經律異相 19.2

19.2

伊利沙四姓慳貪為天帝所化一
貧人婦掃佛地得現世報終至得道二
毘羅斯那微善出家生天得道三
跋𭹰就鳥乞羽龍乞珠四
耶舍因年飢犯欲母為通致佛說往行
五
難提比丘為惑所染說其宿行并鹿斑
童子六
闡陀比丘昔經為奴叛遠從學教授五百
童子七
二摩訶羅同住和合婚姻佛說其往行八
常歡嫉於無勝佛說往緣栴沙生墮阿鼻
九
持戒堅固生天因緣十
滿願問餓鬼夫入城久近并答江岸七
反成敗十一
比丘遇劫被生草縛不敢挽斷十二
比丘夜不相識各言是鬼十三
比丘遇王難為山神所救十四
比丘誦經臨終見佛闍維舌存十五
比丘居深山為鬼所嬈佛禁非人處住十
六
比丘失志心生惑亂十七
珍重沙門母為餓鬼以方便救濟十八
沙門入海龍請供養得摩尼珠十九
沙門煮草變成牛骨二十
沙門行乞主人有珠為鸚鵡所吞橫相苦
加忍受不言二十一
沙門遇鬼變身乍有乍無二十二
沙門得鬼抱安心說化鬼辭謝而去二十
三
道人度獵師二十四

[Table of Contents:]
1. The Kṣatriya/Brāhmaṇa Īriśa's Greed and Stinginess Transformed by the Heavenly Lord
2. A Poor Man's Wife Sweeps the Buddha's Ground, Gaining Present Retribution and Ultimately Attaining the Way
3. Vilāsena's Minor Wholesome Deed Leads to Leaving Home, Rebirth in Heaven, and Attaining the Way
4. Bhaddiya Begs Feathers from a Bird and a Jewel from a Dragon
5. Yaśas Commits Lust During a Famine Year, His Mother Acts as Intermediary, and the Buddha Explains His Past Deeds
6. The Monk Nandi Is Tainted by Delusion: An Account of His Past Deeds and the Spotted Deer Boy
7. The Monk Channa in the Past Was a Slave Who Rebelled, Fled Far Away to Study, and Taught Five Hundred Youths
8. Two Mahallas Residing Together Join in Marriage, and the Buddha Explains Their Past Deeds
9. Nityapramudita Envies Ajita; the Buddha Explains Past Causes and Ciñcā Falls Alive into Avīci
10. Causes and Conditions for Firm Precept Observance Leading to Rebirth in Heaven
11. Puṇṇa Inquires About a Hungry Ghost's Husband Entering the City, and Answers Concerning the Riverbank's Sevenfold Rise and Fall
12. A Monk Encounters Bandits and Is Bound with Living Grass, Not Daring to Pull and Break It
13. Monks Do Not Recognize Each Other at Night, Each Claiming the Other Is a Ghost
14. A Monk Encounters Danger from a King and Is Saved by a Mountain Spirit
15. A Monk Recites Sūtras on the Brink of Death, Sees the Buddha, and His Tongue Survives the Cremation
16. A Monk Dwells in Deep Mountains and Is Disturbed by Ghosts; the Buddha Prohibits Residing in Places of Non-humans
17. A Monk Loses His Resolve and Confusion Arises in His Mind
18. The Mother of the Śramaṇa Zhēnzhòng Becomes a Hungry Ghost, and He Saves Her Through Skillful Means
19. A Śramaṇa Enters the Sea; a Dragon Invites Him for Offerings and He Obtains a Maṇi Jewel
20. A Śramaṇa Boils Grass and It Turns into Ox Bones
21. A Śramaṇa Goes Begging, and the Host Possesses a Pearl Swallowed by a Parrot; Cruelty Is Perversely Inflicted on Him, Yet He Patiently Endures Without Speaking
22. A Śramaṇa Encounters a Ghost Whose Body Transforms, Now Appearing, Now Vanishing
23. A Śramaṇa Is Embraced by a Ghost, Calms His Mind to Preach and Transform It, and the Ghost Apologizes and Departs
24. A Man of the Way Converts a Hunter