《妙法蓮華經句解》：卷一．序品第一＞人王眾

《法華經》卷一．〈序品〉第一

Lotus Sutra-6：人王眾

韋提希子、阿闍世王，

「韋提希」，[1]此云思惟。「阿闍世」，[2]此云折指，小指折故。此折指王，是思惟子，子母合稱。[3]

與若干百千眷屬俱。

與人王眾諸眷屬也。[4]

各禮佛足，

以手接足，禮拜於佛。[5]

退坐一面。

禮已，退身，就一而坐。[6]

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[1] 韋提希：梵名 Vaidehī，巴利名 Vedehī。又作鞞陀提夫人、毘提希夫人、吠提哂夫人。意譯為思勝夫人、勝妙身夫人、勝身夫人。中印度摩揭陀國頻婆娑羅王之夫人，阿闍世王之生母。依《觀無量壽經》所載，阿闍世將其父王頻婆娑羅幽閉於七重之室內，企圖將其餓死，夫人以酥蜜和麨塗於身，諸瓔珞盛漿，往探頻婆娑羅，而觸怒於阿闍世，故亦被禁。兩人乃於禁閉處念佛，求佛為之說法，佛遂顯神通，為之演說《觀無量壽經》。故知淨土法門，乃佛因韋提希夫人而說。

[2] 阿闍世：Ajātaśatru, 阿闍貰; 阿闍多設咄路; 未生怨 'Enemy before birth'; a king of Magadha whose father, Bimbisāra, is said to have sought to kill him as ill-omened. When grown up he killed his father and ascended the throne. At first inimical to Śākyamuni, later he was converted and became noted for his liberality; died circa 519 B.C. Also called 'Broken fingers' and Kṣemadarśin. His son and successor was Udāyi; and a daughter was ? Aśu-dharā. According to a Tibetan legend an infant son of Ajātaśatru was kidnapped, or exposed, and finally became king of Tibet named ~Na-khri-btsan-po.

　阿闍世，梵名 Ajātaśatru，巴利名 Ajātasattu。為佛世時中印度摩揭陀國頻婆娑羅王（梵 Bimbisāra） 之子。略作闍世王。又作阿闍多沙兜樓王、阿闍貰王、阿闍多設咄路王、阿社多設咄路王。意譯未生怨王、法逆王。其母名韋提希，故亦稱阿闍世韋提希子。後弒父 王自立，大張中印度霸權。其於處母胎時，占師預言此子降生後將弒父，父王聽占師預言，十分驚恐，遂自樓上將之投棄，然僅折斷手指而未死，故又稱婆羅留支 （梵 Balaruci，折指之義），並以其未生前即已結怨，而稱之為未生怨。
　及長，立為太子，因聽信提婆達多之唆使，幽禁父王於地牢中，欲致之死。即位後，併吞鄰近諸小國，威震四方，奠定印度統一之基礎。後因弒父之罪而遍體生 瘡，至佛前懺悔即平癒，遂皈依佛陀。佛陀滅度後，為佛教教團之大護法。摩訶迦葉於七葉窟結集經典時，阿闍世王為大檀越，供給一切之資具。

[3]《妙法蓮華經》，CBETA, X30, no. 604, p. 439a12-a13。

[4]《妙法蓮華經》，CBETA, X30, no. 604, p. 439a14。

[5]《妙法蓮華經》，CBETA, X30, no. 604, p. 439a15。

[6]《妙法蓮華經》，CBETA, X30, no. 604, p. 439a16。