注維摩詰經 2.320

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什曰：先佛出家，第一頭陀者也。昔一時從山中出，形體垢膩著麁弊衣，來詣佛所。諸比丘見之起輕賤意，佛欲除諸比丘輕慢心，故讚言：「善來迦葉。」即分床坐。迦葉辭曰：「佛為大師，我為弟子。云何共坐？」佛言：「我禪定解脫智慧三昧大慈大悲教化眾生，汝亦如是。有何差別？」諸比丘聞已，發希有心，咸興恭敬。迦葉聞是已，常學佛行慈悲救濟苦人。有是慈悲而捨富從貧，意將何在耶？將以貧人昔不植福，故致斯報。今不度者，來世益甚。亦以造富有名利之嫌故，又不觀來世現受樂故，亦以富人慢恣難開化故，亦以貧人覺苦厭心易得故。從捨之生必由異見，故譏其不普，誨以平等也。肇曰：迦葉，弟子中苦行第一，出婆羅門種，姓迦葉也。

[Kumāra]jīva says: He went forth before the Buddha and was foremost in dhūta [practices]. Once in the past, coming out from the mountains, his body filthy and wearing coarse, worn-out robes, he came to where the Buddha was. When the bhikṣus saw him, they gave rise to thoughts of disdain. Wishing to eliminate the bhikṣus' arrogance, the Buddha praised him, saying, 'Welcome, Kāśyapa,' and divided his seat to share it. Kāśyapa declined, saying, 'The Buddha is the Great Master, and I am a disciple. How could we sit together?' The Buddha said, 'My dhyāna, samādhi, liberation, wisdom, great benevolence, and great compassion to teach and transform sentient beings are also like this in you. What difference is there?' Having heard this, the bhikṣus gave rise to a sense of the extraordinary and all paid reverence. Having heard this, Kāśyapa constantly emulated the Buddha's practice of compassion to rescue those who suffer. Having such compassion, yet abandoning the rich to follow the poor, what was his intention? He considered that poor people did not plant merit in the past, thus incurring this retribution. If they are not saved now, in future lives it will be even worse. Also, approaching the rich incurs suspicions of seeking fame and gain; furthermore, he did not consider future lives as they presently enjoy pleasure; also, rich people are arrogant and heedless, difficult to open and transform; also, poor people perceive suffering and their mind of weariness is easily obtained. Arising from abandonment must stem from divergent views; therefore [Vimalakīrti] criticized him for not being universal, and instructed him in equality. [Seng]zhao says: Kāśyapa was foremost among the disciples in ascetic practice, born of the brahmin caste, with the family name Kāśyapa.