法苑珠林 33.59

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又福田經云。有比丘名阿難。白世尊曰。我念宿命生羅閱祇國為庶民子。身生惡瘡治之不瘥。有親友道人來語我言。當浴眾僧取其浴水。以用洗瘡便可得愈。又可得福。我即歡喜往到寺中。加敬至心。更作新井香油浴具洗浴眾僧。以汁洗瘡尋蒙除愈。從此因緣。所生端正金色晃昱不受塵垢。九十一劫常得淨福慶祐廣遠。今復值佛心垢消滅逮得應真。又十誦律云。外國浴室形圖猶如圜倉。開戶通煙下作伏瀆。出外內施三擎閣齊人所及處。以瓨盛水滿三重閣。火氣上升。上閣水熱。中閣水暖。下閣水冷。隨宜自取用無別作湯。故云淨水耳。又增一阿含經云。爾時世尊告諸比丘。造作浴室有五功德。云何為五。一除風。二病得瘥。三除去塵垢。四身體輕便。五得肥白。若有四部之眾。欲求此五功德者。當求造浴室。

Furthermore, the Fu tian jing (Sūtra on the Field of Merit) says: There was a bhikṣu named Ānanda who addressed the World-Honored One, saying, "I recall in a past life being born in the country of Rājagṛha as the son of a commoner. Malignant sores broke out on my body, and treatments could not heal them. A friendly monastic came and told me, 'You should bathe the monastic saṃgha and take their bathwater to wash the sores, and then you will be healed; moreover, you will obtain blessings.' I was delighted and went to the monastery. Adding reverence and utmost sincerity, I dug a new well and prepared fragrant oil and bathing implements to bathe the monastic saṃgha. Washing the sores with the water, I immediately received healing. Due to this cause and condition, wherever I was born, I was handsome, golden and radiant, untouched by dust and dirt. For ninety-one kalpas, I constantly enjoyed pure blessings and far-reaching auspicious favor. Now I have again encountered the Buddha, the defilements of my mind have been extinguished, and I have attained arhatship." Furthermore, the Daśādhyāya-vinaya says: In foreign countries, the shape and plan of a bathhouse are like a circular granary, opening a vent to let out smoke, with a hidden drain built below leading outside. Inside, three tiers of shelves are set at a height reached by a person, with jars filled with water placed upon all three shelves. As the heat of the fire ascends, the water on the top shelf is hot, the water on the middle shelf is warm, and the water on the bottom shelf is cold. One takes it as suitable for oneself without needing to boil water separately; hence it is simply called 'pure water.' Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama says: At that time, the World-Honored One told the bhikṣus, "Building a bathhouse has five merits. What are the five? First, dispelling wind; second, curing illness; third, removing dust and dirt; fourth, making the body light and agile; fifth, becoming plump and fair. If there are members of the fourfold assembly who wish to seek these five merits, they should seek to build a bathhouse."