象中之王。以譬佛者。涅槃經二十三曰:「是大涅槃,唯大象王能盡其底。大象王謂諸佛也。」法苑珠林曰:「佛有八十種好相,進止如象王,行步如鵝王,容儀如師子王。」華嚴經曰:「象王行處落花紅。」又譬菩薩也。無量壽經下曰:「猶如象王,善調伏故。」
Gajapati, Lord of Elephants, a term for Śākyamuni; also the fabulous ruler of the southern division of the Jambudvīpa continent.
一象王 譬喻佛之舉止如象中之王。據大般若波羅蜜多經卷三八一載,佛有八十種好,進止如象王,行步如鵝王,容儀如獅子王。又以之譬喻菩薩,無量壽經卷下記載,菩薩猶如象王,以其善調伏之故。p6637
上音像古華嚴經作鳫王彼悞