經律異相 41.33

41.33

佛在世時有一婆羅門。生兩女皆端正。乃故懸金。九十日內募索有能訶女醜者。便當與金。竟無應募者。將至佛所。佛便訶言。此女皆醜無有一好。阿難白佛言。此女好而佛言惡。有何不好。佛言。人眼不視色是為好。眼耳鼻口亦爾。身不著細滑是為好。身手不盜他財是為好手。不犯此事是乃為好。眼視色耳聽音鼻嗅香。身喜細滑。手喜盜他財。如此者皆非好也（出雜譬喻經）。

When the Buddha was in the world, there was a brāhmaṇa who had two daughters, both of whom were fair and beautiful. He deliberately suspended gold, seeking for ninety days anyone who could criticize his daughters as ugly, in which case he would give them the gold. In the end, no one responded to the recruitment. He brought them to where the Buddha was. The Buddha then criticized them, saying, "These daughters are both ugly; there is not a single good thing about them." Ānanda said to the Buddha, "These daughters are beautiful, yet the Buddha says they are repulsive. What about them is not good?" The Buddha said, "A person's eye not looking at sensual forms is what is good; the same applies to the ears, nose, and mouth. The body not clinging to soft and smooth touch is what is good. The body's hands not stealing others' property is what makes for good hands. Not committing such deeds is what is truly good. When the eyes look at forms, the ears listen to sounds, the nose smells fragrances, the body takes pleasure in soft and smooth touch, and the hands delight in stealing others' property—such things are none of them good." (From the Sūtra of Diverse Parables.)