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如是思惟已，直入耆闍崛山石頭中，如入軟泥，入已，山還合。後人壽八萬四千歲，身長八十尺時，彌勒佛出；佛身長百六十尺，佛面二十四尺。圓光十里。是時眾生聞彌勒佛出，無量人逐佛出家。佛在大眾中，初說法時，九十九億人得阿羅漢道，六通具足；第二大會，九十六億人得阿羅漢道；第三大會，九十三億人得阿羅漢道。自是已後，度無數人。爾時，人民久後懈厭。彌勒佛見眾人如是，以足指扣開耆閤崛山。是時長老摩訶迦葉骨身，著僧伽梨而出，禮彌勒足；上昇虛空，現變如前。即於空中滅身而般涅槃。爾時，彌勒佛諸弟子怪而問言：此是何人？似人而小，身著法衣，能作變化！彌勒佛言：此人是過去釋迦牟尼佛弟子，名摩訶迦葉，行阿蘭若，少欲知足，行頭陀，比丘中第一，得六神通、共解脫大阿羅漢。彼時人壽百年，少出多減，以是小身能辦如是大事。汝等大身利根，云何不作如是功德？是時諸弟子皆慚愧，發大願心；彌勒佛隨眾生心，為說種種法。有人得阿羅漢、阿那含、斯陀含、須陀洹；有種辟支佛善根；有得無生法忍，不退菩薩；有得生天人中受種種福樂。以是故，知是耆闍崛山福德吉處，諸聖人喜住處。佛為諸聖人主，是故佛多住耆闍崛山。
附註：
Koti是俱胝，一個大數目；依字面意思翻譯，一個koti相當於一億或十億。阿蘭若是寂靜的隱居處所。頭陀行是佛所教導的有益苦行，總共有十二條：
1. 著糞掃衣
2. 但三衣
3. 乞食
4. 次第循乞
5. 日中一食
6. 節量食
7. 過午不飲漿
8. 住阿蘭若
9. 樹下住
10. 露宿住
11. 塚間住（裨能觀身無常及不淨）
12. 常坐不臥
（編按：苦行一般有12、13、16項不同列法。以上所列十二項出自功德賢法師所譯《十二頭陀行經》。請看大正新修大藏經 783，第17冊720頁。）
「摩訶迦葉與闍崛山」篇完
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After he had contemplated in this manner, he entered directly into the rock on the top of the mountain, just as if he were sinking into soft mud. After he had entered, the mountain closed shut behind him. Later on, when the normal lifespan of people reaches 84,000 years and their normal height reaches eighty feet, itreya Buddha will appear. The Buddha's body will be one hundred and sixty feet tall and the Buddha's face will itself extend twenty-four feet while his nimbus will span ten meters. At this time, when beings hear that Maitreya Buddha has appeared, an immeasurable number of people will follow the Buddha in leaving the home life. When the Buddha is in the midst of the great assembly and first speaks Dharma, ninety- nine kotis of people will gain the way of arhatship and will be replete with the six superknowledges. On the second day, ninety-six kotis of people will gain the way of arhatship. On the third day ninety-three kotis of people will gain the way of Arhatship. From this time onward he will bring an innumerable number of people to deliverance. Then, after a long time, the people will become lazy and reluctant to cultivate. When Maitreya sees that the people in the assembly are like this, he will use his toe to split open Mt. Grdhrakuta. At that time, Mahakasyapa's skeleton, dressed in the samghati robe will come forth and pay reverence at the feet of Maitreya. He will ascend into space and manifest again the various transformations described before. Then in the midst of space, he will make his body disappear as he enters parinirvana. At that time the disciples of Maitreya Buddha will be astonished and will ask, "Who was that man who looked so like a person, but yet was so small? His body was wearing the Dharma robes and he was able to display such transformations." Maitreya Buddha will say, "That was a disciple of the former Buddha, Shakyamuni. His name was Mahakasyapa. He cultivated dwelling in an aranya where he had but few desires and was easily contented. Among the bhikshus who cultivated the dhutaguna practices he was foremost. He was a great Arhat who had obtained the six superknowledges and the complete liberation. At that time, the lifespan of people was a hundred years, with a few exceeding it but most not reaching it. If he, with such a small body, was able to succeed at such a great matter, why do not all of you, with such sizable physiques and sharp faculties, engage in merit such as this?" At that time, all of his disciples will be repentant and will develop a great aversion [to worldly dharmas]. Maitreya Buddha, according with the minds of those beings, will speak all manner of dharmas for their sakes. There will be those who gain Arhatship, the stage of the anagamin, the stage of the sakrdagamin, and the stage of the srota-apanna. There will be those who plant the roots of goodness of the pratyekabuddha. There will be those who gain the patience arising from the realization of the non-production of dharmas and the stage of the non-retreating bodhisattva. There will be those who obtain rebirth in the heavens where they shall experience all manner of blessings and bliss. On account of this one should know that Mt. Grdhrakuta is an auspicious place replete with meritorious qualities and is a place where holy men like to dwell and where the Buddha, for the sake of holy men, dwelt himself. For this reason the Buddha mostly dwelt at Mt. Grdhrakuta. Notes:
1. A koti is a very large number which, if taken literally, is equal to 10,000,000.
2. An aranya is a secluded and quiet hermitage.
3. The dhutaguna practices are a set of twelve austere, but beneficial, practices specifically recommended by the Buddha. They include such practices as:
1. wearing rag robes
2. possessing only three robes
3. begging for food
4. consecutive begging
5. eating only one meal at midday
6. eating a fixed and moderate amount of food.
7. not drinking juices after noon
8. dwelling in an aranya
9. dwelling beneath a tree
10. dwelling in the open
11. dwelling in a graveyard always sitting and never lying down [Editor's Note: The Dhutaguna practices are variously reported as being 12,13, or 16 in number. Above listed are the classic list of 12 described in Gunabhadra's Translation of The Sutra on the Twelve Dhutaguna Practices. See Taisho No. 783, Volume 17, page 720] (End of "Mahakasyapa and Mt. Grdhrakuta") |
