[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 37.29 # 經律異相 37.29 經律異相 37.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.37.29) 昔有大富家。食口六人奴婢。金銀珍寶不可稱數。佛與阿難街里分衛。佛到其門。父母兒子妻婦孫息。踊躍歡喜請佛入坐。以氍毺布地食器皆以金銀。佛言。此人前生值飢餓世。家中窮乏。唯採諸菜用自繫命。作羹適熟。外有道人分衛出見沙門。父母便言。我分與之。兒子孫息各自以分與之。讓母令食。六人一時發意各一日不食。唯恨家貧無好供養緣此之福得生天上人中。常得安隱豐饒財物。以其發意同等之故。世世共作因緣。今重相值。父母兒子大小一時皆持五戒。命終生天受福無量。今若值佛皆得羅漢（出雜譬喻經第一卷）。 > Formerly there was a very wealthy household with six people and male and female slaves; their gold, silver, and precious jewels were beyond count. The Buddha and Ānanda were begging for alms in the streets. When the Buddha reached their gate, the father, mother, sons, wives, and grandsons were overjoyed and leaped with delight; they invited the Buddha in to sit, spread wool carpets on the ground, and their eating utensils were all made of gold and silver. The Buddha said, "In a past life, these people encountered an era of famine. The household was destitute, and they gathered only vegetables to sustain their lives. Just as their broth was cooked, a man of the Dao outside came begging for food. Seeing the śramaṇa, the parents said, 'I give him my portion.' The sons and grandsons each gave him their portions, yielding to the mother so she could eat. The six people simultaneously made up their minds, each going without food for a day, regretting only that their poverty prevented them from giving a fine offering. By the merit of this, they were reborn in the heavens and among humans, always enjoying peace and an abundance of wealth. Because their resolves were equal, they formed karmic affinities together life after life. Now they have met again. Father, mother, sons, elders, and young ones all uphold the five precepts at once, and at the end of their lives they will be born in heaven and receive immeasurable blessings. Now, if they encounter the Buddha, all will attain arhatship." (Extracted from the first fascicle of the Miscellaneous Sūtra of Parables.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.37.28) - [Next: 37.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.37.30) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.37.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.37.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.37.29) · Pramāṇa