[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) › 69.33 # 法苑珠林 69.33 法苑珠林 69.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [69.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.33) 佛說行七行現報經云。爾時世尊告諸比丘。有七種人。可事可敬。是世間無上福田。云何七種人。一者行慈。二者行悲。三者行喜。四者行護。五者行空。六者行無相。七者行無願。其有眾生行此七法。於現法中獲其果報。阿難白佛言。何故不說須陀洹。斯陀含。阿那含。阿羅漢。辟支佛。乃說此七事乎。世尊告曰。行慈七人。其行與須陀洹乃至佛等。其事不同。雖供養須陀洹等不現得報。然供養此人者。於現世得報。是故阿難當勤勇猛成辨七法。又雜寶藏經云。昔乾陀衛國有一屠兒。將五百頭小牛盡欲刑。犍時有內官。以金錢贖牛。作群放去。以是因緣現身即得男根具足。還到王家。遣人通白。某甲在外。王言。是我家人。自恣來去。未曾通白。今何故爾。王時即喚問其所以。答王言曰。向見屠兒將五百頭小牛而欲刑殘。臣即贖放。以是因緣身體得具。故不敢入。王聞喜愕。深於佛法生信敬心。夫以華報所感如此。況其果報豈可量也。 > The Sūtra on the Sevenfold Practice of Immediate Retribution Spoken by the Buddha states: At that time, the World-Honoured One told the monks, 'There are seven kinds of persons who should be served and revered; they are the unsurpassed field of merit for the world. What are the seven kinds of persons? First, those who practice benevolence; second, those who practice compassion; third, those who practice sympathetic joy; fourth, those who practice equanimity; fifth, those who practice emptiness; sixth, those who practice signlessness; seventh, those who practice wishlessness. If there are sentient beings who practice these seven dharmas, they will obtain their fruit of retribution in the present life.' Ānanda said to the Buddha, 'Why do you not speak of srotaāpannas, sakṛdāgāmins, anāgāmins, arhats, or pratyekabuddhas, but instead speak of these seven matters?' The World-Honoured One told him, 'The practice of the seven persons who practice benevolence is equal to that of srotaāpannas up to the Buddhas, yet their circumstances are different. Although making offerings to srotaāpannas and the like does not bring retribution in the present, those who make offerings to these persons will obtain retribution in the present life. Therefore, Ānanda, you should diligently and vigorously accomplish the seven dharmas.' Furthermore, the Saṃyuktaratnapiṭaka-sūtra states: Formerly, in the country of Gandhāra, there was a slaughterer leading five hundred calves whom he intended to castrate completely. At that time, a palace eunuch ransomed the cattle with gold coins and released them as a herd. Due to this cause and condition, he obtained full male faculties in his present body. Returning to the royal palace, he sent someone to announce, 'So-and-so is outside.' The king said, 'He is a member of my household who comes and goes as he pleases and has never needed to be announced. Why is it so now?' The king immediately summoned him and asked the reason. He answered the king, saying, 'Just now I saw a slaughterer leading five hundred calves, intending to mutilate them. Your servant ransomed and released them. Due to this cause and condition, my body was made whole; therefore I did not dare enter.' When the king heard this, he was amazed and delighted, and gave rise to deep faith and reverence toward the Buddha's Dharma. Now, if the flower-like nascent retribution brought about is like this, how much more immeasurable must the full karmic fruit be! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 69.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.32) - [Next: 69.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.34) - [Up: 69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.69.33) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.33) · Pramāṇa