King Upaśruta's Cause and Conditions Sutra (頂生王因緣經) · Volume 3 (第三) · Thus have I heard - Illuminating Buddhist Wisdom with AI

「爾時，頂生王將復前進，為諸龍王遮止導翼兵眾。王乃問言：『何不進邪？』時主兵神答言：『天子！此是龍王遮止兵眾。』王言：『而龍王者，傍生之類，非我所敵，今悉驅令為我導翼。』言已，諸龍即導王前至堅首天王所。彼天王問言：『汝等何故奔馳來此？』諸龍答言：『人間有王，名曰頂生，彼將至此，故我導前。』時堅首天王即復遮止不令前進。王乃問言：『何不進邪？』主兵神答言：『天子！此有堅首天王遮止兵眾。』王言：『此堅首天亦使為我導翼之者。』言已，彼天即導王前至持鬘天王所。彼天王問言：『汝今何故奔馳來此？』天王答言：『人間有王，名曰頂生，彼將至此，故我導前。』時持鬘天王即復遮止不令前進。王乃問言：『何不進邪？』主兵神答言：『天子！此有持鬘天王遮止兵眾。』王言：『此持鬘天亦使為我導翼之者。』言已，彼天即導王前至常驕天王所。彼天王問言：『汝今何故奔馳來此？』天王答言：『人間有王，名曰頂生，彼將至此，故我導前。』時常驕天王即復遮止不令前進。王乃問言：『何不進邪？』主兵神答言：『天子！此有常驕天王遮止兵眾。』王言：『此常驕天亦使為我導翼之者。』言已，彼天即導王前至四大天王所。彼天王問言：『汝今何故奔馳來此？』天王答言：『人間有王，名曰頂生，彼將至此，故我導前。』

Then the king Great-Peak proceeded onward, but the dragons blocked his advance guard. The king asked, "Why do we not go forward?" The army god replied, "Your Majesty, the dragons are stopping the army." The king said, "But dragons are merely animals, not my adversaries. I will command them all to lead the way." As soon as he said this, the dragons led the king forward to the realm of the Hard-Headed God. That god asked, "Why are you all rushing here?" The dragons replied, "There is a human king named Great-Peak who is coming, so we are leading him here." Then the Hard-Headed God blocked their path. The king asked, "Why do we not go forward?" The army god replied, "Your Majesty, the Hard-Headed God is stopping the army." The king said, "I will have this god lead the way as well." As soon as he said this, that god led the king to the realm of the Garland-Bearer God. That god asked, "Why are you rushing here?" The god replied, "There is a human king named Great-Peak who is coming, so I am leading him here." Then the Garland-Bearer God blocked their path. The king asked, "Why do we not go forward?" The army god replied, "Your Majesty, the Garland-Bearer God is stopping the army." The king said, "I will have this god lead the way as well." As soon as he said this, that god led the king to the realm of the Eternal-Arrogance God. That god asked, "Why are you rushing here?" The god replied, "There is a human king named Great-Peak who is coming, so I am leading him here." Then the Eternal-Arrogance God blocked their path. The king asked, "Why do we not go forward?" The army god replied, "Your Majesty, the Eternal-Arrogance God is stopping the army." The king said, "I will have this god lead the way as well." As soon as he said this, that god led the king to the realm of the Four Great Kings. Those kings asked, "Why are you rushing here?" The god replied, "There is a human king named Great-Peak who is coming, so I am leading him here."