[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) › 35.31 # 經律異相 35.31 經律異相 35.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [35.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.35.31) 昔人大富而慳。其婦好法欲施不敢。婿臨入海。先以鐵蒺䔧三重繞舍。婦礙之不能得出。一心念佛。諸鐵關閡變成鵠毛。取絹一匹寄人施佛。佛受呪願。夫與五百伴共在海中。為鬼所噉。唯留其夫。諸鬼相語。是人婦事佛。不可近也。伴侶死盡獨得寶還。問婦何事。婦具告之。二人歡喜。即請佛僧設會得道（出雜譬喻經第一卷）。 > In the past, there was a man who was very wealthy yet stingy. His wife loved the Dharma and wished to give alms, but dared not. When the husband was about to go to sea, he first encircled the house with three layers of caltrops made of iron. The wife was blocked by them and unable to go out. Single-mindedly she was mindful of the Buddha, and all the iron obstructions turned into swan feathers. Taking a bolt of silk, she entrusted it to someone to offer to the Buddha. The Buddha accepted it and gave a blessing. The husband was out on the sea together with five hundred companions, where they were devoured by ghosts. Only the husband was spared. The ghosts said to one another, "This man's wife serves the Buddha; he cannot be approached." All his companions died, and he returned alone with the jewels. He asked his wife what she had done, and she told him in full. The two were filled with joy; they immediately invited the Buddha and the Saṅgha, held a feast, and attained the Way (from the first fascicle of the Samyuktāvadāna Sūtra). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 35.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.35.30) - [Next: 35.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.35.32) - [Up: 35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.35) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.35.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.35.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.35.31) · Pramāṇa