evaṃ mayā śrutam | ekasmin samaye bhagavān rājagṛhe viharati sma gṛdhrakūṭe parvate mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdhaṃ dvādaśabhir bhikṣuśataiḥ sarvair arhadbhiḥ kṣīṇāsravair niḥkleśair vaśībhūtaiḥ suvimuktacittaiḥ suvimuktaprajñair ājāneyair mahānāgaiḥ kṛtakṛtyaiḥ kṛtakaraṇīyair apahṛtabhārair anuprāptasvakārthaiḥ parikṣīṇabhavasaṃyojanaiḥ samyagājñāsuvimuktacittaiḥ sarvacetovaśitāparamapāramitāprāptair abhijñātābhijñātair mahāśrāvakaiḥ |
tadyathā - āyuṣmatā ca ājñātakauṇḍinyena, āyuṣmatā ca aśvajitā, āyuṣmatā ca bāṣpeṇa, āyuṣmatā ca mahānām nā, āyuṣmatā ca bhadrikeṇa, āyuṣmatā ca mahākāśyapena, āyuṣmatā ca urubilvakāśyapena, āyuṣmatā ca nadīkāśyapena, āyuṣmatā ca gayākāśyapena, āyuṣmatā ca śāriputreṇa, āyuṣmatā ca mahāmaudgalyāyanena, āyuṣmatā ca mahākātyāyanena, āyuṣmatā ca aniruddhena, āyuṣmatā ca revatena, āyuṣmatā ca kapphinena, āyuṣmatā ca gavāṃpatinā, āyuṣmatā ca pilindavatsena, āyuṣmatā ca bakkulena, āyuṣmatā ca mahākauṣṭhilena, āyuṣmatā ca bharadvājena, āyuṣmatā ca mahānandena, āyuṣmatā ca upanandena, āyuṣmatā ca sundaranandena, āyuṣmatā ca pūrṇamaitrāyaṇīputreṇa, āyuṣmatā ca subhūtinā āyuṣmatā ca rāhulena |
ebhiś cānyaiś ca mahāśrāvakaiḥ - āyuṣmatā ca ānandena śaikṣeṇa |
anyābhyāṃ ca dvābhyāṃ bhikṣusahasrābhyāṃ śaikṣāśaikṣābhyām |
mahāprajāpatīpramukhaiś ca ṣaḍbhir bhikṣuṇīsahasraiḥ | yaśodharayā ca bhikṣuṇyā rāhulamātrā saparivārayā |
aśītyā ca bodhisattvasahasraiḥ sārdhaṃ sarvair avaivartikair ekajātipratibaddhair yaduta anuttarāyāṃ samyaksaṃbodhau, dhāraṇīpratilabdhair mahāpratibhānapratiṣṭhitair avaivartyadharmacakrapravartakair bahubuddhaśataparyupāsitair bahubuddha śatasahasrāvaropitakuśalamūlair buddhaśatasahasrasaṃstutair maitrīparibhāvitakāyacittais tathāgatajñānāvatāraṇakuśalair mahāprajñaiḥ prajñāpāramitāgatiṃgatair bahulokadhātuśatasahasraviśrutair bahuprāṇikoṭīnayutaśatasahasrasaṃtārakaiḥ |
tadyathā - mañjuśriyā ca kumārabhūtena bodhisattvena mahāsattvena, avalokiteśvareṇa ca mahāsthāmaprāptena ca sarvārthanāmnā ca nityodyuktena ca anikṣiptadhureṇa ca ratnapāṇinā ca bhaiṣajyarājena ca bhaiṣajyasamudgatena ca vyūharājena ca pradānaśūreṇa ca ratnacandreṇa ca ratnaprabheṇa (2,1) ca pūrṇacandreṇa ca mahāvikrāmiṇā ca anantavikrāmiṇā ca trailokyavikrāmiṇā ca mahāpratibhānena ca satatasamitābhiyuktena ca dharaṇīdhareṇa ca akṣayamatinā ca padmaśriyā ca nakṣatrarājena ca maitreyeṇa ca bodhisattvena mahāsattvena, siṃhena ca bodhisattvena mahāsattvena |
bhadrapālapūrvaṃgamaiś ca ṣoḍaśabhiḥ satpuruṣaiḥ sārdham |
tadyathā - bhadrapālena ca ratnākareṇa ca susārthavāhena ca naradattena ca guhyaguptena ca varuṇadattena ca indradattena ca uttaramatinā ca viśeṣamatinā ca vardhamānamatinā ca amoghadarśinā ca susaṃprasthitena ca suvikrāntavikrāmiṇā ca anupamamatinā ca sūryagarbheṇa ca dharaṇīṃdhareṇa ca | evaṃpramukhair aśītyā ca bodhisattvasahasraiḥ sārdham |
śakreṇa ca devānām indreṇa sārdhaṃ viṃśatidevaputrasahasraparivāreṇa |
tadyathā - candreṇa ca devaputreṇa sūryeṇa ca devaputreṇa samantagandhena ca devaputreṇa ratnaprabheṇa ca devaputreṇa avabhāsaprabheṇa ca devaputreṇa | evaṃpramukhair viśatyā ca devaputrasahasraiḥ |
caturbhiś ca mahārājaiḥ sārdhaṃ triṃśaddevaputrasahasraparivāraiḥ |
tadyathā - virūḍhakena ca mahārājena, virūpākṣeṇa ca mahārājena, dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa ca mahārājena, vaiśravaṇena ca mahārājena |
īśvareṇa ca devaputreṇa ca maheśvareṇa ca devaputreṇa triṃśaddevaputrasahasraparivārābhyām |
brahmaṇā ca sahāṃpatinā sārdhaṃ dvādaśabrahmakāyikadevaputrasahasraparivāreṇa |
tadyathā - śikhinā ca brahmaṇā jyotiṣprabheṇa ca brahmaṇā |
evaṃpramukhair dvādaśabhiś ca brahmakāyikadevaputrasahasraiḥ |
aṣṭābhiś ca nāgarājaiḥ sārdhaṃ bahunāgakoṭīśatasahasraparivāraiḥ |
tadyathā - nandena ca nāgarājena, upanandena ca nāgarājena, sāgareṇa ca vāsukinā ca takṣakeṇa ca manasvinā ca anavataptena ca utpalakena ca nāgarājena |
caturbhiś ca kinnararājaiḥ sārdhaṃ bahukinnarakoṭīśatasahasraparivāraiḥ |
tadyathā - drumeṇa ca kinnararājena, mahādharmeṇa ca kinnararājena, sudharmeṇa ca kinnararājena, dharmadhareṇa ca kinnararājena |
caturbhiś ca gandharvakāyikadevaputraiḥ sārdhaṃ bahugandharvaśatasahasraparivāraiḥ |
tadyathā - manojñena ca gandharveṇa manojñasvareṇa ca madhureṇa ca madhurasvareṇa ca gandharveṇa |
caturbhiś cāsurendraiḥ sārdhaṃ bahvasurakoṭīśatasahasraparivāraiḥ |
tadyathā - balinā ca asurendreṇa, kharaskandhena ca asurendreṇa, vemacitriṇā ca asurendreṇa, rāhuṇā ca asurendreṇa |
caturbhiś ca garuḍendraiḥ sārdhaṃ bahugaruḍakoṭīśatasahasraparivāraiḥ |
tadyathā - mahātejasā ca garuḍendreṇa, mahākāyena ca mahāpūrṇena ca maharddhiprāptena ca garuḍendreṇa |
rājñā ca ajātaśatruṇā māgadhena vaidehīputreṇa sārdham ||
Thus have I heard. Once upon a time the Lord was staying at Râgagriha, on the Gridhrakuta mountain, with a numerous assemblage of monks, twelve hundred monks, all of them Arhats, stainless, free from depravity, self-controlled, thoroughly emancipated in thought and knowledge, of noble breed, (like unto) great elephants, having done their task, done their duty, acquitted their charge, reached the goal; in whom the ties which bound them to existence were wholly destroyed, whose minds were thoroughly emancipated by perfect knowledge, who had reached the utmost perfection in subduing all their thoughts; who were possessed of the transcendent faculties; eminent disciples,
such as the venerable Agñâta-Kaundinya, the venerable Asvagit, the venerable Vâshpa, the venerable Mahânâman, the venerable Bhadrikal, the venerable Mahâ-Kâsyapa, the venerable Kâsyapa of Uruvilvâ, the venerable Kâsyapa of Nadi, the venerable Kâsyapa of Gayâ, the venerable Sâriputra, the venerable Mahâ-Maudgalyâyana, the venerable Mahâ-Kâtyâyana, the venerable Aniruddha, the venerable Revata, the venerable Kapphina, the venerable Gavâmpati, the venerable Pilindavatsa, the venerable Vakula, the venerable Bhâradvâga, the venerable Mahâ-Kaushthila, the venerable Nanda (alias Mahânanda), the venerable Upananda, the venerable Sundara-Nanda, the venerable Pûrna Maitrâyanîputra, the venerable Subhûti, the venerable Râhula;
with them yet other great disciples, as the venerable Ananda, still under training,
and two thousand other monks, some of whom still under training, the others masters;
with six thousand nuns having at their head Mahâpragâpatî, and the nun Yasodharâ, the mother of Râhula, along with her train;
(further) with eighty thousand Bodhisattvas, all unable to slide back, endowed with the spells of supreme, perfect enlightenment, firmly standing in wisdom; who moved onward the never deviating wheel of the law; who had propitiated many hundred thousands of Buddhas; who under many hundred thousands of Buddhas had planted the roots of goodness, had been intimate with many hundred thousands of Buddhas, were in body and mind fully penetrated with the feeling of charity; able in communicating the wisdom of the Tathâgatas; very wise, having reached the perfection of wisdom; renowned in many hundred thousands of worlds; having saved many hundred thousand myriads of kotis of beings;
such as the Bodhisattva Mahâsattva Mañgusrî, as prince royal; the Bodhisattvas Mahâsattvas Avalokitesvara, Mahâsthâmaprâpta, Sarvarthanâman, Nityodyukta, Anikshiptadhura, Ratnakandra, Bhaishagyarâga, Pradânasûra, Ratnakandra, Ratnaprabha, Pûrnakandra, Mahivikrâmin, Trailokavikrâmin, Anantavikrâmin, Mahâpratibhâna, Satatasamitâbhiyukta, Dharanîdhara, Akshayamati, Padmasrî, Nakshatrarâga, the Bodhisattva Mahâsattva Maitreya, the Bodhisattva Mahâsattva Simha.
With them were also the sixteen virtuous men to begin with Bhadrapâla,
to wit, Bhadrapâla, Ratnikara, Susârthavâha, Naradatta, Guhagupta, Varunadatta, Indradatta, Uttaramati, Viseshamati, Vardhamânamati, Amoghadarsin, Susamsthita, Suvikrântavikrâmin, Anupamamati, Sûryagarbha, and Dharanidhara; besides eighty thousand Bodhisattvas, among whom the fore-mentioned were the chiefs;
further Sakra, the ruler of the celestials, with twenty thousand gods, his followers,
such as the god Kandra (the Moon), the god Sûrya (the Sun), the god Samantagandha (the Wind), the god Ratnaprabha, the god Avabhâsaprabha, and others;
further, the four great rulers of the cardinal points with thirty thousand gods in their train,
viz. the great ruler Virûdhaka, the great ruler Virûpâksha, the great ruler Dhritarâshtra, and the great ruler Vaisravana;
the god Îsvara and the god Mahesvara, each followed by thirty thousand gods;
further, Brahma Sahampati and his twelve thousand followers, the Brahmakâyika gods,
amongst whom Brahma Sikhin and Brahma Gyotishprabha,
with the other twelve thousand Brahmakdyika gods;
together with the eight Nâga kings and many hundred thousand myriads of kotis of Nagas in their train,
viz. the Nâga king Nanda, the Nâga king Upananda, Sâgara, Vâsuki, Takshaka, Manasvin, Anavatapta, and Utpalaka;
further, the four Kinnara kings with many hundred thousand myriads of kotis of followers,
viz. the Kinnara king Druma, the Kinnara king Mahâdharma, the Kinnara king Sudharma, and the Kinnara king Dharmadhara;
besides, the four divine beings (called) Gandharvakâyikas with many hundred thousand Gandharvas in their suite,
viz. the Gandharva Manogña, the Gandharva Manogñasvara, the Gandharva Madhura, and the Gandharva Madhurasvara;
further, the four chiefs of the demons followed by many hundred thousand myriads of kotis of demons,
viz. the chief of the demons Bali, Kharaskandha, Vemakitri, and Râhu;
along with the four Garuda chiefs followed by many hundred thousand myriads of kotis of Garudas,
viz. the Garuda chiefs Mahâtegas, Mahâkâya, Mahâpûrna, and Mahârddhiprâpta,
and with Agâtasatru, king of Magadha, the son of Vaidehi.