經律異相 13.33

13.33

阿難白佛。阿那律天眼所見。與佛何異。佛謂阿難。如來所見。非羅漢辟支佛所知。況汝生死比丘。何能知我如來徹視從此東去恒沙等剎。恒者謂江河耨池至于大海。廣四十里。中沙辟方下至底。百二十斛。過一剎置一沙盡爾所沙。佛土所有人物之類。幽邃之處曚昧之物。眾生微形皆悉見之。周匝十方皆亦如是。阿那律所見。何足言持比佛乎。阿難白言。阿那律宿有何緣所見乃爾。佛言。往昔惟衛佛泥洹後。有劫賊行劫所得過佛圖中。欲盜神寺中物。時佛前燈火欲滅闇無所見。賊以箭正燈炷。使明燈明。見威光曜目㱇然毛竪。心自念言。眾人尚持寶物求福。我云何盜取乎。即便捨去。九十一劫諸惡漸滅。福祐日增。爾時賊者阿那律是。緣正燈福恒生善處。值遇見佛出家得道徹視第一。何況至心割所珍愛。然燈佛前福難量也（出譬喻經第二卷）。

Ānanda said to the Buddha, "How does what Aniruddha sees with his divine eye differ from what the Buddha sees?"
The Buddha told Ānanda, "What the Tathāgata sees is not something arhats or pratyekabuddhas can know, much less you, a monk still bound to birth and death. How could you know my, the Tathāgata's, penetrating vision? Going east from here through buddha-lands equal [in number] to the sands of the Gaṅgā—by 'Gaṅgā' is meant [a river] from the Anavatapta lake to the great ocean, forty leagues wide, whose sands in all directions reach down to the bottom, measuring one hundred and twenty hu; if one passed one buddha-land and deposited one grain of sand until all those sands were exhausted—all kinds of people and creatures, the darkest places and obscurest things, and even the minutest bodies of sentient beings in those buddha-lands are seen completely. All around in the ten directions, it is also like this. How could what Aniruddha sees be worthy of comparison with the Buddha?"
Ānanda said, "What past causes did Aniruddha have that his vision should be like this?"
The Buddha said, "Long ago, after the parinirvāṇa of the Buddha Vipaśyin, a robber carrying the loot from a robbery passed through a stūpa. He wished to steal items in the sacred shrine. At that time, the lamp before the Buddha was on the verge of going out, and it was so dark nothing could be seen. The robber straightened the wick of the lamp with an arrow, causing the light of the lamp to burn brightly. Seeing the awe-inspiring radiance dazzling his eyes, his hair stood on end with dread. He thought to himself, 'Other people even offer precious things to seek merit; how could I steal from it?' He immediately abandoned [his intent] and left.
For ninety-one kalpas, his unwholesome deeds gradually diminished, and his blessings and protection increased day by day. The robber at that time was Aniruddha. Because of the merit of straightening the lamp, he was constantly reborn in good destinies, met with buddhas, left home, attained the Way, and became foremost in penetrating vision. How much more so for one who, with utmost sincerity, gives up what he treasures and lights a lamp before the Buddha—his merit is immeasurable!" (Extracted from the second fascicle of the Avadāna-sūtra).