大方便佛報恩經 5.54

5.54

「阿難具宣如來慇懃之教。母人聞已，悲喜交集：『而我身者是無常身，今日乃得貿易寶身；今我命者，念念遷滅代謝不定，始於今日貿易寶命；今我所有身命財者，眾緣所共，無有真主，今日乃得貿易寶財。』我思惟如是功德利故，於阿難所深生恭敬供養之想。白言：『大德阿難！願不有慮！如來祕教，當盡奉行，假使喪失身命，終不退失。』如來即當宣說微妙八敬之法，難可毀犯。

"Ānanda fully proclaimed the Tathāgata's earnest instruction. Having heard it, the lady had sorrow and joy intermingled: 'My body is an impermanent body, yet today I am finally able to exchange it for a precious body; my life is presently decaying and perishing from thought to thought, constantly changing and unfixed, yet only today do I exchange it for a precious life; the body, life, and wealth that I possess are shared among many conditions and have no true master, yet today I am finally able to exchange them for precious wealth.' Because I contemplated such benefits of merit, I deeply gave rise to thoughts of reverence and making offerings toward Ānanda. I said: 'Venerable Ānanda! May you have no concern! The Tathāgata's secret teaching shall be practiced completely; even if I should lose body and life, I shall never backslide from it.' The Tathāgata then proclaimed the subtle eight dharmas of respect, which are difficult to transgress.