法苑珠林 51.11

51.11

又佛本行經云。爾時世尊。又共長老難陀至於一賣香邸。見彼邸上有諸香裹。見已即告長老難陀作如是言。難陀。汝來取此邸上諸香裹物。難陀爾時即依佛教於彼邸上取諸香裹。佛告難陀。汝於漏刻一移之頃捉持香裹。然後放地。爾時長老難陀聞佛如此語已。手執此香於一刻間。還放地上。爾時佛告長老難陀。汝今當自嗅於手看。爾時難陀聞佛語已。即嗅自手佛語難陀。汝嗅此手作何等氣。白佛言。世尊。其手香氣微妙無量。佛告難陀。如是如是。若人親近諸善知識。時常共居隨順染習。相親近故必定當得廣大名聞。爾時世尊。因此事故。而說偈言。

Furthermore, the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra says: At that time, the World-Honoured One also went with the Venerable Nanda to an incense shop. Seeing various incense packages in that shop, having seen them, he immediately told the Venerable Nanda, speaking thus: 'Nanda, come and take these incense packages from this shop.' At that time Nanda, following the Buddha's instruction, took the incense packages from that shop. The Buddha told Nanda: 'Hold these incense packages for the space of a single movement of the water clock, and then place them on the ground.' At that time, the Venerable Nanda, having heard these words of the Buddha, held this incense in his hands for the space of a moment and then put it back on the ground. At that time, the Buddha told the Venerable Nanda: 'Now smell your own hands and see.' At that time Nanda, having heard the Buddha's words, immediately smelled his own hands. The Buddha said to Nanda: 'Smelling these hands, what kind of scent is there?' He addressed the Buddha, saying: 'World-Honoured One, the fragrant scent on the hands is subtle, wondrous, and immeasurable.' The Buddha told Nanda: 'So it is, so it is. If a person draws close to good friends, constantly dwelling with them and harmoniously perfumed by their habits, because of being close to one another he will certainly attain great and far-reaching renown.' At that time, the World-Honoured One, on account of this matter, spoke a verse, saying: