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### 佛說光華梵志經第四十

> Sutra of the Buddha's Discourse to the Radiant Brahmin, Chapter 40

聞如是：

> Thus have I heard:

一時佛遊舍衛祇樹給孤獨園，與大比丘眾俱，千二百五十菩薩，無央數人。于時眾人無央數千，皆來集會在於佛所，悉下鬚髮行作沙門，各自與五百群從，修治道德，精進不懈，成得神通，生死根斷，普獲道證，周旋十方，濟度眾生。阿難白佛：「此等眾學，宿有何行、本修何德，乃致此譽，神通之慧，然為第一？」

> Thus I have heard: At one time, the Buddha was journeying through Shravasti, staying in the Jeta Grove, in the Garden of the Benefactor of the Orphans and the Solitary. With him were a great assembly of monks, numbering twelve hundred fifty bodhisattvas, and countless other beings. At that time, innumerable thousands of people all gathered together at the Buddha's dwelling. They shaved off their hair and beards, renounced the world, and became monks. Each one, accompanied by five hundred followers, diligently cultivated the Way, practicing virtue without slackening. They attained spiritual powers, cut off the roots of birth and death, and universally realized the fruits of the path. They journeyed throughout the ten directions, liberating sentient beings. Ananda asked the Buddha, "These disciples — what past deeds did they perform, what virtues did they cultivate, that they have attained such renown, such spiritual powers and wisdom, and are thus regarded as foremost?"

佛告阿難：「乃往過去久遠世時，經歷劫數九十有一，維衛佛時。有一國王，名曰旃頭，城號旃頭摩提。爾時有一梵志，名光華，博學眾經，廣宣法典，無義不達；有五百眾，侍從啟受。數數往詣維衛如來，聽受經典，誘化群黎，開發愚冥，勸示正真，行作沙門修德為業。時彼國中五百營從，將五百人大臣群僚，亦作沙門。有大長者，化諸群眾，皆復捨家，行作沙門，奉行精進，不犯禁戒。命終之後，得生天上。天上壽盡，來生人間。如是上下，終而復始，九十一劫，於此佛世，皆作沙門，悉會佛所，為佛作禮，退坐一面。」

> The Buddha told Ananda, "In the distant past, many eons ago, going back ninety-one kalpas, during the time of the Buddha Vipaśyin, there was a king named Candana, and his city was called Candanamati. At that time, there lived a Brahmin named Prabhāsa, who was learned in all the scriptures and widely expounded the Dharma, leaving no principle unexplained. He had five hundred followers who attended upon him and received his teachings. He repeatedly went to the Thus Come One Vipaśyin, listened to and received the scriptures, guiding and transforming the masses, opening up their ignorance, and urging them toward what is true and right, taking up the life of a renunciant and making virtue their practice. At that time, in that kingdom, there were five hundred attendants, along with five hundred great ministers and officials, who also became renunciants. A certain great elder inspired the people to leave their homes and take up the monastic life as well, practicing diligently and observing the precepts without violation. When their lives came to an end, they were reborn in the heavens. When their heavenly lifespans came to an end, they were born again in the human realm. Thus they passed up and down, beginning and ending repeatedly, for ninety-one kalpas. In this present lifetime of the Buddha, they have all become renunciants, gathered here before the Buddha, paid their respects to him, and sat down to one side."

諸天、龍神、乾沓和、阿須倫、迦留羅、真陀羅、摩休勒，人與非人靡不來到，會於佛所，稽首足下，遷住一面。佛時便笑。阿難問佛：「何因緣笑？至真世尊，終不虛欣，唯說其意。」佛告阿難：「見此眾人天龍鬼神來會者不？」答曰：「已見。」

> Gods, dragons, celestial musicians, titans, garudas, gandharvas, and mahoragas—both humans and non-humans—all gathered at the Buddha's presence. They bowed at his feet and stood to one side. The Buddha then smiled. Ananda asked the Buddha, "What is the reason for this smile? The Fully Enlightened One never smiles without cause. Please explain the meaning." The Buddha said to Ananda, "Do you see these people, gods, dragons, and spirits gathered here?" Ananda replied, "Yes, I see them."

佛告阿難：「維衛佛時，有一大國，名旃頭摩提，王名旃頭，皆奉大法，歸命三寶。時有梵志，名光華，總攝三達，博綜眾經，無義不達，見維衛佛化於十方，天上天下，靡不啟親，誘五百眾，往詣佛所而作沙門，咸受經戒。時其國王，棄國捐王，與五百眾，亦作沙門。有大長者，亦化群從五百之眾，行作沙門，普受道化，進獲神通，奉四等心——慈、悲、喜、護——九十一劫不歸惡趣，生天上人間，今得人身，悉來會此，亦普出家，行作沙門，啟受經戒，皆得道證。欲知爾時所行梵志豈異人乎？勿作斯觀，則吾身是。國王人民，及大長者之眾，皆是維衛如來至真同時學者，彼種此獲，功不唐捐，皆自得之。」

佛說是時，無央數人，皆發無上正真道意，應時立不退轉地，一生補處亦不可計，得成羅漢亦復如是。

佛說是時，莫不歡喜。