法苑珠林 63.84

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又觀佛三昧經云。佛言。雪山有樹名殃伽陀。其果甚大。其核甚小。推其本末從香山來。以風力故得至雪山。益冬盛寒羅剎夜叉在山曲中屏㟪之處。糞穢不淨盈流于地。猛風吹雪以覆其上。漸漸成塹五十由旬。因糞力故此果得生。根莖枝葉華實滋茂。春陽三月八方同時。皆悉風起消融氷雪。唯果樹在。其果形色閻浮提果。無以為譬。其形團圓滿半由旬。婆羅門食即得仙道五通具足。壽命一劫。不老不死。凡夫食之。向得四沙門果。三明六通無不悉備。有人持種至閻浮提糞壤之地。然後乃生。高一多羅樹。樹名拘律陀。果名多勒。大如五升瓶。人有食者。能除熱病。

The Guan fo sanmei jing also states: The Buddha said: On the Snowy Mountains there is a tree named Yaṅgātuó (Aṅgada?). Its fruit is extremely large, and its seed is extremely small. Investigating its origin, it came from Mount Gandhamādana, reaching the Snowy Mountains by the power of the wind. In the depths of winter and extreme cold, rākṣasas and yakṣas defecated in secluded crags in the mountain valleys, so that excrement and filth overflowed onto the ground. Fierce winds blew snow to cover over it, gradually forming a trench of fifty yojanas. Due to the power of the dung, this fruit was able to grow, its roots, stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits flourishing abundantly. In the three months of spring warmth, the wind arose simultaneously from all eight directions, completely melting the ice and snow; only the fruit tree remained. The shape and color of its fruit cannot be compared to any fruit of Jambudvīpa. Its shape is round, filling half a yojana. If a brāhmaṇa eats it, he immediately attains the path of the immortals, fully endowed with the five supernatural powers, with a lifespan of one kalpa, free from aging and death. If an ordinary person eats it, they immediately attain the four fruits of the śramaṇa, with the three knowledges and six supernatural powers entirely complete. A person took its seed to the dung and manure soil of Jambudvīpa, and only then did it sprout, growing as tall as a tāla tree. The tree is named Jūlǜtuó (Golodha?), and the fruit is named Duōlè (Tāla?). It is as large as a five-sheng jug. If people eat it, it can eliminate fevers.