Summary
s.1In this scripture the Buddha Śākyamuni travels miraculously from Rājagṛha with a large retinue of bodhisattvas, hearers, gods, and other beings to the Central Asian region of Khotan, which in this discourse has not yet been established as a kingdom but is covered by a great lake. Once there, the Buddha foretells how this will be the site of a future land called Virtue , which will contain a blessed stūpa called Gomasalaganda. The Buddha proceeds to explain to his retinue the excellent qualities of this land, foretelling many future events, and instructing his disciples how to guard and protect the land for the sake of beings at that time. At the end of his teaching, the Buddha asks the hearer Śāriputra and the divine king Vaiśravaṇa to drain the lake, thus diverting the water and rendering the land ready for future habitation.
s.1在這部經典中，佛釋迦牟尼奇蹟般地從王舍城出發，帶著眾多菩薩、聲聞、諸天和其他眾生前往中亞于闐地區。在這部論述中，于闐還未建立為一個王國，而是被一片廣大的湖泊所覆蓋。到達那裡後，佛預言這將成為一個未來名叫「美德」的土地所在地，其中將包含一座名叫瑜摩舍羅伽旃達的殊勝塔。佛接著向他的眷屬解釋這片土地的卓越品質，預言許多未來的事件，並教導他的弟子如何為了那個時代的眾生而守護和保護這片土地。在他的教法結束時，佛要求聲聞舍利弗和天王毘沙門天抽乾湖水，從而改變水流並使該地為未來的居住做好準備。