法苑珠林 59.31

59.31

興起行經云。佛告舍利弗。過去久遠世時。佛名毘婆葉如來。在槃頭摩跋城中。王名槃頭。與群臣仕庶。以四事供養如來及眾。終已無乏。爾時城中有婆羅門。名因提耆利。博達梵志四韋典籍。亦知尼揵算術。及教五百童子。大王設會。先請佛及諸大眾。佛見時到往詣王宮就座而坐。王即下食手自斟酌種種餚饍。有一比丘。名曰彌勒。時病不行。佛及大眾食已各還本處。遇梵志山王。見食香美便興嫉妬意曰。此髠頭沙門正應食馬麥。不應食此甘饌之供。告諸童子。汝等見此髠頭道人食於甘美餚饍不。諸童子曰。實見此等師主亦應但食馬麥。佛語舍利弗。汝知爾時山王婆羅門者則我身是。爾時五百童子者今五百羅漢是。爾時病比丘彌勒者今彌勒菩薩是。我於爾時以興嫉妬。罵言不應食其甘饍。正食馬麥。卿等亦云如是。以是因緣。我及卿等經歷地獄無數千歲。今雖成佛。爾時殘緣。我及卿等於毘蘭邑故食馬麥九十日。我於爾時不言與佛馬麥。但言與比丘。以是故我今得食擣麥人。以卿等加言當與佛麥故。今日卿等食著皮麥耳。

The *Xingqixing jing* states: The Buddha told Śāriputra: “In the distant past, long ago, there was a Buddha named Vipaśyin Tathāgata, residing in the city of Bandhumatī. The king was named Bandhumant, who, together with his ministers and common people, made offerings of the four requisites to the Tathāgata and the assembly, completely without lack. At that time in the city there was a Brahmin named Indragiri, who was widely versed in the four Vedic scriptures of the Brahmins and also understood the mathematical arts of the Nirgranthas, and taught five hundred youths. The great king prepared an assembly, first inviting the Buddha and the great assembly. The Buddha, seeing that the time had arrived, went to the king's palace and took his seat. The king then served the food, pouring and preparing various delicacies with his own hands. There was a bhikṣu named Maitreya who was ill at the time and could not go. After the Buddha and the great assembly finished eating, they each returned to their original places. They met the Brahmin mountain king, who, seeing the food was fragrant and delicious, gave rise to jealousy and thought: ‘These shave-headed śramaṇas ought properly to eat horse barley; they should not eat these sweet offerings of food.’ He told the youths: ‘Do you see these shave-headed men of the Way eating sweet and delicious delicacies?’ The youths said: ‘Indeed we see them; this teacher and master should also only eat horse barley.’ The Buddha told Śāriputra: “Do you know that the mountain-king Brahmin at that time was none other than myself? The five hundred youths at that time were the present five hundred arhats. The sick bhikṣu Maitreya at that time was the present Maitreya Bodhisattva. Because I gave rise to jealousy at that time and cursed them, saying they should not eat sweet delicacies and ought properly to eat horse barley, and you all said the same, on account of this condition, I and you all passed through hell for countless thousands of years. Even though I have now attained buddhahood, owing to a residue of karmic conditions from that time, I and you all had to eat horse barley in the town of Verañjā for ninety days. Because at that time I did not say to give horse barley to the Buddha, but only said to give it to the bhikṣus, for this reason I now received pounded barley from people. Because you all added the words that it should be given to the Buddha, today you ate barley with the husks on.”