經律異相 44.2

44.2

1. Bhadra Invites the Buddha with an Illusory City, and Upon Seeing the Buddha Wishes to Extinguish the Illusion but Cannot
2. Rare Treasures Emerge from Anāthapiṇḍada's Well
3. Xianzhi Steals a Pearl and Does Not Confess, Yet Receives a Reward
4. Cila Releases a Turtle and Later in a Great Flood Is Rescued by It
5. Qianna is Hired to Paint, Obtains Gold, and Holds a Feast, but Is Sued by His Wife
6. The Consciousness Returns to Caress the Bones of Its Former Body
7. A Carpenter and a Painter Deceive Each Other
8. A Physician Cures the King's Illness and Receives an Extraordinary Reward
9. Breaking the Fast Yet Still Attaining Rebirth in Heaven
10. A Farmer Offers a Harītakī Fruit to a Monk and Is Reborn as the Crown Prince of Two Countries
11. Offerings to Śramaṇas with Wholesome and Unwholesome Minds Receive Different Retributions
12. An Uncle and Nephew Steal Together; the Clever Nephew Later Takes the King's Daughter as Wife
13. A Man of Rājagṛha and a Woman of Gṛdhrakūṭa Have Karmic Affinity from Past Lives
14. A Husband and Wife Agree Not to Speak First; Seeing a Thief Stealing Goods, the Husband Can Keep Silent
15. A Woman's Nose Is Ugly; Her Husband Cuts Off Another's Fine One to Replace It
16. A Hired Man Understands the Language of Birds Well
17. A Drowning Man Relies on a Fenghuang and Is Saved; Clinging to a Cormorant, He Loses His Life
18. A Person Buys Wisdom and Escapes Great Guilt
19. A Person Frightens a Ghost and Escapes Harm
20. A Man Is Hated by Two Wives to the Point of Death
21. A Person Travels Far to Seek the Water of Immortality; the Malicious Host Causes Him to Climb a Tree, Where He Attains Immortality
22. A Person Employs a Ghost to Attain Wealth, but Later It Harms His Son
23. A Wealthy Man Is Questioned by the King, Who Lists the Items Already Used, and the King Awakens
24. A Person Commits a Crime, and the King Orders Five Pounds of Flesh Cut Off
25. Two People Swear an Oath to Arrange a Marriage for the Children in Their Womb
26. Two Sons of an Eminent Clan: The Elder Loses Wealth and Is Pitied; the Younger Obtains Wealth and Incurs Punishment
27. Three People Together Give One Coin to a Monk and in Future Lives Obtain Natural Gold
28. A Poor Man Makes an Offering to a Monk, and the Monk Repays Him by Bringing Wealth
29. A Poor Man Finds Hidden Treasure and Is Punished by the King
30. A Poor Man Buys an Axe, Not Knowing It Is a Treasure
31. An Elderly Poor Couple Is Lax at the Three Times of Day
32. A Destitute Man Violates an Oath to a Tree Spirit and Is in Turn Killed by a Tree Branch
33. A Man Pursued by an Elephant Falls to the Edge of a Deep Ravine; Heaven Rains Down Nectar and He Ascends to Heaven
34. Five Hundred Young Children Pile Sand to Build a Stūpa and, at the End of Life, Are Reborn in Heaven
35. A Young Boy Offers Beans to the Buddha, Is Reborn in Heaven, and Later Becomes a Wheel-Turning King
36. A Cowherd Boy Takes Flowers to Offer to the Buddha, Is Gored to Death by an Ox, and Is Immediately Reborn in Heaven
37. A Child in a Previous Life Gave Three Coins; Now He Understands the Speech of Birds and Succeeds in Becoming King
38. Various Robbers Divide Goods, Unable to Recognize the Fine Ones