[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 36.50 # 法苑珠林 36.50 法苑珠林 36.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [36.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.50) 又百緣經云。昔佛在世時。迦毘羅衛城中有一長者。其家巨富。財寶無量。不可稱計。生一男兒。容貌端正世所希有。身諸毛孔出旃檀香從其口出優鉢華香。父母見已歡喜無量。因為立字名旃檀香。年漸長大。求佛出家得阿羅漢果。比丘見已而白佛言。此旃檀香。宿殖何福。生於豪族。身口出香。又值世尊出家得道。佛告比丘。乃往過去九十一劫。毘婆尸佛入涅槃後。時有王名盤頭末帝。收其舍利造四寶塔。高一由旬而供養之。時有長者入佛塔中。見地破落和泥塗治。以旃檀香坌散其上。發願而去。緣是功德。從是以來九十一劫。不墮惡道。天上人中身口常香。受福快樂。乃至今者遭值於我出家得道。 > Furthermore, the Avadānaśataka states: Formerly, when the Buddha was in the world, in the city of Kapilavastu there was an elder whose household was exceedingly wealthy, with boundless and incalculable wealth and treasures. He had a son whose countenance was upright and rare in the world. From all the pores of his body emanated candana fragrance, and from his mouth emanated the fragrance of utpala flowers. Seeing this, his parents rejoiced boundlessly and thus gave him the name Candanagandha. As he gradually grew up, he sought the Buddha to go forth, and attained the fruit of arhatship. Seeing this, the monks addressed the Buddha, saying: 'What merit did this Candanagandha plant in the past to be born in a noble family, have fragrance issue from his body and mouth, and furthermore meet the World-Honoured One, go forth, and attain the Way?' The Buddha told the monks: 'Ninety-one kalpas ago in the past, after Vipaśyin Buddha entered nirvāṇa, at that time there was a king named Bandhumat who collected his relics and built a stūpa of the four jewels one yojana high to make offerings to them. At that time, an elder entered the Buddha's stūpa, saw that the ground was damaged, mixed mud to repair it, sprinkled candana incense over it, made a vow, and departed. By virtue of this merit, for ninety-one kalpas since then, he did not fall into evil destinies, his body and mouth were always fragrant among devas and humans, and he experienced blessings and joy, up until now when he met me, went forth, and attained the Way.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 36.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.49) - [Next: 36.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.51) - [Up: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.36.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.50) · Pramāṇa