經律異相 36.24

36.24

昔有長者。發菩薩心。聚諸貧人凡得五百。資給衣糧。入海採寶宿一大山。眾人昏鈍唯長者獨坐。並有所瞻。夜見山腹出於一人。光炎非恒面目端正。口似猪口以伎樂自娛。周旋山側。長者問曰。卿為何人。聞聲愕曰。吾是受福之人解住在此。長者問曰。身形端正口何獨爾。答曰。坐犯口過常喜泄語。天人曰。卿是何人。答曰。吾是國中長者。憂念貧匱欲令安隱故將眾人入海採寶。並欲運寶饒益閻浮。天人曰。卿得無是菩薩耶。長者曰。吾發菩薩心。救濟一切婬怒癡病。諸未度者吾是度之。天人曰。善哉。遂送寶所重載而還（出十卷譬喻經第五卷）。

In the past, there was an elder who gave rise to the bodhisattva mind. He gathered poor people, five hundred in all, provided them with clothing and provisions, and took them to sea to gather treasures. They stayed the night at a large mountain. While the crowd was groggy with sleep, only the elder sat alone, observing. At night, he saw a person emerge from the mountainside whose radiant glow was uncommon; his face was handsome, but his mouth resembled a pig's mouth. Amusing himself with music, he wandered around the hillside. The elder asked: “Who are you, sir?” Hearing the voice, he said in astonishment: “I am a person enjoying blessings, allotted to dwell here.” The elder asked: “Your bodily form is handsome; why is your mouth alone like this?” He replied: “Because I committed verbal offences, constantly taking pleasure in divulging secrets.” The deva-man asked: “Who are you, sir?” He replied: “I am an elder from a kingdom. Sorrowful over poverty and destitution, wishing to make people safe and secure, I led this crowd to sea to gather treasures, and also wish to transport treasures to benefit Jambudvīpa.” The deva-man said: “Could you be a bodhisattva?” The elder said: “I have given rise to the bodhisattva mind to rescue and deliver all from the diseases of lust, anger, and delusion; those not yet crossed over, I shall cross over.” The deva-man said: “Excellent!” He then escorted them to the treasure site, and they returned heavily laden. (Extracted from the fifth fascicle of the Ten-Fascicle Sūtra of Parables.)