[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) › 45.28 # 經律異相 45.28 經律異相 45.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.28) 有夫妻二人無子。祠祀天神以求係胤。神即許之。遂便懷𨉃。生四種物。一者旃檀斗盛米。二者甘露瓶。三者寶囊。四者七節神杖。其人歎曰。吾求兒子更生餘物。便到神所重求所願。神即語言。汝欲得子何物稱益。答曰。子當使令給養吾等。神云。今此米斗用之無盡。甘露蜜瓶食之無減。而消百疾珍寶之囊見無損減。七節神杖以備凶暴。兒子豈能辦此。其人大喜。還家試驗如言不虛。遂成大富不可訾計。國王聞之。即遣眾兵欲往攻奪。其人擎杖飛遊擊敵摧破。強眾皆悉退散。其人歡喜無復憂患（出譬喻經第十卷）。 > There was a husband and wife who had no children. They made sacrificial offerings to a devatā to seek an heir. The deity granted it to them. She subsequently became pregnant and gave birth to four kinds of objects: first, a sandalwood bushel filled with rice; second, a vase of amṛta; third, a precious bag; fourth, a seven-jointed divine staff. The man lamented: "I sought a son, yet other things were born instead!" He then went to the deity's place to seek his wish again. The deity spoke to him: "You wish to obtain a son; what benefit would match these?" He answered: "A son can be commanded to serve and provide for us." The deity said: "Now, this bushel of rice is inexhaustible in use; this amṛta honey-vase never diminishes when consumed, and eliminates a hundred illnesses; the bag of rare gems never lessens when seen; the seven-jointed divine staff provides defense against violence and savagery. How could a son accomplish these?" The man was overjoyed. He returned home and tested them, and it was not false, just as stated. He subsequently became exceedingly wealthy beyond calculation. The king of the country heard of this, and immediately dispatched a host of soldiers intending to go and seize them by force. The man held up the staff, flew about, struck the enemy, and crushed them; the strong host all retreated and dispersed. The man was joyful and no longer had any anxiety or trouble. (Extracted from the Avadāna-sūtra, fascicle 10) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.27) - [Next: 45.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.29) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.45.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.28) · Pramāṇa