法苑珠林 37.14

37.14

王告大臣。我以沙施佛報獲如是。云何而不修敬於世尊。王後尋佛弟子迦葉阿難等所有佛在世時弟子塔廟。躬到塔所具展哀情。責心修敬。各興種種供養更立大塔。各捨十萬兩珍寶供養是塔。次至薄拘羅塔應當供養。王問彼有何功德。崛多尊者答曰。彼無病第一。乃至不為人說一句法寂默無言。王曰。以一錢供養。諸臣白王言。功德既等。何故於此供養一錢。王告之曰。聽吾所說偈。

The king said to his ministers, 'I offered sand to the Buddha and received such retribution. How could I not cultivate reverence toward the World-Honoured One?' Later, the king visited the stūpas and shrines of the Buddha's disciples—such as Kāśyapa and Ānanda—from the time the Buddha was in the world. Going in person to the stūpas, he fully expressed his grief, reproaching his own mind and cultivating reverence. For each, he produced various offerings and erected great stūpas anew, each time giving away a hundred thousand ounces of precious gems to make offerings to the stūpas. Next, he arrived at the stūpa of Bakkula, where offerings were to be made. The king asked, 'What virtues does he possess?' The Venerable Gupta replied, 'He is foremost in freedom from illness; he never spoke even a single phrase of the Dharma to others, dwelling in silent stillness without speech.' The king said, 'Offer a single coin.' The ministers said to the king, 'Since merits are equal, why offer only a single coin here?' The king told them, 'Listen to the verse I speak: