法苑珠林 53.39

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又處處經云。佛言。昔者朱利槃特比丘。學問經於二十四年。唯得五言然解垢不憂。何以故。由本宿命。更見五百佛悉通知眾經。但由閉藏經道不肯教人。後被病二十四日。臨死時乃悔呼人教之。有是一福故知五言。何況乃具足教人。得福不可計也。

Furthermore, the *Chuchu jing* says: The Buddha said: "In the past, the bhikṣu Cūḍapanthaka studied for twenty-four years and grasped only five words, yet he understood defilement and had no grief. Why? Due to his past lives, he had seen five hundred Buddhas and was fully conversant with all the scriptures. But because he kept the scriptural teachings secret and refused to teach others, he later fell ill for twenty-four days; only when facing death did he repent and call for someone to teach them. Having this one meritorious deed, he therefore came to know five words. How much more so if one fully teaches others: the merit obtained is beyond measure!"