Udanavarga 1.117

1.117

昔佛在世，時有五百賈客從海中出，大持七寶還歸本國，經歷深山為惡鬼所迷不能得出，糧食乏盡窮頓困厄遂皆餓死，所齎寶貨散在山間。時有沙門在山中學，見其如此便起想念：「吾勤苦學道積已七年，不能得道又復貧窮無以自濟。此寶物無主，取之持歸用立門戶。」於是下山拾取寶物，藏著一處訖便出山，求呼兄弟負䭾持歸。方到道半，佛念比丘應當得度，佛便化作一比丘尼，剃頭法服，㽵面畫眉金銀瓔珞，隨谷入山。道逢沙門，頭面作禮問訊起居。道人呵比丘尼曰：「為道之法應得爾不？剃頭著法衣，云何復㽵面畫眉瓔珞身體也？」比丘尼答曰：「沙門之法為應爾不？辭親學道山居靜志，云何復取非其財物，貪欲忘道快心放意？不計無常，生世如寄，罪報延長。」於是比丘尼為說偈言：

In days of old there were five hundred merchants, who, after a voyage on the deep, were returning to their homes, when in traversing certain deep and dangerous passes the evil spirits so bewildered them that, being unable to find their way out, they at last were exhausted from want of food and lay down and died, leaving their treasures scattered about the mountains. At this time a certain Shaman, who was practising austerities in that neighbourhood, seeing the valuables lying about, thought thus with himself—"I have been exercising myself in self-denial for these seven years past, and have failed to reach my aim. I will take these valuables and go home again.” Then Buddha, recognising the condition of this Shaman, and knowing that he would arrive at deliverance, caused the appearance of a Bhikshunī, with a head-dress adorned with jewels. On seeing her, the Shaman was astonished, and said, “How is it that you, a Bhikshunī, are thus adorned?” To which she replied, “But how is it that you, a Shaman, are also in possession of wealth and jewels, which are forbidden to one of your calling?"—and then she added these lines, and said: