經律異相 28.12

28.12

波斯匿王。宿殖德本福響自應。於後園中自然生甘蔗之樹。流出甘漿晝夜不絕。又生一株粳米。垂穗數百取之無盡。王受其福食之無厭。身體肥重喘息苦極不能轉側。往到佛所低身揖讓。在一面坐。佛便說偈。

King Prasenajit, having planted roots of virtue in past lives, naturally received the echo of his blessings: in his rear garden, sugar cane trees grew spontaneously, exuding sweet syrup day and night without ceasing. A stalk of non-glutinous rice also grew there, bearing several hundred drooping ears that could be harvested without end. The king enjoyed this blessing, eating of them without satiety, until his body grew fat and heavy, his breathing became extremely laboured, and he could not even turn from side to side. He went to the Buddha's place, bowed low with hands clasped in reverence, and sat to one side. The Buddha then spoke a verse: