法苑珠林 75.29

75.29

又雜譬喻經云。佛在世時。有一婆羅門生於兩女。女皆端正。乃故懸金。九十日內募索有能訶我女醜者。便當與金。竟無募者。將至佛所。佛便訶言。此女皆醜無有一好。阿難白佛言。此女實好。而佛言惡。有何不好。佛言。人眼不視色是為好眼。耳鼻口亦爾。身不著細滑。是為好身。手不盜他財。是為好手。今觀此女眼視色。耳聽音。鼻嗅香。身喜細滑。手喜盜財。如此之者。皆不好也。

Also, the Zā pìyù jīng says: When the Buddha was in the world, a brahman had two daughters, both of whom were beautiful. He deliberately suspended gold, advertising for ninety days that if anyone could decry his daughters as ugly, he would give them the gold. In the end, no one responded. He brought them to the Buddha's place. The Buddha then rebuked them, saying: 'These daughters are entirely ugly; there is nothing good about them.' Ānanda said to the Buddha: 'These daughters are truly beautiful, yet the Buddha calls them bad. What is not good about them?' The Buddha said: 'The human eye not looking at form is a good eye; the ear, nose, and mouth are likewise. The body not clinging to fine smoothness is a good body. The hands not stealing others' property are good hands. Now, observing these daughters: their eyes look at forms, their ears listen to sounds, their noses smell scents, their bodies delight in fine smoothness, and their hands delight in stealing property. Such as these are all not good.'