經律異相 6.14

6.14

昔阿育王國有迦羅越。供養二萬比丘。長請一年名聞國王。王召見之。聞卿家大富盡有何物耶。對曰。實無所有。王不信之。留迦羅越遣看其家。見門有七重舍宅。堂宇皆以七寶。有勝王宮。婦女亦勝。但無穀帛錢物。還以白王。王意漸解。迦羅越笑。王問。何笑耶。答言。王不見信耳。迦羅越以手指東空中便雨七寶。指南亦雨寶不可限量。王便遣還。而眾僧精舍去宮不遠。王便嚴駕詣精舍。見比丘僧作禮恭肅問上坐道人。迦羅越宿有何福自然珍寶念之便至。上座比丘入三昧見四百由旬人物心念。見長者子。昔惟衛佛時有四人共立塔寺。中有一人用意慇懃。塔寺成後以金銀七寶及眾好華共合和之。上三重塔上。以雨散四面。願後食福恒不斷絕。今得自然寶者是此一人。王聞大修功德（出譬喻經第一卷）。

Formerly, in the realm of King Aśoka, there was a gṛhapati who made offerings to twenty thousand bhikṣus, inviting them continuously for an entire year so that his fame reached the king. The king summoned and met with him, asking: 'I have heard that your household is immensely wealthy. What things do you possess?' He replied: 'In truth, I have nothing.' Disbelieving him, the king detained the gṛhapati and sent [men] to inspect his home. They saw that the residence had seven tiers of gates, and the halls and buildings were all made of the seven treasures, surpassing the royal palace; the women were also superior, but there was neither grain, silk, money, nor goods. Returning, they reported this to the king. The king’s mind gradually understood. The gṛhapati smiled. The king asked: 'Why do you smile?' He answered: 'Only because Your Majesty did not believe me.' The gṛhapati pointed his hand toward the eastern sky, and the seven treasures rained down; he pointed to the south, and treasures likewise rained down boundlessly. The king then sent him home. As the vihāra of the sangha was not far from the palace, the king prepared his carriage and went to the vihāra. Seeing the bhikṣu-saṅgha, he paid homage respectfully and asked the senior elder: 'What past merit does this gṛhapati possess, that natural treasures arrive as soon as he thinks of them?' The senior elder bhikṣu entered samādhi and viewed the thoughts and minds of beings within four hundred yojanas; he saw this son of an elder: Formerly, in the time of Vipaśyin Buddha, four persons jointly erected a stūpa and monastery. Among them was one man who applied his mind most earnestly. After the stūpa and monastery were completed, he mixed gold, silver, the seven treasures, and various fine flowers together, ascended the third tier of the stūpa, and scattered them on all four sides like rain, making the vow: 'May the merit I enjoy in the future constantly never cease.' The one who now obtains natural treasures is this very person. Hearing this, the king extensively cultivated merit. (Extracted from the Avadāna Sūtra, fascicle 1)