雜譬喻經 1.50

1.50

昔有一道士造婆羅門家乞食，婆羅門使婦擎食食之，婦在前立。其婦端正，道士觀之心便生變，語婆羅門言：「欲味過患出。」婆羅門不解，便問言：「何等欲味過患出？」道士便抱其婦咽共嗚嗚已，語婆羅門言：「此是欲味。」婆羅門大瞋，以杖打此道人一下，道人復語：「此過是患。」復欲重打，道人走到門外，復迴頭語婆羅門：「此是出也。」喻人不能玄解義味，要須指事然後悟之也。

Formerly, a practitioner went to a brāhmaṇa’s house to beg for food. The brāhmaṇa had his wife bring food to feed him, and the wife stood before him. His wife was beautiful, and looking at her, the practitioner’s mind was stirred. He said to the brāhmaṇa: “Gratification, peril, and escape.” The brāhmaṇa did not understand and asked: “What are gratification, peril, and escape?” The practitioner then embraced his wife by the neck, kissed her, and said to the brāhmaṇa: “This is gratification.” The brāhmaṇa was furious and struck this practitioner once with a stick. The practitioner said again: “This fault is peril.” The brāhmaṇa was about to strike him again, but the practitioner ran outside the gate, turned his head, and said to the brāhmaṇa: “This is escape.” This illustrates that when people cannot fathom subtle meanings, they must have things pointed out before they awaken.