經律異相 34.27

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時天帝釋聞之下讚。善哉善哉。汝欲何願。吾今與汝。七女問曰。是梵天耶。將地神耶。得無帝釋耶。答言然。吾是忉利天帝釋也。第一女言。願得無根無枝無葉之樹。於其中生。如是為快。第二女言。願所生之地。清淨無欲無有陰陽。寂無所緣。第三女言。願如山中呼聲之響。無往無反。自然無形。第四女言。願如虛空不始不終無所出生與道通洞。釋言。止止諸女所願甚妙。汝欲作日月中王為可得矣。若夫虛無無想非吾所制。七女言。天帝。神德高大何以不能致此。佛說食福者福盡不免於畏。譬如老牛不能為人用。何益於我哉。天帝釋言。諸女修齋戒吾亦奉於佛。當為法兄弟。快乎妙願。言竟不現（出佛說七女經）。

At that time, Śakra, Lord of the Gods, heard them and descended to praise them: "Excellent, excellent! What wish do you desire? I shall now grant it to you." The seven daughters asked, saying, "Are you Brahmā? Or an earth deity? Could you be Śakra?" He replied, saying, "Indeed. I am Śakra, Lord of the Gods of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven." The first daughter said, "I wish to obtain a tree without roots, without branches, and without leaves, and to be born therein; such would be joyful." The second daughter said, "I wish that the place where I am born be pure and without desire, without yin and yang, tranquil and without object of condition." The third daughter said, "I wish to be like the echo of a shout in the mountains, neither going nor returning, naturally formless." The fourth daughter said, "I wish to be like empty space, without beginning and without end, nowhere arising, thoroughly penetrating the Way." Śakra said, "Cease, cease! What you daughters wish is exceedingly wondrous. If you wished to be rulers among the sun and moon, that could be attained; but as for emptiness and non-conception, they are beyond my control." The seven daughters said, "Lord of the Gods, your divine virtue is exalted and great; why are you unable to bring this about? The Buddha taught that those who consume blessings, once the blessings are exhausted, cannot escape from fear. Just like an old ox that can no longer serve people, of what benefit are you to us?" Śakra, Lord of the Gods, said, "You daughters cultivate the fasts and precepts, and I too revere the Buddha. We ought to be Dharma brothers and sisters. Delightful are your wondrous wishes!" When he finished speaking, he disappeared. (Extracted from the Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on the Seven Daughters).