[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) › 41.67 # 法苑珠林 41.67 法苑珠林 41.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.67) 又雜譬喻經云。昔者舍衛國有一貧家。庭中有蒲萄樹。上有數穗。念施道人。時國王先前請食一月。是貧家力勢不如王。正懸一月乃得一道人。便持施之。語道人言。念欲施來已經一月。今乃得願。道人語優婆夷。已一月中施。優婆夷言。我但施一穗蒲萄。那得一月施耶。道人言。但一月中念欲捨施。則為一月也。 > Furthermore, the Saṃyukta-avadāna-sūtra says: In the past, there was a poor family in Śrāvastī. In their courtyard was a grapevine with several clusters of grapes. They thought of giving them to a person of the Way. At that time, the king had previously invited the monks for meals for an entire month. The poor family lacked the influence of the king, and only after waiting a full month did they finally receive a person of the Way, to whom they presented them in offering. They said to the person of the Way, 'I have been thinking of making this offering for a month already, and only now has my wish been fulfilled.' The person of the Way said to the upāsikā, 'You have already been giving for an entire month.' The upāsikā said, 'I have only given a single cluster of grapes; how could it be an offering of an entire month?' The person of the Way said, 'Merely by maintaining the thought of wishing to give for an entire month, it counts as a month's offering.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.66) - [Next: 41.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.68) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.41.67) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.67) · Pramāṇa