經律異相 33.22

33.22

鳩那羅長大為其納妃。妃名于遮那（梁言金）摩羅（梁言鬘花）時阿育王。將鳩那羅往至鷄寺。寺有上座六通羅漢。名耶舍。是時耶舍見鳩那羅。未經幾時應當失眼。即白王言。故不令鳩那羅作其自業。時阿育王語鳩那羅。大德念汝所作。汝當隨之。時鳩那羅禮耶舍足。說言。大德教我所作。耶舍答言。眼非是常汝當思惟。即說偈言。

When Kuṇāla grew up, a consort was wed to him. The consort was named Ujānāmālā (rendered in Liang as "Garland of Gold"). At that time, King Aśoka took Kuṇāla to the Kukkuṭārāma monastery. In the monastery there was a senior monk, an arhat with the six supernormal knowledges, named Yaśas. At that time, Yaśas saw that before long Kuṇāla would lose his eyes. He said to the king, "Do not let Kuṇāla perform his own deeds." Then King Aśoka said to Kuṇāla, "The Venerable One is mindful of what you should do; you must comply with him." Kuṇāla then bowed at Yaśas's feet and said, "May the Venerable One teach me what to do." Yaśas replied, "The eyes are not permanent; you must contemplate this." He then spoke a verse: