經律異相 18.12

18.12

舍衛國有豪富長者。生一男兒。面首端正。天雨眾花積滿舍內。即字此兒。名弗把提（梁言花天）兒年轉大。往至佛所。心自思惟。我出處世得值聖尊。即前白佛言。唯願世尊及與眾僧。明日屈意臨適鄙家。受少蔬食。佛即受請。花天還至。化作寶床遍其舍內。正設嚴飾。佛及眾僧即坐其座。花天福德飲食自辦。佛僧食已。廣為花天具說法要。花天合家得須陀洹。花天即辭父母。求索出俗。父母聽之。佛言善來。鬚髮自墮袈裟著身。遵修佛教逮得羅漢。阿難白佛。花天何福。而得如是。佛言。過去有佛。名毘婆尸。出現於世度脫眾生。時諸豪族皆悉供養。有一貧人。見僧歡喜。即於野澤。採眾草花用散大眾。佛告阿難。爾時貧人。今花天比丘是。散花之德。九十一劫身體端正。意有所須。如念而至（出賢愚經第二卷）。

In the country of Śrāvastī there was a wealthy elder. He had a son whose face was handsome. The heavens rained down numerous flowers that piled up and filled the house. They named this child Phubati (in Liang language: Huatian, Puṣpadeva). When the boy grew older, he went to the Buddha's place. He thought to himself: 'Having come into this world, I have been able to meet the Holy Honored One.' He then stepped forward and addressed the Buddha, saying: 'I pray only that the Bhagavat and the assembly of monks would condescend tomorrow to visit my humble house and receive a modest vegetarian meal.' The Buddha accepted the invitation. Puṣpadeva returned home and miraculously transformed jeweled couches throughout the house, setting them in orderly array. The Buddha and the assembly of monks took their seats; by virtue of Puṣpadeva's merit, food and drink were spontaneously provided. When the Buddha and the monks had finished eating, the Buddha extensively explained the essentials of the Dharma for Puṣpadeva. Puṣpadeva's entire family attained the fruit of stream-enterer (srotāpanna). Puṣpadeva then took leave of his parents to seek renunciation from secular life, and his parents permitted it. The Buddha said: 'Welcome!' His hair and beard fell off spontaneously, and kāṣāyas clothed his body. Following and cultivating the Buddha's teaching, he attained the status of an arhat. Ānanda addressed the Buddha: 'What merit did Puṣpadeva have to attain this?' The Buddha said: 'In the past, there was a Buddha named Vipaśyin who appeared in the world to deliver sentient beings. At that time, the noble clans all made offerings. There was a poor man who rejoiced upon seeing the monks; he went to the wild marshes, gathered various wild flowers, and scattered them over the great assembly. The Buddha told Ānanda: 'The poor man of that time is now this monk Puṣpadeva. By the virtue of scattering flowers, for ninety-one kalpas his body has been handsome, and whatever his mind desired would appear just as thought.' (From the Sūtra of the Wise and the Foolish, fascicle 2)