寶莊嚴具品第九
Chapter 9: Precious Adornments
佛告諸比丘：「時有大臣名優陀延，其人善閑星曆，與五百眷屬，月離于軫、角宿合時，來至王所，而白王言：『請為太子造寶莊嚴具。』時王報言：『宜令速造。』五百釋種大臣亦各奉為菩薩造莊嚴具，所謂指環首飾，寶頸耳璫，寶帶瓔珞，寶屐寶鈴，寶鐸金網，如是等莊嚴之具既成就已，而弗沙星正與月合。是時諸釋眷屬持此寶具，詣於王所，各言：『大王！我等所造莊嚴之具，願上太子。』王言：『且待，汝等先以種種供養，我今亦為太子造莊嚴具。』諸釋眷屬重白王言：『我等所獻豈異，常得莊嚴。太子但許各為七日御用，是所願耳。』至於明旦，摩訶波闍波提往無垢光明園，以諸寶具嚴飾菩薩，懷抱捧接至於園中。時有八萬四千婇女迎候菩薩，有一萬童女觀瞻菩薩，有一萬釋種童女敬仰菩薩，有五千婆羅門讚歎菩薩，如是等欽望之心皆無厭倦。時有釋種名跋陀羅，以諸所造寶莊嚴具，衣著菩薩。當爾之時菩薩身光，暎奪眾寶所有光彩悉不復現，譬如聚墨對閻浮檀金。爾時園中有神，名曰離垢，即現其形，於輸檀王及諸釋種前，說偈讚曰：
The Buddha told the monks: "At that time, there was a minister named Udayana, who was skilled in astronomy and calendrical calculations. Together with his five hundred retainers, when the moon left the constellations of Chariot and Horn and aligned with the constellation of the Star, he came to the king and said: 'Please allow us to craft precious ornaments for the prince.' The king replied: 'Have them made promptly.' Five hundred ministers of the Shakya clan also each offered to craft ornaments for the Bodhisattva—such as rings, headpieces, necklaces, earrings, belts, garlands, slippers, bells, chimes, and golden nets. After these ornaments were completed, the constellation Pushya was exactly in conjunction with the moon. At that time, the Shakya relatives brought these precious items to the king and said, 'Great King! We wish to present these ornaments we have crafted to the prince.' The king said: 'Wait—first you offer various kinds of tribute. I too am crafting ornaments for the prince.' The Shakya relatives then said to the king: 'What we present is no different from what is customary for such adornments. We only ask that the prince be allowed to wear them for seven days each—that is our wish.' The next morning, Mahaprajapati went to the Immaculate Garden, adorned the Bodhisattva with all the precious ornaments, and carrying him in her arms, brought him into the garden. At that time, eighty-four thousand maidens came forth to welcome the Bodhisattva, ten thousand young girls gazed upon him, ten thousand Shakya maidens revered him, and five thousand Brahmins praised him. All of them looked upon him with admiration and never tired of doing so. At that time, there was a Shakya named Bhadra who clothed the Bodhisattva in the precious ornaments they had crafted. It was then that the Bodhisattva's own radiance outshone the luster of all those jewels, dimming their brilliance—just as a heap of charcoal pales beside Jambu River gold. Then the guardian deity of the garden, named Immaculate, appeared in visible form and spoke a verse of praise before King Shuddhodana and all the Shakya relatives:
「『假使三千界， 滿中盛真金，
閻浮金一銖， 暎之即無色。
假使閻浮金， 充滿三千界，
菩薩一毛光， 暎之亦無色。
光明甚圓滿， 百福相莊嚴，
如是清淨身， 豈資於外好？
日月星珠彩， 梵釋諸天光，
若對菩薩身， 皆悉不能現。
由先淨業感， 眾相自莊嚴，
不待下劣人， 所奉莊嚴具。
應屏汝所獻， 莊嚴眾珍寶，
汝自以為美； 菩薩無所求，
非菩薩所須， 宜持賜車匿。』
天神說偈已， 忽然而不現。
王及諸釋種， 深生希有心，
踊躍歡喜言： 『釋氏當興盛。』」
“Even if the three thousand worlds were filled with pure gold, The shine of a single ounce of Jambu gold would pale before it—utterly colorless. Even if Jambu gold filled all three thousand worlds, One ray of light from the Bodhisattva would eclipse it entirely, leaving it dim. His radiance is utterly perfect, adorned with the marks of a hundred blessings; Such a pure body—what need has it for outward ornaments? The glow of sun, moon, stars, and pearls, the light of Brahma, Indra, and all celestial beings— If set before the Bodhisattva’s body, none could even appear. His myriad features naturally shine, born from his own pure deeds in past lives, Not from the humble offerings of lesser beings. Put away your gifts, those precious jewels and adornments— You think them beautiful, but the Bodhisattva seeks nothing. They are not what he needs; better to give them to Chandaka.” The heavenly being spoke this verse, then vanished in an instant. The king and the Shakya clan were filled with wonder, Leaping with joy and exclaiming, “The Shakya lineage shall surely flourish.”