[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) › 46.31 # 經律異相 46.31 經律異相 46.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [46.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.31) 有一鬼神。身體極大有金色手。五指常流甘露。若有行人所須。飲食資生之具。盡從指出恣而與之。目連問言。汝是何天。福報功德奇特乃爾。我非天王梵天王。我是鬼神。乃依某國大城住。為遊行觀看故來至此。目連問言。汝作何善得如此報。答言。彼國大城名曰羅樓。我昔在中作貧女人。又織毛縷囊賣以自活。居計轉貧屋舍壞盡。遂至陌頭。近一大富好施長者家織縷自活。日欲中時。若有沙門婆羅門。持鉢乞食。問我言。某長者家為在何處。我心真實無有虛妄。歡喜舉手指示其家言。往彼處去。日時欲過勿復餘求（出雜藏經）。 > There was a ghost and spirit whose body was extremely large, with hands of golden colour. From his five fingers amṛta constantly flowed. If a traveller needed anything, whether food, drink, or necessities of life, all came forth from his fingers, freely given to them. Maudgalyāyana asked, "Which heaven are you from? The karmic fruit of your merits is extraordinary to such a degree." \[The spirit replied,\] "I am not a heavenly king or a Brahmā king. I am a ghost and spirit, and I reside relying on a great city of a certain country. I came here merely to wander and sightsee." Maudgalyāyana asked, "What good deeds did you perform to obtain such retribution?" He replied: "The great city in that country is called Rauruka. In the past I was a poor woman there, spinning woollen thread and sacks to sell to support myself. My livelihood grew ever poorer, and my house was completely ruined. Thereupon I went to the street corner, spinning thread near the house of an exceedingly wealthy and generous elder to support myself. When midday was approaching, whenever a śramaṇa or brāhmaṇa came holding a bowl begging for food and asked me: 'Where is the house of that elder?', my mind was truthful and devoid of deceit; joyful, I raised my hand and pointed to his house, saying: 'Go to that place. The midday hour is about to pass; do not seek elsewhere'" (drawn from the \*Samyukta-piṭaka-sūtra\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 46.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.30) - [Next: 46.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.32) - [Up: 46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.46.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.31) · Pramāṇa