[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) › 37.43 # 法苑珠林 37.43 法苑珠林 37.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.43) 又百緣經云。昔佛在世時。舍衛城中有一長者。其家巨富財寶無量不可稱計。生一男兒端正殊妙世所希有。其兒兩手各把金錢。取已還生無有窮盡。父母歡喜因為立字。名曰寶手。年漸長大慈心孝順。好喜布施。有人來乞申其兩手出好金錢。尋以施之。後與諸人出城游觀。前到祇洹見佛相好。心懷歡喜頂禮請佛及比丘僧。願受我供。阿難語言。設供須財。於是寶手即申兩手。金錢雨落。須臾滿地。積聚過人。佛勅阿難。令為營供。飯食訖已。佛為說法得須陀洹。歸辭父母求乞出家。既出家已得阿羅漢果。阿難見已而白佛言。寶手比丘宿殖何福生於豪族。手出金錢取無窮盡。又值世尊出家得道。佛告阿難。昔迦葉佛入涅槃後。有迦翅王。收其舍利造四寶塔。時有長者見竪塔廟心生隨喜持一金錢安著塔下。發願而去。緣是功德不墮惡道。天上人中常有金錢受福快樂。乃至今者遭值於我出家得道。 > Furthermore, the Avadānaśataka says: In the past when the Buddha was in the world, there was an elder in the city of Śrāvastī whose family was exceedingly wealthy, with immeasurable and incalculable wealth and jewels. He fathered a son who was upright, extraordinarily handsome, and rare in the world. In both hands the boy held gold coins, and whenever they were taken, they were replenished without end. His parents rejoiced and accordingly named him Ratnapāṇi (Jewel-Hand). As he grew up, he had a compassionate heart, was filial and obedient, and was fond of practicing dāna. Whenever anyone came begging, he would extend his two hands to produce fine gold coins and promptly bestow them. Later, he went outside the city with some people for an excursion and arrived at Jetavana, where he saw the Buddha's marks and features. His heart was filled with joy; bowing his head in reverence, he invited the Buddha and the bhikṣu saṃgha: "I pray that you accept my offering." Ānanda told him: "To make an offering requires wealth." Thereupon Ratnapāṇi stretched out both hands, and gold coins fell like rain; in an instant they covered the ground, piled higher than a person. The Buddha ordered Ānanda to prepare the offering. When the meal was finished, the Buddha preached the Dharma for him, and he attained the fruit of srotāpanna. Returning home, he bid farewell to his parents and sought to go forth from the household life. Having gone forth, he attained the fruit of an arhat. Ānanda saw this and addressed the Buddha: "What blessings did the bhikṣu Ratnapāṇi plant in past lives that he was born into an eminent clan, had gold coins flow from his hands without end, and moreover encountered the World-Honoured One, went forth, and attained the Way?" The Buddha told Ānanda: "In the past, after Kāśyapa Buddha entered nirvāṇa, there was a King of Kāśi who gathered his relics and built a four-jewelled stūpa. At that time, an elder saw the erection of the stūpa and temple, gave rise to a sympathetic rejoicing in his heart, placed a single gold coin beneath the stūpa, made a vow, and departed. By virtue of this merit, he did not fall into the evil destinies; among gods and humans he always had gold coins, enjoying blessings and bliss, up until the present when he encountered me, went forth, and attained the Way." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.42) - [Next: 37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.44) - [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.37.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.43) · Pramāṇa