[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) › 40.43 # 經律異相 40.43 經律異相 40.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [40.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.43) 舍衛國王大臣人民。奉敬世尊四事供養。棄捨梵志。梵志共議。當求好女殺埋樹間。令瞿曇眾惡名遠聞。遇待我者。即共逼教好首女人言。汝從今以後朝暮詣佛令萬姓見知。小女承教。便殺之埋著樹間。梵志便聚到王宮門。稱怨喚言。我當學中有一女人。獨最端正。華色無雙生死不知處。王謂言曰。常至何所。對言。往瞿曇間。王言。當於彼求。使到祇樹。掘出女屍著於床上。遍巷稱怨言。沙門瞿曇常稱戒德弘普無上。如何私與女人通情。復殺藏之。有何法戒。時諸比丘入城乞食。人民罵言。是曹沙門所犯若此。當得衣食。比丘便持空器出城。還以白佛。佛告比丘。我被是謗不過七日耳。時惟閻女於城中聞。比丘求食悉空器還。到佛所頭面作禮。叉手白佛言。願佛及僧從我家飯七日。佛默然受之。佛告阿難。汝與眾僧入城里巷。說偈言曰。 > The king, ministers, and people of the country of Śrāvastī revered the Bhagavat and made the four requisites of offerings to him, abandoning the brahmacārins. The brahmacārins conferred together: 'We should look for a beautiful woman, kill her, and bury her among the trees, causing the assembly of Gautama to be widely defamed. Let us see how people treat us then.' They then together coerced and instructed a woman named Sundarī, saying: 'From now on, you must visit the Buddha morning and evening so that all the people see and know it.' The young woman complied with their instructions. They then killed her and buried her among the trees. The brahmacārins gathered and went to the royal palace gate, shouting their grievance: 'Among our school there was a woman, the most beautiful of all, with peerless floral grace; whether alive or dead, her whereabouts are unknown.' The king asked: 'Where did she usually go?' They replied: 'She went to Gautama's place.' The king said: 'You should seek her there.' They sent people to the Jeta Grove, who dug up the woman's corpse and placed it on a bier. Going through the alleys, they shouted their grievances, saying: 'The śramaṇa Gautama always claims that his moral virtue is universally great and unexcelled; how could he have secretly engaged in relations with a woman, and then killed and hidden her? What kind of Dharma or precept is this?' At that time, when the monks entered the city to beg for food, the people scolded them, saying: 'When these śramaṇas commit such offenses, should they still receive food and robes?' The monks then carried their empty bowls out of the city and reported the matter to the Buddha. The Buddha told the monks: 'My being slandered in this way will not exceed seven days.' At that time, a woman named Weiyan heard in the city that the monks had all returned with empty bowls after seeking food. She went to the Buddha's place, bowed her head to the ground in homage, pressed her palms together, and addressed the Buddha: 'May the Buddha and the Saṅgha accept food from my household for seven days.' The Buddha accepted in silence. The Buddha told Ānanda: 'Go with the monastic assembly into the alleys of the city and recite this verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 40.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.42) - [Next: 40.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.44) - [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.40.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.43) · Pramāṇa