經律異相 43.37

43.37

有賈客主。名為吉利。入海取大珍寶。安隱而出。凡有八十億摩尼珠。一一皆直百億兩金。以多寶物與一乞人。不入其家復還至海。採取珍寶。入海之後倍得寶物。經八十歲還到本國。欲入城時見犯罪人。殺者執縛打惡聲鼓。街巷唱令將至殺處。加以刑戮。時應死者逢見吉利。作是言。賈客主。救我死罪。施我壽命。是大檀越賢善好人。吉利聞已語應死者。咄人。我今施汝無畏。救汝死罪。即至殺者所。人人皆與之摩尼珠價直一億兩金。汝今小住待。我今者至王邊還。爾時吉利疾至王所。白言。大王。我欲以好珍寶買此人命。王答。吉利。是人罪不可恕不可得買若必欲買。汝所有物盡以與我。并自代死乃可得脫。吉利歡喜。我得大利得滿所願。能救此人得稱我意。即以居家所有財物及於大海所得珍寶。無量千億金銀寶物。皆送與王白大王言。可放此人。我所有物盡現在此。語殺者言。將吉利殺。即縛吉利將至殺處。右手舉刀欲斫吉利。手直不下。驚怪恐怖即以告王。自看。王聞此語。即自執刀欲殺吉利。舉刀兩手落地得大衰惱發聲而死。時吉利即我身是。時王者調達是（出菩薩藏經下卷）。

There was a caravan leader named Jili (Śrī). He went to sea to retrieve great and precious jewels, and returned safely. He had eighty billion mani jewels in all, each one worth one hundred billion ounces of gold. He gave many precious objects to a beggar, and without entering his own home, he went back to sea to gather precious jewels. After going to sea, he obtained twice as many treasures. After eighty years, he returned to his home country. When he was about to enter the city, he saw a criminal. The executioners had seized and bound him, and were beating the drum of ill omen, proclaiming the order through the streets and alleys as they led him to the execution ground to inflict the penalty. At that time, the man condemned to die encountered Jili and said: “Caravan leader, save me from the death penalty! Bestow life upon me! You are a great donor, a virtuous and good man.” Having heard this, Jili said to the condemned man, “Alas, man! I now bestow fearlessness upon you and will save you from the death penalty.” He immediately went to the executioners and gave each man a mani jewel worth one hundred million ounces of gold, saying, “Halt a little while and wait for me; I will now go to the king and return.” Jili then hurried to the king’s presence and said, “Great King, I wish to buy this man’s life with fine jewels.” The king replied, “Jili, this man’s crime cannot be forgiven and cannot be bought off. If you absolutely wish to buy it, you must give me everything you possess and offer yourself to die in his stead; only then can he be spared.” Jili rejoiced: “I have obtained a great benefit, fulfilling my wish! To be able to rescue this man accords with my desire.” He immediately took all the wealth in his household as well as the treasures obtained from the great sea—immeasurable thousands of billions of gold, silver, and precious objects—and sent them all to the king, saying to the Great King, “Please release this man. Everything I possess is now here.” The king said to the executioner, “Take Jili and execute him.” They immediately bound Jili and led him to the execution ground. A man raised his sword with his right hand to strike Jili, but his arm stayed straight and would not come down. Astonished and terrified, he reported it to the king to see for himself. Hearing these words, the king took the sword himself, wishing to kill Jili. As he raised the sword, both his hands fell to the ground; seized with great ruin and torment, he cried out and died. At that time, Jili was myself; the king at that time was Devadatta. (From the Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra, lower scroll.)