Summary
s.1Invited to visit the city of Vaiśālī, which has been ravaged by a terrible epidemic, the Buddha instructs Ānanda to stand at the city’s gate and recite a proclamation, a long mantra, and some verses that powerfully evoke spiritual well-being. Ānanda does so, and the epidemic comes to an end. One of the mahāsūtras related to the literature of the Vinaya, this text, like other accounts of the incident, has traditionally been recited during times of personal or collective illness, bereavement, and other difficulties.
s.1佛陀應邀來訪被可怕疫情摧殘的毘舍離城，他指示阿難站在城門處誦讀一份宣言、一部長咒語和一些詩句，這些內容有力地喚起精神上的安樂。阿難照做了，疫情隨之結束。這部經典是與律相關的大經文獻之一，像其他關於此事件的記載一樣，傳統上在個人或集體患病、喪亡和其他困難時期被誦讀。