經律異相 41.19

41.19

有婆羅門。問婦言。家中有餅具。不欲隨伴供養瞿曇沙門。婦言有。即作持往。遇國王大臣剎利婆羅門十八大聚落主在座。婆羅門不敢前。念言。佛是一切智者應知我心。佛遙喚來問。器中何等。答曰是餅。佛言。可行與眾僧。答少不能遍。佛言。但與人行。一番猶故不減。乃至三遍尚不損耗。佛知其心。隨從說法得須陀洹道（出僧祇律第二十九卷又出第六卷）。

There was a brāhmaṇa who asked his wife, "Are there materials for cakes in the house? I wish to join the company in making offerings to the śramaṇa Gautama." His wife said, "There are." She immediately made them, and he took them and went. He encountered the king, ministers, kṣatriyas, brāhmaṇas, and the lords of eighteen great settlements, all seated there. The brāhmaṇa did not dare to step forward. He thought, "The Buddha is an omniscient one; he must know my mind." From afar, the Buddha called him over and asked, "What is in the vessel?" He replied, "It is cakes." The Buddha said, "You may distribute them to the saṅgha of monks." He replied, "They are too few to go around." The Buddha said, "Just distribute them to the people." After one round, they were still not depleted, and even after three rounds, they had not diminished. The Buddha knew his mind and, following it, expounded the Dharma to him, so that he attained the path of a srotāpanna (extracted from the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya, Fascicle 29; also in Fascicle 6).