經律異相 33.22

33.22

When Kuṇāla grew up, a consort was wed to him. The consort was named Ujānāmālā (rendered in Liang as "Garland of Gold"). At that time, King Aśoka took Kuṇāla to the Kukkuṭārāma monastery. In the monastery there was a senior monk, an arhat with the six supernormal knowledges, named Yaśas. At that time, Yaśas saw that before long Kuṇāla would lose his eyes. He said to the king, "Do not let Kuṇāla perform his own deeds." Then King Aśoka said to Kuṇāla, "The Venerable One is mindful of what you should do; you must comply with him." Kuṇāla then bowed at Yaśas's feet and said, "May the Venerable One teach me what to do." Yaśas replied, "The eyes are not permanent; you must contemplate this." He then spoke a verse: