.
是人既已起， 遊行詣他國， 求衣食自濟， 資生甚艱難， 得少便為足， 更不願好者。
After this person awakens, He travels to another country, Seeking food and clothing to sustain himself, Finding it extremely difficult to make a living, Content with little, Not wishing for anything better.
不覺內衣裏， 有無價寶珠。
Not realizing inside his garment, There is a priceless jewel.
與珠之親友， 後見此貧人， 苦切責之已， 示以所繫珠。
The friend who gave the jewel, Later sees this poor man, Severely scolds him, And shows him the jewel he had tied.
貧人見此珠， 其心大歡喜， 富有諸財物， 五欲而自恣。
The poor man, seeing this jewel, His heart fills with great joy, He becomes rich with all kinds of wealth, And indulges in the five desires.
我等亦如是， 世尊於長夜， 常愍見教化， 令種無上願。
We are also like this, The World-Honored One, over long nights, Always pitied and taught us, Causing us to plant the supreme aspiration.
我等無智故， 不覺亦不知， 得少涅槃分， 自足不求餘。
Due to our lack of wisdom, We were unaware and did not know, Obtaining a small portion of nirvana, We were content and sought nothing more.
今佛覺悟我， 言非實滅度， 得佛無上慧， 爾乃為真滅。
Now the Buddha has awakened us, Saying it is not true cessation, Attaining the Buddha's supreme wisdom, Only then is it true cessation.
我今從佛聞， 授記莊嚴事， 及轉次受決， 身心遍歡喜。」
Now we have heard from the Buddha, The matter of receiving the adorned prediction, And in turn receiving the decision, Our bodies and minds are filled with joy.