經律異相 46.27

46.27

迦夷國王名梵摩達。時出遊獵於曠野。見有一屋（福報經云山邊樹下）即往趣之。中有一女。從求飲食無索不得。王請相見。女都裸形。王解衣與之著體便然。如是至三。王以問女。女答。昔為王妻。王飯沙門又施衣。時諫。但施飯足不復須衣（福報經云割施沙門）故受此罪。王欲令我得著衣者。為我作衣先施沙門及明經者。王求沙門又不能得。可施五戒賢者。賢者呪願云。願令金床女得福無量得著王衣。王問女言。女是何神。答曰。我勝於人。小不及天。故在鬼神道中。捨此命後當生第一天上（出譬喻經出福報經）。

A king of the country of Kāśī was named Brahmadatta. Once, when out hunting in the wilderness, he saw a house (the *Fubao jing* says: under a tree by the mountain) and went toward it. Inside there was a woman. When he asked her for food and drink, there was nothing he sought that he could obtain. The king asked to see her, but she was completely naked. The king took off his clothes and gave them to her, but as soon as they touched her body, they burst into flames. This happened three times. The king asked the woman about it. The woman answered: "In the past I was a king's wife. The king offered food to śramaṇas and gave them robes as well. At that time I admonished him, saying: 'Giving food alone is enough; there is no need to give robes' (the *Fubao jing* says: 'cut down what was given to the śramaṇas'). For this reason I suffer this retribution. If the king wishes to enable me to wear clothes, he must make clothes for me and first give them to śramaṇas and those who understand the scriptures. If the king seeks a śramaṇa and cannot find one, he may give them to a worthy who observes the five precepts. Let that worthy make a prayer of dedication, saying: 'May the woman on the golden bed gain immeasurable merit and be able to wear royal garments.'" The king asked the woman, "What kind of spirit are you?" She answered: "I am superior to humans and slightly inferior to devas; therefore, I am among the ghosts and spirits. After casting off this life, I shall be born in the first heaven" (drawn from the *Dṛṣṭānta-sūtra* and drawn from the *Fubao jing*).