[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) › 36.51 # 法苑珠林 36.51 法苑珠林 36.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [36.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.51) 又大莊嚴論云。佛言。我昔曾聞。迦葉佛時有一法師為眾說法。於大眾中讚迦葉佛。以是緣故命終生天。於人天中常受快樂。於釋迦文佛般涅槃後百年阿輸迦王時。為大法師。得阿羅漢。常有妙香從其口出。時彼法師去王不遠為眾說法。口中香氣達於王所。王聞香氣心生疑惑。作是思惟。彼比丘者為和妙香含於口耶。香氣乃爾。作是念已。語比丘言。開口漱口猶有香氣。比丘白王。何故語我張口漱口。時王答言。我聞香氣心生疑故。使張口及以漱口。香氣逾盛。唯有此香口比丘餘無所有。王語比丘。願為我說。比丘微笑。即說偈言。 > Furthermore, the Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā states: The Buddha said: 'I once heard that at the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, there was a Dharma master who preached the Dharma for the assembly and praised Kāśyapa Buddha among the great assembly. Due to this reason, when his life ended, he was born in heaven, constantly experiencing pleasure among humans and devas. One hundred years after the parinirvāṇa of Śākyamuni Buddha, at the time of King Aśoka, he was a great Dharma master, attained arhatship, and constantly had marvelous fragrance issuing from his mouth. At that time, that Dharma master was not far from the king, preaching the Dharma for the assembly. The fragrance from his mouth reached the king's presence. Smelling the fragrance, the king gave rise to doubt in his mind and thought: "Could that monk have mixed wonderful perfume and held it in his mouth? The fragrance is so great!" Having thought this, he spoke to the monk: "Open your mouth and rinse it; there is still fragrance." The monk addressed the king: "Why do you tell me to open my mouth and rinse my mouth?" Then the king replied: "I smelled the fragrance and gave rise to doubt in my mind; therefore, I had you open your mouth and rinse your mouth, yet the fragrance became even more abundant. There is only this fragrant-mouthed monk, and none other." The king said to the monk: "Please explain it to me." The monk smiled and then spoke a verse:' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 36.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.50) - [Next: 36.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.52) - [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.36.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.51) · Pramāṇa