經律異相 44.60

44.60

佛與阿難入王舍城。時天大雨。水沃伏藏出諸寶物。佛言毒蛇。阿難云惡毒蛇。山下有刈麥人聞之念言。我未曾見沙門毒蛇。即往見物。以車與衣囊取著家內。現富貴相新作大舍。有嫉妬人白王。先有貧窮賤人卒見富相。是人必當得大寶藏。王即喚問。答言不得。即勅考治。是人憶佛與阿難名之為惡毒蛇也。誰得寶藏不語。一心念佛。王者作如是言。佛言毒蛇。阿難言惡毒蛇。王即喚問。是人答言。大王。若施無畏者我當說實。王許。其具陳上事。今於我身能作何等。必噉我命。王賞金錢五百。能於急中說於佛語及阿難語（出十誦律三誦第三卷）。

The Buddha and Ānanda entered Rājagṛha. At that time it rained heavily, and the water washed over a hidden treasure, exposing various jewels. The Buddha said, 'A venomous snake.' Ānanda said, 'A wicked, venomous snake.' A wheat harvester at the foot of the mountain heard this and thought, 'I have never seen a monk's venomous snake.' He immediately went and saw the objects, and carried them into his house with carts and bags of cloth. Displaying signs of wealth and nobility, he newly built a great mansion. An envious person reported to the king: 'Previously there was an impoverished, low-caste man who suddenly shows signs of wealth. This man must have found a great treasure.' The king summoned and questioned him, but he answered that he had not found any. [The king] ordered him interrogated and punished. This man remembered that the Buddha and Ānanda had called it a wicked, venomous snake. Even when asked who found the treasure, he did not say, but single-mindedly recollected the Buddha. To the king he made this statement: 'The Buddha said, "A venomous snake"; Ānanda said, "A wicked, venomous snake."' The king summoned and questioned him, and the man answered, 'Great King, if you grant me fearlessness, I will speak the truth.' The king agreed. He recounted the earlier events in full: 'Now, what can [this treasure] do to my body? It will surely devour my life.' The king rewarded him with five hundred gold coins, because in the midst of extremity he could speak the words of the Buddha and Ānanda. (From the Shisong lü, Third Recitation, fascicle 3)