法苑珠林 46.62

46.62

又五分律云。佛告比丘。乃往去世。於殑伽河邊有一仙人。住於石窟。爾時龍王日從水出。以身七匝圍繞仙人。舒頭在上。下向敬視仙人。仙人游行弟子守窟。龍亦如前日來恭敬。弟子怖畏即大羸瘦。我於爾時行菩薩道游行殑伽河邊。見如此。即故問意。具答如是。我復問言。汝今欲不復見龍耶。答言爾。又問。汝見龍胭下有何等物。答言。有摩尼珠。吾復語言。龍若來時汝便合掌向龍作如是語。我今須汝胭下摩尼寶珠。願以施我。爾時仙人弟子聞我語已。龍從水出便從索之。龍聞乞珠不前不却默然而住。時仙人弟子復為龍王說偈言。

Furthermore, the Mahīśāsaka Vinaya says: The Buddha told the bhikṣus: 'In a past age, by the bank of the Ganges River, there was an ascetic (ṛṣi) who lived in a stone cave. At that time, a dragon king came out of the water every day, coiled around the ascetic seven times with his body, extended his head above, and looked down respectfully at the ascetic. When the ascetic was out wandering and his disciple guarded the cave, the dragon also came daily to show reverence as before. The disciple was terrified and became extremely emaciated. At that time, when I was practicing the bodhisattva path, I was wandering along the bank of the Ganges River and saw this situation. I intentionally asked his purpose, and he answered in full like this. I further asked: "Do you now wish not to see the dragon again?" He answered: "Yes." I asked again: "What object do you see beneath the dragon's throat?" He answered: "There is a maṇi jewel." I further said to him: "When the dragon comes, join your palms toward the dragon and say: 'I now need the maṇi jewel beneath your throat; please bestow it upon me.'" At that time, having heard my words, when the dragon came out of the water, the ascetic's disciple asked him for it. Hearing the request for the jewel, the dragon neither advanced nor retreated, but remained silent. Then the ascetic's disciple further spoke a verse for the dragon king, saying: