法苑珠林 57.11

57.11

又百緣經云。佛入舍衛城乞食。至一衖中逢一婆羅門。以指畫地不聽佛去。語佛言。汝今還我五百金錢。爾乃聽過。若不與我者終不聽過。佛默然住不能前進。波斯匿王等聞佛被留難。各送珍寶與婆羅門然不肯受。須達聞之取五百金錢與婆羅門。乃聽佛過。比丘問佛。何緣乃爾。佛言。過去波羅奈國梵摩達王太子名善生。游行見一戲人共輔相子樗蒱。賭五百金錢。時輔相子負戲人錢。尋索不償。太子語言。彼若不與我當代償。後竟不償。從是以來無量世中常為戲人從我索錢。佛言。昔太子者今我身是。輔相子者今須達是。昔戲人者今婆羅門是也。

Also, the Avadāna-śataka states: The Buddha entered the city of Śrāvastī to beg for food. Arriving in an alley, he met a brāhmaṇa, who drew a line on the ground with his finger and would not allow the Buddha to pass. He said to the Buddha: "Give me back five hundred gold coins now, and only then will I let you pass. If you do not give them to me, I will never let you pass." The Buddha stood silently, unable to advance. When King Prasenajit and others heard that the Buddha was detained, each sent precious gems to the brāhmaṇa, but he refused to accept them. Hearing of this, Sudatta took five hundred gold coins and gave them to the brāhmaṇa, who then allowed the Buddha to pass. The monks asked the Buddha: "By what cause did this happen?" The Buddha said: "In the past, in the kingdom of Vārāṇasī, the crown prince of King Brahmadatta was named Kalyāṇamitra. While out wandering, he saw an actor playing dice with the chief minister's son, gambling five hundred gold coins. At that time, the minister's son lost money to the actor and was pressed for it, but did not repay. The prince said: 'If he does not give it to you, I will repay it on his behalf.' Yet in the end, it was not repaid. From then on, for immeasurable lifetimes, that actor has constantly sought money from me." The Buddha said: "The prince of that time is now myself; the minister's son is now Sudatta; and the actor of that time is now this brāhmaṇa."