辯正論 1.20

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又育王經云。育王夫人寶瓔二具珠衣千領。雖處王妃受天服御云云。所謂珠光列後玉女羅前。風生霧縠之裙。香起雲羅之袖。大論云。奉戒持齋見得五利。刀不能傷毒不能害。火不能燒。水不能沒。於一切瞋恚怒害惡眾生中見者歡喜。譬喻經云。一日持齋有六十萬歲糧。得五種福。少病。身安。少婬。少睡。生天。

The Aśoka-sūtra also states: 'King Aśoka's consort had two sets of precious necklaces and a thousand pearl robes; though situated as a royal consort, she received heavenly garments and attire,' and so on. This refers to the brilliance of pearls lined behind and jade maidens arrayed in front, skirts of misty gauze rustling in the breeze, and sleeves of cloudy gauze sending forth fragrance. The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa states: 'By upholding the precepts and observing the fasts, one visibly attains five benefits: weapons cannot injure one; poisons cannot harm one; fire cannot burn one; water cannot drown one; and among all angry, wrathful, harmful, and evil sentient beings, those who see one are joyful.' The Avadāna-sūtra states: 'Observing the fast for a single day yields provisions for sixty thousand years and attains five kinds of blessings: few illnesses, bodily peace, little lust, little sleep, and rebirth in heaven.'