大方便佛報恩經 5.41

5.41

時有六群比丘尼見諸釋女，年時幼稚，美色端正：「今云何能捨此難捨，而共出家。我等當為說世間五欲快樂，待年限過，然後出家，不亦快乎？彼若還俗，必以衣鉢奉施我等。」思惟是已，於釋女前，即以上事向諸女說。諸女聞已，心懷苦惱：「此安隱處，云何有大恐怖？如餚饍飲食和以毒藥。此比丘尼所說，亦復如是。世間五欲，多諸過患，我已具知。云何而反讚歎其美，而勸我等還歸本家，在於五欲？」作是語已，舉聲大哭，還出僧房。時有比丘尼，名曰華色，即問諸女：「何為啼哭？」諸女答言：「不果所願。」比丘尼言：「汝願何等？」答言：「願欲出家，不蒙聽許。」時華色比丘尼問言：「汝欲出家者，我能度汝。」諸女聞已，心生歡喜，即便隨從，度為弟子。時諸釋女既蒙聽許，悲喜交集，而作是言：「和上！當知我等在家，眾苦非一，親族喪亡，割削耳鼻，截斷手足，禍患滋甚。」

At that time, there was a group-of-six nuns who saw that the Śākya women were youthful, beautiful, and upright: "How could they now abandon what is so hard to abandon and go forth together? We should speak to them of the joys of the five worldly desires, telling them to wait until their youth has passed and only then go forth—would that not be delightful? If they return to lay life, they will surely make an offering of their robes and bowls to us." Having reflected thus, they went before the Śākya women and spoke to them of the above matters. When the women heard this, their hearts were grieved: "How can there be such great terror in this place of peace? It is like fine food and drink mixed with poison. What this bhikṣuṇī has spoken is just like that. I already know fully that the five worldly desires have many faults and perils. Why instead praise their beauty and urge us to return to our original homes and abide in the five desires?" Having spoken these words, they raised their voices in loud weeping and came back out of the monastic quarters. At that time, there was a bhikṣuṇī named Utpalavarṇā, who asked the women: "Why are you weeping?" The women answered, saying: "Our wish has not been fulfilled." The bhikṣuṇī said: "What is your wish?" They answered, saying: "We wish to go forth, but were not granted permission." Then the bhikṣuṇī Utpalavarṇā asked, saying: "If you wish to go forth, I can deliver you." When the women heard this, joy arose in their hearts, and they immediately followed her, being delivered as her disciples. When the Śākya women were granted permission, grief and joy mingled together, and they spoke these words: "Upādhyāyikā! You should know that when we were in household life, our many sufferings were not merely one: our kin were slain, our ears and noses cut off, our hands and feet severed, and our calamities were exceedingly severe."