[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) › 44.48 # 經律異相 44.48 經律異相 44.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [44.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.48) 昔有富人。王令條物。其即疏。某年用若干千萬造佛。用若干作齋會經書。又以若干供恤貧老。今現有八十九千萬。以疏呈王。王大瞋怒問。汝現物忽條已用。富人答曰。已用者最為寶藏。資人神明是以奉呈。未用之財五家共有。非獨臣許。是敢條疏。王便覺悟。功德可恃（出譬喻經）。 > Formerly, there was a wealthy man whom the king ordered to itemize his belongings. He promptly wrote an account: 'In such-and-such year, so many tens of millions were used to make Buddha statues; so much was used for vegetarian feasts and scriptures; so much was used to relieve the poor and elderly. At present, there remain eight hundred and ninety million.' He presented this memorial to the king. The king was exceedingly enraged and asked: 'Why do you fail to list your existing goods and instead list what has already been spent?' The wealthy man replied: 'What has been used is the truest treasure, supporting a person's spiritual consciousness; therefore I presented it. Unused wealth is shared by five families and is not mine alone. That is why I dared to itemize it thus.' The king then realized that merit alone can be relied upon. (Extracted from the Parable Sūtra). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 44.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.47) - [Next: 44.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.49) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.44.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.48) · Pramāṇa