高僧傳 10.22

10.22

既至彭城，遇有白衣黃欣，深信佛法，見度禮拜，請還家。其家至貧，但有麥飯而已。度甘之怡然。止得半年，忽語欣云：「可覓蘆圌三十六枚，吾須用之。」答云：「此間正可有十枚，貧無以買，恐不盡辦。」度曰：「汝但檢覓，宅中應有。」欣即窮檢，果得三十六枚，列之庭中。雖有其數，亦多破敗。比欣次第熟視，皆已新完。度密封之，因語欣令開，乃見錢帛皆滿，可堪百許萬。識者謂是杯度分身他土，所得䞋施，迴以施欣，欣受之皆為功德。經一年許，度辭去。欣為辦糧食。明晨見糧食具存，不知度所在。

Having arrived in Pengcheng, he met a layman named Huang Xin, who had deep faith in the Buddhadharma; upon seeing Beidu, he bowed and invited him to his home. His family was extremely poor, having only barley rice. Beidu ate it happily and with contentment. After staying for only half a year, he suddenly said to Xin, "You should find thirty-six reed baskets; I have use for them." Xin replied, "Here we can find at most ten; being poor, I have no way to buy them, so I fear they cannot all be provided." Beidu said, "Just search for them; they should be in the house." Xin immediately searched thoroughly, and indeed obtained thirty-six baskets, lining them up in the courtyard. Although they had the number, many were broken and ruined. By the time Xin looked closely at them one by one, they were all newly complete. Beidu sealed them tightly, and then told Xin to open them; Xin then saw they were all filled with coins and silks, worth about a million cash. Those who understood said that Beidu had divided his body into other lands, and the donations he received were redirected to give to Xin, which Xin received and used entirely to generate merit. After about a year, Beidu took his leave to depart. Xin prepared provisions for him. The next morning, he saw the provisions were all intact, and did not know where Beidu had gone.