經律異相 36.6

36.6

昔有一長者。名樹提伽。倉庫盈溢金銀具足。奴婢成行無所乏少。有一白㲲手巾掛著池邊。遇天風起吹來國王殿前。群臣參論卜問所以。諸臣皆言。國將欲興天賜白㲲。臣樹提伽默然無言。王問。卿何以無言。提伽答曰。不敢欺王。是臣家拭體之巾。掛著池邊。遇天風起吹來殿前。却後數日。九色之華大如車輪。又遇天風吹來王殿前。王復與群臣參論卜問。提伽答言。是臣家園中萎落之華風吹來耳。王問提伽。卿家乃爾。吾欲將領二十萬眾到卿家看。提伽答言。願王即相隨去。王即將領二十萬眾。到樹提伽家。南門直入。有三十童子顏容端正。王問樹提伽。是卿家兒孫耶。答言。是臣家守門奴。進到中閣。有二十童女顏容端正。王問。是卿家婦女耶。提伽答言。是臣家守閣之婢。進到其戶。白銀為壁水精為地。王見水流疑不得進。樹提伽即導王前戶中。以黃金為床白玉為机。樹提伽婦有百二十重金銀幃帳端正無雙。為王作禮眼中淚出。王問。卿婦見我有何不[怡-台+(電-雨+大)]眼中淚出。答言。王衣烟氣是故淚出。王言。庶民燃脂。諸侯燃蠟。天子燃漆。亦無烟也。何得淚出。樹提伽答言。臣家有一。明月神珠。掛著堂上。晝夜無異不須火光。王是烟中之王。是故聞氣耳。

Formerly, there was an elder named Jyotiṣka. His storehouses were overflowing and fully supplied with gold and silver; his male and female servants stood in rows, and he lacked nothing. A white cotton hand towel was hanging by a pool. When a heavenly wind arose, it blew it before the king's palace hall. The ministers deliberated and divined the reason. The ministers all said, "The state is about to flourish, and Heaven has bestowed white cotton." The minister Jyotiṣka remained silent. The king asked, "Why are you silent?" Jyotiṣka replied, "I dare not deceive the king. This is a towel from my house for wiping the body, which was hanging by the pool; a heavenly wind arose and blew it before the hall." A few days later, a nine-coloured flower as large as a chariot wheel was also blown before the king's hall by a heavenly wind. The king again deliberated and divined with his ministers. Jyotiṣka replied, "This is merely a wilted and fallen flower from my garden blown here by the wind." The king asked Jyotiṣka, "Since your house is like this, I wish to lead two hundred thousand people to your house to see it." Jyotiṣka replied, "I invite the king to accompany me at once." The king then led two hundred thousand people to Jyotiṣka's house. Entering directly through the south gate, there were thirty youths of handsome appearance. The king asked Jyotiṣka, "Are these your sons and grandsons?" He replied, "They are my family's gatekeeping slaves." Advancing to the middle chamber, there were twenty young maidens of handsome appearance. The king asked, "Are these your womenfolk?" Jyotiṣka replied, "They are my family's maidservants guarding the chamber." Advancing to his rooms, the walls were of white silver and the floor of crystal. Seeing the water flowing, the king hesitated, suspecting [it was water] and unable to advance. Jyotiṣka led the king forward into the room, where there was a bed of yellow gold and a table of white jade. Jyotiṣka's wife had a hundred and twenty layers of gold and silver curtains, and was peerlessly beautiful. When she bowed to the king, tears came from her eyes. The king asked, "Seeing me, what displeasure do you have that tears come from your eyes?" Jyotiṣka replied, "The king's clothes have the smell of smoke, and therefore tears come forth." The king said, "Commoners burn animal fat, feudal lords burn wax, and the Son of Heaven burns lacquer, which also produces no smoke. How could tears come forth?" Jyotiṣka replied, "My family has a bright-moon divine pearl hanging in the hall. Day and night are no different; we have no need for firelight. The king is a king amid smoke; therefore, she smelled the smoke."