[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) › 40.31 # 經律異相 40.31 經律異相 40.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [40.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.31) 昔有梵志。要不覩佛竊入他舍。大聖愍之到其目前。欲避馳走不能自致。來詣佛所。彼時世尊。為說經法喜心生焉。歸命法僧奉受戒禁繞佛而去。即取應器盛滿中蜜。兩手擎之欲奉上佛。佛告諸比丘。取是鉢蜜布與眾僧。時一鉢蜜佛及眾僧皆得滿足。鉢滿如故。即復授佛。佛告梵志。著大水無量之流。梵志又問何故。佛言。具足水中蟲蠡黿鼉魚鼈悉蒙其味。梵志受教。世尊欣笑出五色光。上至梵天普照五道。還繞身三匝。授菩薩決光從頂入。授緣覺決光從口入。授聲聞決光從臂入。說上天福光從臍入。說授人身光從膝入。說地獄餓鬼畜生光從足入。阿難從座起叉手白佛言。佛不妄笑。笑會有意。佛告阿難。汝見梵志以蜜奉佛。對曰唯然。今此梵志然後來世。歷二十劫不墮惡趣。過二十劫當得緣覺。名曰蜜具。諸比丘言。於此梵志以一鉢蜜多所饒益而得緣覺。佛告比丘。於是梵志非但今世。前世宿命亦復如是。過去有婆羅門閑居寂寞。見有神仙。有人說言。今此仙人佳吉難及。當往啟受。有人報言。用為見此養身之種。有一五通仙。見心所念。即於樹間踊在空中。住其人前。見之喜躍。即盛滿鉢蜜而奉授之。仙人受已飛在虛空。緣是施德後作國王。名曰蜜具。正法治國壽終生天。佛告比丘。欲知爾時五通仙人。則我身是。爾時梵志今梵志是。爾時施蜜授天人福。緣是今世亦復施佛。後致緣覺（出蜜具經）。 > In the past, there was a brahmacārin who was determined not to look upon the Buddha, and so secretly slipped into another house. The Great Sage pitied him and appeared before his eyes. He wished to turn and run, but found himself unable to move, and came before the Buddha. At that time, the World-Honoured One preached the sūtras and the Dharma to him, and a joyful mind arose within him. He took refuge in the Dharma and the Saṅgha, received the precepts, circumambulated the Buddha, and left. He then took an almsbowl, filled it with honey, and holding it aloft with both hands, wished to offer it to the Buddha. The Buddha told the monks, ‘Take this bowl of honey and distribute it among the Saṅgha.’ At that time, from this single bowl of honey, the Buddha and the entire Saṅgha were fully satisfied, yet the bowl remained as full as before. It was then handed back to the Buddha. The Buddha told the brahmacārin, ‘Pour it into the boundless currents of the great water.’ The brahmacārin asked again, ‘Why?’ The Buddha said, ‘So that the insects, snails, snapping turtles, alligators, fish, and softshell turtles in the water may all receive its taste.’ The brahmacārin accepted the instruction. The World-Honoured One smiled with joy, emitting five-colored light that reached up to the Brahma heaven and universally illuminated the five realms, then circled his body three times. When predicting the enlightenment of a bodhisattva, the light enters from the crown of the head; when predicting the enlightenment of a pratyekabuddha, the light enters from the mouth; when predicting the enlightenment of a śrāvaka, the light enters from the arms; when proclaiming heavenly blessings, the light enters from the navel; when granting human birth, the light enters from the knees; when speaking of hells, hungry ghosts, and animals, the light enters from the feet. Ānanda rose from his seat, joined his palms, and addressed the Buddha, saying, ‘The Buddha does not smile in vain; a smile surely has a reason.’ The Buddha said to Ānanda, ‘Did you see the brahmacārin offering honey to the Buddha?’ He answered, ‘Indeed.’ ‘Now, after this, throughout his future lives, this brahmacārin will pass through twenty kalpas without falling into the evil destinies. After twenty kalpas, he will become a pratyekabuddha named Possessor of Honey (Madhumān).’ The monks said, ‘Through a single bowl of honey, this brahmacārin brings great benefit and will attain the status of a pratyekabuddha!’ The Buddha told the monks, ‘With this brahmacārin, it is not only in this life; in past lives it was also like this. In the past, there was a brāhmaṇa living in quiet solitude who saw a divine ṛṣi. Someone said, ‘This ṛṣi is wonderful, auspicious, and difficult to encounter; one should go and receive \[teachings\] from him.’ Another person replied, ‘Why bother to see this creature who only feeds his body?’ A ṛṣi with five supernormal knowledges knew what was in their thoughts; leaping into the air from among the trees, he stood before that man. Seeing him, the man leaped with joy, filled a bowl to the brim with honey, and offered it to him. Having received it, the ṛṣi flew through the air. Due to the merit of this giving, he later became a king named Possessor of Honey. He governed the country with righteous Dharma, and when his life ended, he was reborn in heaven.’ The Buddha told the monks, ‘If you wish to know who the five-power ṛṣi was at that time, he was none other than myself. The brahmacārin at that time is this brahmacārin today. At that time, by offering honey he was granted the blessings of gods and humans; because of that, in this life he again offered honey to the Buddha, and will subsequently attain the status of a pratyekabuddha.’ (Extracted from the Sūtra on Possessor of Honey.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 40.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.30) - [Next: 40.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.32) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.40.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.31) · Pramāṇa