法苑珠林 10.35

10.35

如佛本行經云。其羅睺羅如來出家六年已後始出母胎。如來還其父家之日。其羅睺羅年始六歲。問曰。何故羅睺處在母胎六年不出。答曰。羅睺往昔為王。將彼仙人入苑。六日不出。故在母胎止住六歲。大意同前。問何故其母耶輸六年懷胎。答故本行經云。佛言。汝諸比丘。我念往昔過無量世。有一群牛在於牧所。其牛主妻自將一女。往至牛群𤛓取乳酪。所將二器並皆盈滿。其器大者遣女而負。其器小者身自擔提。至其中路語其女言。汝速疾行。此間路嶮有大怖畏。爾時彼女語其母言。此器大重。我今云何可得速疾。其母如是再三語汝速疾行。今此路中大有恐怖。爾時彼女而作是念。云何遣負最重器。更復催促遣令急行。其女因此便生瞋恚。而白母言。母可具兼將此乳器。我今暫欲大小便耳。而彼母取此大器負擔行已。其女於後徐徐後行。爾時彼母兼負重擔。遂即行至六拘盧舍。

As the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra says: That Rāhula only emerged from his mother's womb six years after the Tathāgata went forth from home. On the day the Tathāgata returned to his father's house, Rāhula was just six years old. Question: For what reason did Rāhula abide in his mother's womb for six years without emerging? Answer: In the past, Rāhula was a king; he took a ṛṣi into his garden, and [the ṛṣi] did not come out for six days. Therefore, [Rāhula] remained in his mother's womb for six years. The general sense is the same as before. Question: For what reason did his mother Yaśodharā carry the pregnancy for six years? Answer: Therefore the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra says: The Buddha said: 'Monks, I remember in the past, incalculable ages ago, there was a herd of cattle in a pasture. The cowherd's wife herself took a daughter and went to the herd of cattle to milk them and obtain curd. The two vessels they brought were both filled to the brim. The larger vessel she made the daughter carry, while she herself bore the smaller vessel. Arriving halfway along the road, she said to her daughter: "Walk quickly! The path here is hazardous and there is great terror." At that time, the daughter said to her mother: "This vessel is very heavy; how can I now walk quickly?" Her mother thus repeated two or three times: "Walk quickly! On this road there is great danger." At that time the daughter thought: "Why make me carry the heaviest vessel and further urge me to walk hastily?" Because of this, the daughter became angry and said to her mother: "Mother, take this milk vessel as well; I wish to relieve myself for a moment." Then that mother took the large vessel, shouldered it, and walked on, while the daughter strolled slowly behind. At that time, the mother, bearing the heavy burden alone, thus walked for six krośas.'