眾車園品第十
Chapter 10: The Park of Many Chariots
「善見大城東門閫外去二十由旬，諸忉利天有園名曰眾車。園中大池名質多羅，方百由旬，深亦如是，天水盈滿，四寶為塼壘其底岸，餘如上說；四寶階道，五種寶花，亦如上說。四種寶船及八水戲。是中諸天須彼花時，應念來至，善果報故，雨眾寶花，灑散諸天。復有別風吹諸花鬘，隨其身分所須莊嚴，身臂首足自然隨著。是其池岸，五種寶樹羅列遍滿，餘如前說。其樹中間及眾寶堂殿，諸男女天居止遍滿，具如上說。是園周迴一千由旬，逕三分之一，金城之所圍繞。是城高一由旬，埤堄一半由旬，城門高二由旬，門樓一由旬半。十十由旬有一一門，九十九門復一小門，足一百門。是諸門者，眾寶所成，摩尼妙寶之所莊嚴，譬如北地妙好𣰽毺，種種雕鏤。是門又有四軍防衛，並如上說；外七重寶柵，亦如上說。七重多羅樹林之所圍繞，亦如上說。其樹中間有諸寶池，相去百弓，種種莊嚴，亦如上說。五種寶華，亦如上說。及四寶船，亦如上說。池岸五種寶樹，亦如上說。及四寶堂殿，諸男女天之所住處。是城外邊三重寶塹，餘如上說。其一一塹，廣二由旬，深一由旬半，形如壺口，下廣上狹，天水盈滿，並如上說。是塹間地，有諸婇女宮殿羅列。三重塹外，七寶樹林之所圍繞，亦如上說。是外林中，一切諸花開敷鮮榮，諸女天等音樂謳歌，時諸天子從眾車園出林觀聽；諸天子等於外林中音樂謳歌，園內女天亦出觀聽。園內女天又奏音樂，外諸天子入園觀聽；園內天子亦奏音樂，園外女天亦入園聽。以此因緣，受諸戲樂。從善見大城東門至眾車園西門，其中間路二十由旬，廣十由旬，並琉璃為地，平滑柔軟，眾寶莊嚴，譬如北地妙好𣰽毺，人非人像、鳥獸花草種種具足，亦如耳璫眾寶合成；其路形相亦復如是。脚履即沒、舉足便起，如兜羅綿及以木綿，其路柔軟亦復如是。三種皮持之所嚴飾，一一皮持四寶所成。一一皮持三層寶鈴之所圍繞，一一寶鈴四寶所成，微風吹動出妙音聲，能令諸天起五欲縛。是路兩邊夾二江水，名曰長形，亦長二十由旬，廣十由旬，八功德水自然盈滿。其江兩邊，並四寶塼之所搆成，餘如前說。其江四邊四寶階道，亦如前說。是江水中有五種寶花，亦如前說；四種寶船汎漾其內，八種水戲之具，乘船遊觀遲速任心，並如前說。是中諸天須彼花來，隨念即至，善果報故，雨眾寶華，灑散諸天。復有別風吹諸華鬘，隨其身分所須莊嚴，身臂首足自然隨著。二江外岸，五種寶樹羅列遍滿，餘如前說。其樹中間，有諸寶池及寶殿堂，諸男女天並於中住，無量天眾充滿國土。云何此園名曰眾車？此中有大池名質多羅，其中有樹亦名質多羅，此樹生種種花。唯此園有，餘園則無。復有因緣名質多羅。是時忉利諸天欲入此園中，著種種寶物莊嚴其身，微妙最極；著種種仗器，如臨戰時，乘種種乘入此園林。在其園內及欲出時，取質多羅樹種種妙花莊嚴車乘，轅軛轂輞具足嚴飾，一切諸乘並皆如是。此質多羅樹花，及天身瓔珞、諸寶車乘所出光明，互相映發。以是因緣，此妙園中，種種光明聚集其內。由此義故，名眾車園；復有自然名眾車園。」是義佛世尊說。如是我聞。
"Twenty yojanas outside the eastern gate of the Great City of Sudarśana, in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, there is a garden called the Garden of Many Chariots. Within this garden is a large pool named Citrā, which is a hundred yojanas across and equally deep, filled with heavenly water. Its bottom and banks are built with bricks of four treasures, as previously described. It has stairways of four treasures and five kinds of jewel-flowers, also as before. There are four kinds of jewel-boats and eight types of water sports. When the gods in this garden wish for flowers, the flowers appear at their mere thought due to their good karma. A rain of jewel-flowers scatters over the gods. A special wind arranges garlands of flowers according to each god's body, adorning their arms, head, and feet naturally. The pool's banks are lined with five kinds of jewel-trees, fully covering the area, as previously described. Among these trees and the precious halls, countless male and female gods dwell, as detailed before. This garden measures a thousand yojanas in circumference, with a third of its diameter encompassed by a golden wall. The wall is one yojana high, with battlements half a yojana. The city gates are two yojanas high, with gate-towers one and a half yojanas. Every ten yojanas there is a gate, making a total of ninety-nine large gates plus one small gate, amounting to one hundred gates. These gates are made of various treasures, adorned with magnificent jewels, like a fine woolen carpet from the north with intricate carvings. Each gate is guarded by four military divisions, as previously stated. Outside, there are seven concentric barriers of jewels, also as before, surrounded by seven rows of palm trees, as described. Between the trees are jewel-pools spaced a hundred bows apart, each beautifully arranged. They contain five kinds of jewel-flowers, have four types of jewel-boats, and their banks feature five kinds of jewel-trees and halls of four treasures where male and female gods reside. Outside the wall are three moats made of treasure, each two yojanas wide and one and a half yojanas deep. Shaped like a pot, they are wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, filled with heavenly water, as before. Between the moats are palaces of celestial maidens. Beyond the three moats are seven rows of jewel-trees surrounding the area. In this outer forest, all flowers bloom brilliantly, and female gods sing with music. At such times, male gods emerge from the Garden of Many Chariots to listen from the forest, while female gods inside the garden come out to listen as well. The female gods inside play music, drawing male gods from the forest into the garden to hear it. Male gods in the garden also play music, and female gods from outside enter to listen. Through these interactions, they enjoy various forms of amusement.
The road from the eastern gate of Sudarśana to the western gate of the Garden of Many Chariots is twenty yojanas long and ten yojanas wide. It is paved with lapis lazuli, smooth and soft, adorned with jewels like a fine northern carpet, complete with images of humans, non-humans, birds, beasts, and plants—much like earrings made of various jewels. The road’s appearance is the same. When stepped on, the foot sinks; when lifted, it rises, soft as cotton wool or kapok. It is decorated with three kinds of leather ornaments, each made of four treasures. Each ornament is surrounded by three tiers of jewel bells, each bell made of four treasures, which produce exquisite sounds when stirred by a gentle breeze, binding the gods with the five desires. On both sides of the road flow two rivers named Long Form, each twenty yojanas long and ten yojanas wide, filled naturally with water of eight virtues. The riverbanks are built with bricks of four treasures, as before. Along the rivers are stairways of four treasures, as described. In the rivers bloom five kinds of jewel-flowers, and four kinds of jewel-boats drift on the water; there are also eight types of water play equipment. Gods can ride boats at will, moving as fast or slow as they wish. When the gods desire flowers, the flowers appear instantly. Through their good karma, rain of jewel-flowers scatters over them. A special wind arranges flower garlands according to each god’s body, naturally adorning their arms, head, and feet. On the outer banks of the two rivers, five kinds of jewel-trees stand in rows, as before. Between the trees are jewel-pools and precious halls, where male and female gods dwell, filling the land with countless celestial beings.
Why is this garden called the Garden of Many Chariots? Within it is a large pool named Citrā, and in that pool grows a tree also called Citrā, which produces various flowers unique to this garden, not found elsewhere. Another reason for the name Citrā: when the gods of the Thirty-Three wish to enter this garden, they adorn themselves with countless jewels, appearing most exquisite. They carry various weapons, as if ready for battle, and ride different kinds of chariots into the garden. While in the garden, and as they prepare to leave, they take the wonderful flowers of the Citrā tree to decorate their chariots—the shafts, yokes, hubs, and spokes are all fully adorned. Every chariot is thus decorated. The light emitted by the flowers of the Citrā tree, the gods’ own necklaces of jewels, and the jeweled chariots all shine together, their radiance reflecting off each other. Because of this, the wonderful garden is filled with various kinds of light. For this reason, it is called the Garden of Many Chariots; it is also naturally known as the Garden of Many Chariots." This is the meaning taught by the World-Honored One. Thus I have heard.