法苑珠林 55.21

55.21

又佛說心明經云。佛游王舍城靈鳥山。與五百比丘四部眾俱。往之一縣而行分衛。諸天龍神追於上侍。到梵志館門外而住。佛放大光普照十方。時梵志婦執爨炊飯。見光照身身得安隱。解懌無量。還顧見佛端政姝好。倍加踴躍。重自惟忖。今得覩佛及眾弟子。誠副宿願。欲以食饌奉進正覺。隱察愚夫不信道德志存邪疑。見妄所施必興結恨。不得由已當如之何。便即盛飯取汁一杓。以用上佛。佛以威神鉢中自然有百味食。佛時達嚫。口歎頌曰。

Furthermore, the Xinming jing (Sūtra on the Clearness of Mind) says: The Buddha was wandering near the Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha, accompanied by five hundred monks and the fourfold assembly, and went to a certain district to beg for food (piṇḍapāta). The devas, nāgas, and spirits followed above, waiting on him. Arriving outside the gate of a brahman's house, he stopped. The Buddha emitted a great light that illuminated the ten directions everywhere. At that time, the brahman's wife was tending the stove and cooking rice. Seeing the light illuminate her body, her body attained ease and comfort, and she was unboundedly delighted. Turning around, she saw the Buddha, handsome and upright, and her joy redoubled. Reflecting further within herself, she thought: "Now to see the Buddha and his disciples truly fulfills my past aspiration. I wish to offer food to the Fully Awakened One, but secretly observing my foolish husband, he has no faith in the Way and virtue, and his mind harbours heterodox doubts. If he sees me giving alms, he will surely harbour resentment. When one cannot act of one's own accord, what should be done?" Thereupon she filled a bowl with rice, took a ladle of broth, and offered it to the Buddha. By his supernatural power, the Buddha's bowl spontaneously filled with food of a hundred flavours. The Buddha then made a dedicatory offering (dakṣiṇā), uttering verses of praise from his mouth: