[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) › 37.16 # 法苑珠林 37.16 法苑珠林 37.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.16) 時彼一錢還來至王所。時大臣輩見是希有事。異口同音讚彼。嗚呼尊者少欲知足。乃至不須一錢。王多供養菩提樹不絕。夫人名曰低舍羅絺多。作念。王極愛念於我。念王今捨我珍寶至菩提樹間。我方便殺樹令死。王不得往可得與我相娛。夫人即遣人以熱乳澆之。樹枯葉落。王聞是語悶迷躄地。夫人見王憂愁不樂。當悅王心。白王曰。若無彼樹我命亦無。如來於彼樹得道。彼樹既無。何用活耶。復以冷乳灌之。彼樹更生。王聞歡喜詣於樹下。目不暫捨。以千甕香湯溉灌菩提樹。倍復嚴好增長茂盛。後王潔淨身心。手執香鑪在於殿上。向西方作禮心念口言。如來賢聖弟子在諸方者。憐愍我故。受我供養。如是語時。有三十萬比丘悉來集。彼大眾中十萬是阿羅漢。二十萬是學人及凡夫。宮人太子群臣共王所作功德無量不可述盡。 > At that time, that single coin bounced back and returned to the king's location. When the ministers saw this rare event, with one voice they praised him: 'Oh, how the Venerable One had few desires and was easily contented, not even needing a single coin!' The king made abundant offerings to the Bodhi tree without cessation. His consort, named Tiṣyarakṣitā, thought to herself, 'The king is deeply fond of me, but now he leaves me and his treasures to go among the Bodhi tree. If I find a way to kill the tree and cause it to die, the king will not be able to go there and will be able to enjoy himself with me.' The consort immediately sent someone to pour boiling milk over it; the tree withered and its leaves fell. When the king heard these words, he fainted in grief and collapsed to the ground. Seeing the king sorrowful and unhappy, and wishing to please the king's heart, she said to the king, 'If that tree does not exist, my life is also gone. The Tathāgata attained the Way at that tree; since that tree is gone, what is the use of living?' She again watered it with cold milk, and the tree revived. Hearing this, the king rejoiced and went beneath the tree, unable to take his eyes off it for an instant. With a thousand jars of fragrant water, he irrigated the Bodhi tree, making it twice as magnificent and flourishing in growth. Later, the king purified his body and mind, held an incense burner in his hands within the palace hall, and made obeisance toward the west, contemplating in his mind and saying aloud: 'May the Tathāgata's worthy and noble disciples dwelling in all directions, out of pity for me, accept my offering.' As he spoke these words, three hundred thousand monks all arrived and assembled. Among that great assembly, one hundred thousand were arhats, and two hundred thousand were trainees and ordinary mortals. The boundless merits created by the king together with the palace ladies, crown prince, and ministers cannot be fully recounted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.15) - [Next: 37.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.17) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.37.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋迦譜](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2040.5.16) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.16) · Pramāṇa