The Long Āgama Sūtra 27.47

27.47

「是故，世尊！今我來此問如是義，如人乘象、馬車，習於兵法，乃至種種營生，皆現有果報；今者沙門現在修道，現得報不？」

“Therefore, Bhagavān, I’ve come here now to ask about this subject: Just as people ride elephants and horse chariots armed with … martial methods … various occupations give rise their rewards in the present. Now, ascetics presently cultivate the path. What reward do they obtain in the present?”