[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 20.19 # 經律異相 20.19 經律異相 20.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.20.19) 有一盲比丘。眼無所見。而以手縫衣。時針袵脫。便言。誰愛福德。為我袵針。是時佛到其所。語比丘言。我是愛福德人。為汝袵來。是比丘識佛聲。疾起作禮。白佛言。佛功德已滿。云何言愛福德。佛報言。我雖功德已滿。我深知功德因果。於一切眾生中。得最第一。由此功德。是故比丘讚歎功德。次為說法。時此比丘得法眼淨。肉眼更明（出大智論第十卷）。 > There was a blind monk who could see nothing with his eyes, yet was sewing robes with his hands. At that time, the thread slipped from the needle, and he said, “Who loves merit? Thread the needle for me.” At that moment, the Buddha came to where he was and said to the monk, “I am a person who loves merit; I have come to thread it for you.” The monk recognized the Buddha’s voice, quickly rose, paid homage, and said to the Buddha: “The Buddha's merit is already complete; why do you say you love merit?” The Buddha replied, “Although my merit is already complete, I deeply understand the causes and effects of merit. Among all sentient beings, I have attained the foremost supreme state because of this merit; therefore, monk, I praise merit.” Next, the Buddha expounded the Dharma for him. At that time, this monk attained the purification of the Dharma-eye, and his physical eyes became bright again (extracted from the tenth fascicle of the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.20.18) - [Next: 20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.20.20) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.20.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.20.19) · Pramāṇa