三彌勒經疏 1.159

1.159

問：彼時生喰熟喰？答：《長阿含經》第二十一云「自然粳米無有粳糩，不加調和，其眾生便取食」，故知生即喰也。所謂金銀等，文意云：說此經時，眾聞自然粳米，而疑七寶自然不故，故佛說意七寶亦自然也。

Question: At that time, is it eaten raw or eaten cooked? Answer: The twenty-first fascicle of the *Dīrgha Āgama* states, "The naturally growing non-glutinous rice has no chaff or husk, and without being cooked or seasoned, those sentient beings just take and eat it"; thus we know it is eaten raw. As for "the so-called gold, silver," etc., the textual intention means: when this sūtra was spoken, the assembly heard of naturally growing non-glutinous rice and wondered whether the seven treasures were also natural or not, and therefore the Buddha's intention in speaking was that the seven treasures are also natural.