經律異相 35.39

35.39

舍衛城中阿那邠邸。有七子心無篤信。於佛法眾不持五戒。阿那邠邸長者言。我當賜汝千兩金。汝等可歸命三寶受於五戒。七子聞之。便欲歸三寶受持五戒。父各賜千兩金。俱至世尊所。具以白佛。云何世尊。彼七子頗有福善諸功德不。佛言。善哉長者。饒益眾生安隱天人。彼七子者緣是諸善功德具足。所獲果報我今當說。北方有國。城名石室。國土豐熟人民熾盛。彼有伊羅波多羅藏。無數百千金銀珍寶。於彼健陀賴國人七藏之中。隨其所欲皆悉費用。無所減少及此伊羅鉢多羅大寶藏。彼七千兩金百倍千倍無數倍。皆悉不及汝七子所獲功德。世尊與阿那邠邸說微妙法。即從坐起白世尊言。願受我請。及比丘僧。欲設甘露飲食。為七子故。世尊默然受。世尊知時。與比丘僧前後圍遶入舍衛城。詣阿那邠邸家皆即就坐。長者及子禮敬世尊。世尊說法便逮等見。告言如是。長者七子甘饌飲食。飯佛比丘。食竟除鉢。佛與七子說法。各於坐上諸塵垢盡。無有瑕穢得法眼生。彼已見法。無有狐疑亦無猶豫（出阿那邠邸化七子經）。

In the city of Śrāvastī, Anāthapiṇḍada had seven sons whose minds lacked devout faith; they did not uphold the five precepts with regard to the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha. The elder Anāthapiṇḍada said, "I will bestow upon you one thousand ounces of gold; you may take refuge in the Three Jewels and receive the five precepts." When the seven sons heard this, they wished to take refuge in the Three Jewels and receive and uphold the five precepts. The father bestowed upon each of them one thousand ounces of gold. Together they went to the Bhagavat and reported the matter fully to the Buddha: "How is it, Bhagavat, do those seven sons possess any merit, wholesomeness, or virtues?" The Buddha said, "Well done, Elder, in benefiting sentient beings and bringing peace and security to gods and humans! Because of these wholesome deeds, those seven sons are fully endowed with virtues. I will now explain the retribution they will obtain: In the north there is a country with a city named Stone Chamber (Aśmanagara). The land is fertile and the people are flourishing. There is the Elāpatra treasure, with countless hundreds of thousands of gold, silver, and precious jewels. Among the seven treasures of the people in that kingdom of Gandhāra, they spend whatever they desire without anything decreasing, up to this great Elāpatra treasure of jewels. That seven thousand ounces of gold, even multiplied a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or countless folds, does not equal the merit obtained by your seven sons." The Bhagavat preached the subtle and wondrous Dharma to Anāthapiṇḍada. He then arose from his seat and said to the Bhagavat, "May you accept an invitation from me and the bhikṣu-saṅgha; I wish to prepare an offering of ambrosial food and drink for the sake of the seven sons." The Bhagavat silently accepted. Knowing the time, the Bhagavat, surrounded before and behind by the bhikṣu-saṅgha, entered the city of Śrāvastī and proceeded to Anāthapiṇḍada's house, where they all took their seats. The elder and his sons paid homage to the Bhagavat. As the Bhagavat preached the Dharma, they attained right view. He spoke in this manner. The elder's seven sons served delicious food and drink to the Buddha and the bhikṣus. When the meal was finished and the almsbowls were cleared away, the Buddha preached the Dharma to the seven sons. Sitting upon their seats, each of them had all dust and defilements exhausted; free of blemish, their Dharma-eye arose. Having seen the Dharma, they had neither doubt nor hesitation (from the Sūtra on Anāthapiṇḍada's Converting His Seven Sons).