太子瑞應本起經 2.40
太子瑞應本起經 2.40
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2.40
「佛後日入指地池澡浴畢,欲出,無所攀。池上素有樹,名迦和,絕大脩好,其樹自然曲下就佛,佛攀而出。迦葉見樹曲下垂蔭,怪而又問。佛言:『吾入池浴,出無所攀,是故樹神為我曲之。』迦葉復念:『是大沙門雖神,故不如我道真也!』
"On a later day, when the Buddha had finished bathing in the Finger-Pointed Pond, he wished to climb out, but had nothing to grasp. Beside the pond there had always been a tree called *kaha, which was exceptionally large, tall, and fine; that tree naturally bent down toward the Buddha, and the Buddha climbed out by grasping it. Seeing the tree bent down and casting its shade, Kāśyapa was puzzled and asked again. The Buddha said: 'I entered the pond to bathe, and had nothing to grasp to climb out; therefore the tree deity bent it down for me.' Kāśyapa thought again: 'Although this great śramaṇa is spiritual, he is still not equal to my Way, which is real!'
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