經律異相 18.24

18.24

祇陀太子遣信。請佛及僧明日食。唯不請乞兒比丘。乞兒比丘善來盡隨佛僧入宮食。乞兒比丘。以神通力往北欝單越。取自然粳飯。各持威儀凌虛而下。入太子宮次第而坐。太子見之歎未曾有。問佛言。此諸賢聖從何許來。佛言。即五百乞兒為沙門也。太子深愧（出賢愚經第五卷）。

Prince Jeta sent a messenger to invite the Buddha and the saṅgha to a meal on the following day, excluding only the beggar-monks. The beggar-monks, [all] well-come [monks], followed the Buddha and the saṅgha to enter the palace for the meal. The beggar-monks, by means of their supernatural powers, went to Northern Uttarakuru, gathered naturally grown non-glutinous rice, maintained their dignified deportment, and descended through the air, entering the prince's palace to take their seats in order. Seeing them, the prince exclaimed that it was unprecedented and asked the Buddha, “From where have these worthy sages come?” The Buddha said, “These are the five hundred beggars who became śramaṇas.” The prince was deeply ashamed (from the fifth fascicle of the *Damamūka-nidāna-sūtra*).