舍衛城(श्रावस्ती,Śrāvastī、Savatthi)給孤獨祇林精舍(Anathapindik Jeta-vana Vihara)
祇園精舍,或稱祇林精舍(Jetavana Vihara),又名「祇樹給孤獨園」(Anathapindik Jeta-vana Vihara),位於舍衛城(श्रावस्ती,Śrāvastī、Savatthi)南郊,是釋迦牟尼佛當年傳法的重要場所。
舍衛城(श्रावस्ती,Śrāvastī、Savatthi)的「祇樹給孤獨園」(Anathapindik Jeta-vana Vihara)比王舍城(Raja-gaha、Rai-gir)的「迦蘭陀竹林精舍」(Kalaṇḍaka Veṇu-vana or Velu-vana Vihara)稍晚一些,是佛教史上第二棟專供佛教僧人使用的建築物。祇園精舍(Anathapindik Jeta-vana Vihara)是佛陀在世時規模最大的精舍。
拘薩羅國(Kosala)富商給孤獨(Anathapindik),又名須達多長者(Sudatta,意為「善授」),發願建造。
舍衛城南郊二公里處的一處園林,景色宜人,清雅幽靜,是設立精舍的理想地點。
給孤獨於是和祇園擁有者祇陀太子(Jeta)商議。
祇陀太子(Jeta)乃波斯匿王(Prasenajit)之子,富有無比,看不上須達多(Sudatta)手上的銀錢,於是戲言「汝將黃金鋪滿園地,我方肯賣。」。須達多(Sudatta)歡欣鼓舞,耗盡家資,終於將金箔鋪滿園地,祇陀太子(Jeta)感動而言:「園中土地,盡滿金箔,已為公得。惟我園中木未貼金箔,仍為我有。吾亦欲以獻佛也。」
佛陀後半生在此安居長達二十多年,現今流傳的經典,大都是在這裡講說傳頌。很多佛經比如《阿彌陀經》和《金剛經》開宗明義就提到「佛在舍衛國(Śrāvastī、Savatthi)祇樹給孤獨園(Anathapindik Jeta-vana Vihara)」。
Jetavana was the second monastery donated to Gautama Buddha, after the Veluvana in Rajagaha.
Jetavana is located just outside the old city of Savatthi.
Jetavana was the place where the Buddha gave the majority of his teachings and discourses, having passed at Jetavana 19 out of 45 rainy seasons(Pāli:vassas), more than in any other monastery.
It is said that after the Migāra-mātu-pāsāda or Mrgāra-mātr-prāsāda or Migāra-māta-pāsādā(東園鹿子母講堂), a second monastery erected at Pubbarama close to Savatthi, came into being, the Buddha would dwell alternately in Jetavana and Migāramātupāsāda, often spending the day in one and the night in the other.
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