經律異相 36.7

36.7

樹提伽家堂前。有十二重高樓。將王上頭。視東忘西。視南忘北。掩掩寂寂。王謂須臾小復可忍。到後園中流泉浴池。食諸果苽自適甘美。甚復可愛以至一月。大臣白王。可須還國。樹提伽即布施金銀珍寶綾羅繒綵。二十萬眾人馬車乘一時還國。王即會群臣怪其所以。樹提伽是我之臣。婦女宅舍過甚於我。我欲伐之。可取與不。諸臣皆言。宜可取之。王即與四十萬眾椎鍾鳴鼓圍提伽舍。毀百重牆。提伽門中有一力士。手捉金杖以擬四十萬眾。一時俱倒眠地不起。提伽乘飛雲輪車在虛空中問。諸人等來時何意眠地不起。諸人答如上事。樹提伽問。欲得起不。皆言欲得。樹提伽放大神目一視。四十萬眾一時俱起。還其本國。王即遣使喚樹提伽。共至佛所問言。世尊。樹提伽是我之臣。前身有何功德。婦女舍宅過甚於我。佛答言。樹提伽布施功德。見天上愛樂。五百商主將諸商人。齎持重寶奔空山中。逢一病道人。給其草屋厚敷床縟。給水漿鎢錥米糧。給其燈燭。于時乞願天堂之供。今得果報如是。佛言。是時布施者。今樹提伽夫婦是也。于時病道人者。今我身是也。五百商人皆得阿羅漢道（出樹提伽經）。

In front of the hall of Jyotiṣka's house, there was a twelve-story tower. He led the king to the top; looking east, one forgot the west; looking south, one forgot the north—all was peaceful and quiet. The king thought, "After a brief moment, it will be somewhat tolerable." Going to the back garden, with flowing springs and bathing pools, they ate various melons and fruits, pleasantly sweet and delicious, so delightful that they stayed for a month. The ministers addressed the king, "It is time to return to the kingdom." Jyotiṣka then distributed gifts of gold, silver, rare gems, silks, and gauzes. The two hundred thousand people, horses, and carriages returned to the state at the same time. The king then assembled his ministers, resenting the reason: "Jyotiṣka is my subject, yet his women and residence far surpass mine. I wish to attack him; can he be taken or not?" The ministers all said, "He should indeed be taken." The king then set out with four hundred thousand men, beating drums and sounding gongs, and surrounded Jyotiṣka's residence, destroying a hundred layers of walls. At Jyotiṣka's gate, there was a strongman holding a golden staff, which he pointed toward the four hundred thousand men; all at once they fell to the ground asleep and unable to rise. Jyotiṣka, riding in a flying cloud chariot in the sky, asked, "When you people came, why did you fall asleep on the ground and not rise?" The people answered as above. Jyotiṣka asked, "Do you wish to rise?" They all said, "We wish to." Jyotiṣka opened his great divine eyes and cast a single glance, and the four hundred thousand men arose all at once and returned to their own state. The king then dispatched an envoy to summon Jyotiṣka and went together with him to the Buddha's presence, asking: "Bhagavat, Jyotiṣka is my subject. What merit did he have in a former life that his women and residence far surpass mine?" The Buddha replied, "The merit of Jyotiṣka's giving was seen and delighted in by the heavens. In the past, a caravan leader of five hundred merchants led the merchants carrying heavy treasures through an empty mountain, where they encountered a sick man of the Way. They provided him with a thatched hut, spread thick mats and mattresses, gave him water, broth, cooking pots, and grain, and gave him lamps and candles. At that time, he made a vow wishing for heavenly offerings; now he has obtained such karmic retribution." The Buddha said, "The donor of that time was none other than the present Jyotiṣka and his wife. The sick man of the Way at that time was none other than myself. The five hundred merchants all attained the path of arhatship" (from the Jyotiṣka Sūtra).