[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 56.32 # 法苑珠林 56.32 法苑珠林 56.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [56.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.32) 如雜寶藏經云。昔佛在世時。須達長者最後貧苦財物都盡。客作傭力得米四升炊作飯食。值阿那律來從乞食。婦即取鉢盛滿飯與。後須菩提迦葉目連舍利弗等。次第來乞悉施滿鉢。末後佛來。亦與滿鉢。須達在外行還到家。從婦索食。婦即語言。其若尊者阿那律來。汝當自食為施尊者不。須達答言。寧自不食當施尊者。婦又語言。若復迦葉大目連及須菩提舍利弗等乃至佛來。汝當云何。夫答婦言。寧自不食盡當施與。婦即語夫言。朝來諸聖盡來索食。所有飲食盡施與之。夫聞歡喜。而語婦言。我等罪盡福德應生。即開庫藏穀帛飲食悉皆充滿。用盡復生。果報云云不可說盡。 > As the Zābǎozàng jīng says: In the past, when the Buddha was in the world, the elder Sudatta was at last impoverished, and his wealth and goods were completely exhausted. Working as a hired laborer, he obtained four sheng of rice and cooked it to make food. Just then, Aniruddha came to beg for food from him. His wife took a bowl, filled it with rice, and gave it to him. Later, Subhūti, Kāśyapa, Maudgalyāyana, Śāriputra, and others came in turn to beg, and they were all given full bowls. Last of all, the Buddha came, and he was also given a full bowl. Sudatta returned home from outside and asked his wife for food. His wife said to him: 'If the Venerable Aniruddha came, would you eat it yourself or give it to the Venerable?' Sudatta replied: 'I would rather not eat myself and give it to the Venerable.' His wife said again: 'If Kāśyapa, Mahāmaudgalyāyana, Subhūti, Śāriputra, and so forth, even up to the Buddha came, what would you do?' The husband answered his wife: 'I would rather not eat myself and give it all to them.' His wife then told her husband: 'Since morning, all the holy ones came to ask for food; all the food and drink we had has been given to them.' The husband was delighted to hear this and said to his wife: 'Our sins are exhausted, and merit must be born!' Immediately they opened the storehouse, and the grain, silk, and food were completely filled. When used up, they were replenished again. The retribution and so forth cannot be fully described. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 56.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.31) - [Next: 56.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.33) - [Up: 56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.56.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.32) · Pramāṇa