雜譬喻經 1.28

1.28

羅云珠者，舍利弗弟子也，本曾奪辟支佛食，以是罪故生餓鬼中，無量劫受苦。畢餓鬼身生人中，五百世受飢餓罪，以末後身值佛在世，出家學道服三法衣，遊行乞食無肯施者，或五日或七日不得。目連愍之乞食持與，適墮鉢中為大鳥搏去。舍利弗乞食施之，適入鉢中變成泥土。大迦葉乞食施之，適持向口，口即時合無有入處。佛以食施，以大悲力故，即得入口氣味殊特，復以種種方便兼為說法。時羅云珠聞上妙法悲喜交集，一心思惟得應真道。

Luoyunzhu was a disciple of Śāriputra. Formerly he had snatched food from a pratyekabuddha, and because of this offence he was reborn among the hungry ghosts, suffering torment for immeasurable kalpas. When his existence as a hungry ghost came to an end, he was reborn among humans, where for five hundred lifetimes he suffered the retribution of hunger. In his final lifetime, he encountered the Buddha living in the world, went forth from household life to learn the Way, and wore the three Dharma robes. When he wandered begging for alms, no one was willing to give to him, and sometimes he obtained nothing for five or seven days. Maudgalyāyana took pity on him, went begging for food, and brought it to give to him, but just as it fell into his bowl, a large bird snatched it away. Śāriputra begged for food and gave it to him, but just as it entered his bowl, it turned into mud and earth. Mahākāśyapa begged for food and gave it to him, but just as he brought it to his mouth, his mouth immediately shut tight with no way to enter. The Buddha gave him food, and by the power of his great compassion it was able to enter his mouth; its flavour was extraordinary, and the Buddha furthermore used various skilful means to preach the Dharma for him. Then Luoyunzhu, hearing the supreme, wondrous Dharma, was filled with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy, and contemplating with a single mind, attained the stage of an arhat.