經律異相 16.16

16.16

南天竺國有一人。婬他婦恒往他家。其母不聽。即害其母。往至他國不能辦五欲。深生憂惱。即於佛法出家。通達三藏成就多聞。與諸弟子圍遶共至摩偷羅國那哆婆哆寺優波笈多所。優波笈多見其害母。不得道果不相慰問。時彼比丘心懷羞愧。更復遠去。笈多弟子未得道者。作是思惟。和上少智。見老比丘其心闇鈍而為說法。今此比丘聰明智慧。善通三藏眷屬隨從。不為說法。時優波笈多見弟子意於其起瞋。又見其機應。為我和上舍那婆私教化降伏。時舍那婆私住罽賓國。復觀優波笈多作何佛事。其弟子心生瞋怪。又觀此等應受我化。即以神力來入是寺。鬚髮皆長衣又麁弊。五百弟子咸作是言。無知老人從何所來。於優波笈多眠處而坐。弟子手曳出之。而不能動猶如須彌。即欲罵之而聲不出。乃至白優波笈多言。答曰。除我和上無有能坐我床者也。優波笈多還寺。以最勝恭敬供養和上。自取小床於師邊坐。弟子思惟。若此比丘。是和上師者。然其智慧猶不及我和上。時舍那婆私見其意。舉右臂手出牛乳。告優波笈多云。此三昧云何。答曰未識。願聞其名。和上曰。名龍頻呻三昧。次第復入種種三昧。笈多皆云。不識。又言。我涅槃時此三昧法一切皆失。優波笈多諸弟子聞此言。即便思惟。此比丘智慧勝我和上。即滅憍慢。舍那婆私教化說法。彼諸弟子悉得阿羅漢果（出阿育王經第九卷）。

In the country of southern India, there was a man who committed adultery with another's wife and constantly went to her house. His mother forbade it, so he murdered his mother. He went to another country, but being unable to secure the five desires, he was filled with profound sorrow and distress. He then left the household life within the Buddha's Dharma, thoroughly mastered the Tripiṭaka, and achieved great learning. Surrounded by his disciples, he went together with them to the Naṭabaṭa monastery in the country of Mathurā, to Upagupta's place. Upagupta saw that he had murdered his mother and could not attain the fruits of the Path, so he did not offer him any greetings. At that time the monk felt ashamed and went further away. Upagupta's disciples who had not yet attained the Path thought to themselves, "Our preceptor has little wisdom. When he sees elderly monks whose minds are dull, he preaches the Dharma to them; yet now, when this monk is intelligent and wise, well versed in the Tripiṭaka, and accompanied by a retinue, he does not preach the Dharma to him." At that time Upagupta saw that his disciples harbored anger toward him, and he also saw their capacities: "They should be converted and subdued by my preceptor Śāṇavāsa." Meanwhile, Śāṇavāsa was dwelling in the country of Kaśmīra, and he observed what Buddha deeds Upagupta was performing: "His disciples have conceived anger and blame in their minds; I also observe that they should be converted by me." He immediately used his spiritual powers to enter this monastery. His beard and hair were long, and his robes coarse and ragged. Five hundred disciples all said, "Where did this ignorant old man come from, sitting in Upagupta's sleeping place?" The disciples pulled him with their hands to drag him out, but could not move him, as if he were Mount Sumeru. They wished to scold him, but no voice came forth. Eventually they reported it to Upagupta, who replied, "Except for my preceptor, there is no one who can sit upon my seat." Upagupta returned to the monastery, served and made offerings to his preceptor with the utmost reverence, and took a small stool to sit beside his master. The disciples thought, "Even if this monk is our preceptor's master, his wisdom is still inferior to our preceptor's." Seeing their thoughts, Śāṇavāsa raised his right arm, and milk flowed from his hand. He said to Upagupta, "What samādhi is this?" He replied, "I do not yet know it; I wish to hear its name." The preceptor said, "It is called the Dragon's Stretch samādhi." In succession he entered various other samādhis; to all of them Upagupta said, "I do not know them." He also said, "When I enter nirvāṇa, the teaching of these samādhis will all be lost." When Upagupta's disciples heard these words, they thought, "This monk's wisdom surpasses our preceptor's!" and they immediately extinguished their arrogance. Śāṇavāsa taught and preached the Dharma to them, and those disciples all attained the fruit of arhat. (Taken from the ninth fascicle of the Sūtra of King Aśoka.)