法苑珠林 53.15

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又佛本行經云。佛於舍婆城。於其中間有一大樹。名尸奢波。其樹蔭下多有一切諸婆羅門止息其下。諸婆羅門遙見阿難來欲到邊。各相告言。汝輩當知。此是沙門瞿曇弟子。於諸聰明多聞之中最第一者。作是語已。阿難便至。白言仁者。今請觀此樹合有幾葉。爾時阿難觀其樹已。而報彼言。東枝合有若干百葉若干千葉。如是南枝西枝北枝皆言。合有若干百葉若干千葉。作是語已遂即捨去。爾時彼諸婆羅門輩。阿難去後取百數葉隱藏一邊。阿難迴已。諸婆羅門於是復問。仁者阿難。汝復來耶。乞更觀此樹有幾多葉。爾時阿難仰觀樹已。知婆羅門等所摘藏葉若干百數。便即報彼婆羅門言。東枝合有若干百葉若干千葉。如是南枝西枝北枝。亦言合有若干百葉若干千葉。作是語已便即過去。爾時彼等婆羅門輩。生希有心未曾有之。各相謂言。此之沙門甚大聰明有大智慧。諸婆羅門以此因緣心得正信。得正信已其後不久悉各出家成羅漢果（略述一二餘備經文）。

Furthermore, the Fo benxing jing says: When the Buddha was in the city of Śrāvastī, midway there was a great tree named the śiṃśapā. Under the shade of that tree, many brahmins were resting. Seeing Ānanda approaching from afar, the brahmins said to one another, "You should know that this is a disciple of the Śramaṇa Gautama, the foremost among all who are intelligent and learned." Having said this, Ānanda arrived, and they addressed him, "Good Sir, we now ask you to examine this tree: how many leaves does it have in all?" At that time, Ānanda, having looked at the tree, replied to them, "The eastern branch has so many hundreds and so many thousands of leaves in total." Likewise for the southern branch, western branch, and northern branch, he said, "It has so many hundreds and so many thousands of leaves in total." Having spoken these words, he departed. At that time, after Ānanda had left, those brahmins took several hundred leaves and hid them to one side. When Ānanda returned, the brahmins asked again, "Good Sir Ānanda, have you come back? Please examine this tree again: how many leaves does it have?" At that time, Ānanda looked up at the tree, and knowing the number of several hundred leaves that the brahmins had plucked and hidden, he immediately answered those brahmins, saying, "The eastern branch has so many hundreds and so many thousands of leaves in total." Likewise for the southern branch, western branch, and northern branch, he also said, "It has so many hundreds and so many thousands of leaves in total." Having spoken these words, he passed on. At that time, those brahmins felt a sense of rarity and unprecedented wonder, and said to one another, "This śramaṇa is exceedingly clever and possesses great wisdom!" Through this circumstance, the brahmins attained right faith in their hearts. Having attained right faith, not long afterward they all went forth from home and attained the fruit of an arhat. (Briefly recounted are one or two instances; the rest are fully detailed in the scripture.)