經律異相 44.6

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阿難邠坻。在兒連山下居。大富珍寶。四遠賈客舉貸。乞丐者往無不得。時有五百賈客。行海船壞珍寶皆沒。死者不少或依板得活。咸詣阿難邠坻。主人設食。主人汲井得寶篋簏。各有題疏其姓字。賈客食訖皆悲。主人問故。答言。我等伴侶五百人。共行海中船舶翻沒。死者不少。挾持小板劣得生活。亡失珍寶悲念伴侶耳。屬覩井中所得寶篋。皆是我許不知那爾。主人言。卿曹行治生賈販。若至心者不失也。但不至心故失耳。我從無數劫以來。未嘗不至心初不欺侵。諸失寶者皆趣我井。卿曹各自案姓字取去（出譬喻經）。

Anāthapiṇḍada dwelt at the foot of Mount Erlian. He possessed great wealth and rare treasures; merchants coming from the four quarters borrowed on credit from him, and of those who begged, none departed empty-handed. At that time there were five hundred merchants whose ship was wrecked at sea, and all their rare treasures sank. Not a few died, while some survived by clinging to planks. They all went to Anāthapiṇḍada, and the host set out food for them. As the host drew water from his well, he retrieved treasure boxes, each marked with an inscription of a surname and personal name. When the merchants finished eating, they were all sorrowful. The host asked the reason, and they answered: 'Our party of five hundred travelled together upon the sea, where our ship overturned and sank. Many died, and we barely survived by clutching small planks. Having lost our rare treasures, we grieve for our companions. Just now we caught sight of the treasure boxes retrieved from the well; they all belong to us, though we do not understand how this can be.' The host said: 'When you gentlemen engage in trade and commerce, if you are sincere of heart, you will not lose anything; it was only because you were not sincere of heart that you lost them. Since countless kalpas ago, I have never failed to be sincere of heart and have never cheated or wronged others. All lost treasures therefore make their way to my well. Gentlemen, each of you inspect your surname and personal name, and take them away' (from the *Piyu jing*).