經律異相 17.10

17.10

In the kingdom of Pāṭaliputra there was a merchant leader named Sudhana. When an intermediate-state being entered the mother's womb, he immediately caused his mother's character to become upright and gentle, free of all deviant thoughts. The husband inquired of a master, and the master answered: 'She carries an excellent and virtuous child.' Later she gave birth to a son named Śroṇa. As he gradually grew older, he sought to leave the household life; his parents consented. He practiced vigorously and realized the fruit of an arhat. (Extracted from the twenty-fifth fascicle of the *Āgamas*)