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  • 王舍城附近吠地耶迦山(Vediyaka)上的一處洞穴,佛陀駐留於此時帝釋天前來請教,即《帝釋所問經》(Sakkapañha Sutta)的由來,後世中國求法僧曾記載洞中刻有相關問答銘文。

  • A cave on Vediyaka mountain near Rājagaha where the Buddha was staying when Sakka visited to ask the questions recorded in the Sakkapañha Sutta, later described by Chinese pilgrims as bearing inscriptions of those questions and answers.

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