經律異相 36.30

36.30

昔有長者。夫人懷妊。口出好香氣滿一國。阿闍世王。遣使尋求見長者家。以問長者。長者具答。使者白王。王大歡喜召語長者。卿若生男者當持與我所生之女後乃生女。有金縷衣自然著身。母怪解去。隨生一重還著其身。便往問佛。佛言。昔有貧家。婦出行遇雨。見一老沙門是辟支佛。泥倒躄地傷膝流血出。即扶沙門起洗去。其血自裂己衣用裹傷膝。婦人雖未奉法要。常好稱譽佛道。死生第二天上。壽終下生。故有自然之衣。口出好香（出十卷譬喻經第一卷）。

In ancient times, there was an elder whose wife became pregnant, and a fine fragrance emitted from her mouth, filling the whole country. King Ajātaśatru dispatched messengers to search for it, and they found the elder's house. When they questioned the elder, he answered fully. The messenger reported this to the king. The king was greatly delighted; he summoned the elder and said to him, "If you give birth to a boy, you shall give him to me, and if a girl is born, [she shall wed my son]." Later, a daughter was born, and a robe of golden thread was naturally worn on her body. The mother found it strange and removed it, but as soon as she did, another layer appeared and was worn on her body again. They then went to ask the Buddha. The Buddha said, "In the past, there was a poor household. The wife was walking outside when she encountered rain, and she saw an old śramaṇa who was a pratyekabuddha. He had fallen in the mud to the ground, injuring his knees so that blood flowed. She immediately helped the śramaṇa up and washed away the blood, tearing her own clothing to wrap his wounded knees. Although the woman had not yet received the essentials of the Dharma, she constantly loved to praise the Buddha's path. Upon dying, she was born in the second heaven. When her lifespan ended, she was born below; thus, she naturally had clothing and a fine fragrance emitted from her mouth." (Extracted from the first fascicle of the Ten-Fascicle Sūtra of Avadānas)