經律異相 18.8

18.8

賴吒婆羅門。求佛出家。佛言。先辭父母。父母不聽。賴吒臥地多日不食。父母慰喻。終亦默然。既憐其志。便即聽許。出家受具足成阿羅漢。後十年還村。次第乞食。父見不識訶罵不與。婢取鉢盛棄爛食與。還啟大家。賴吒還。父即出看。問。汝還何不至我門。答言。已至得罵。父牽入室。辦種種美食。象負金銀著中庭。高於人。錢物無數。汝可還俗。母命新婦嚴莊至賴吒所。親戚共相諫數。賴吒啟欲施食與。何假見嬈（出中阿含經第二十八卷）。

The brāhmaṇa Rāṣṭrapāla asked the Buddha for ordination. The Buddha said: 'First take leave of your parents.' His parents would not give permission. Rāṣṭrapāla lay on the ground for many days without eating. His parents comforted and pleaded with him, but to the end he remained silent. Pitying his determination, they then granted permission. He went forth, received full ordination, and became an arhat. Ten years later, he returned to his village, begging for food from house to house in sequence. His father saw him, did not recognize him, scolded him, and gave him nothing. A maidservant took his bowl, filled it with discarded rotten food, and gave it to him. She returned and reported to the master of the house: 'Rāṣṭrapāla has returned!' The father immediately went out to look, and asked: 'Having returned, why did you not come to my gate?' He replied: 'I already arrived, and received scolding.' The father pulled him into the room, prepared various fine foods, and had elephants carry gold and silver to place in the courtyard higher than a man, along with countless coins and goods, [saying]: 'You may return to secular life.' The mother ordered the newlywed wife to dress up and go to Rāṣṭrapāla's side. The relatives joined together in repeatedly admonishing him. Rāṣṭrapāla said: 'If you wish to give food, then give it; why bother me with harassment?' (From the Madhyama Āgama, fascicle 28)