[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) › 42.5 # 經律異相 42.5 經律異相 42.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [42.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.42.5) 曰。誰力。佛言。汝等共有。昔王舍城有一織師。織師有婦又有一兒兒又有婦。有一奴一婢。一時共食。有辟支佛來就乞食。各欲當分捨與。辟支佛言。汝等善心皆各已捨。可人減少許。於汝不少。在我得足。即共從之。辟支食已於虛空中現諸神變。然後方去。織師眷屬捨於壽命。生四天王天至于他化。展轉七反餘福生此。琝茶聞之。即請佛僧修無限施。若有所須隨時多少皆從我取。諸比丘不敢受。白佛。佛言。聽隨意受。後諸比丘行從索資糧。遣使齎金銀隨逐行處。多有所長齎還長者。長者言。我已捨竟不應將還（出彌沙塞律。四分。十誦皆有其文）。 > and asked, "Whose power is it?" The Buddha said, "It belongs to all of you jointly. In the past, in the city of Rājagṛha, there was a weaver. The weaver had a wife, a son, the son also had a wife, and there was one male servant and one female servant. At one time, they were eating together. A pratyekabuddha came to beg for food. Each wanted to give away their own portion. The pratyekabuddha said, 'Your wholesome intentions have each already made the gift. You may each reduce a little; it will not be little for you, and it will be sufficient for me.' They then complied together. After the pratyekabuddha finished eating, he displayed various supernatural transformations in the air and only then departed. When the weaver's family members ended their lives, they were reborn in the Cāturmahārājakāyika heaven up to Paranirmitavaśavartin, passing through them back and forth seven times; by the remnant of their merit, they were born here." When Meṇḍhaka heard this, he immediately invited the Buddha and the saṅgha to cultivate limitless giving, saying, "Whatever you may require, at any time, however much, take it all from me." The monks did not dare accept. They reported it to the Buddha, and the Buddha said, "I permit you to accept as you wish." Later, when monks traveled and sought provisions, he sent an envoy carrying gold and silver to follow them wherever they went. Much remained left over, which was brought back to the elder. The elder said, "I have already given it away; it should not be brought back." (Extracted from the Mahīśāsaka Vinaya; the Dharmaguptaka and Sarvāstivāda Vinayas both contain this text). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.42.4) - [Next: 42.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.42.6) - [Up: 42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.42.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.42.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.42.5) · Pramāṇa