[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) › 77.11 # 法苑珠林 77.11 法苑珠林 77.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [77.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.77.11) 又增一阿含經云。昔佛在世時。舍衛城中有一長者。名曰婆提。居家巨富財產無量。金銀不可稱計。其家雖富慳悋守護不著不噉。服飾飲食極為麁鄙。亦不施與妻子眷屬奴婢僕從朋友知識及諸沙門婆羅門等。復起邪見斷於善根。然無子息。命終之後所有財寶盡沒入官。波斯匿王自往收斂。收攝已訖還詣佛所。而白佛言。婆提長者。今日命終之後為生何處。佛告王曰。婆提長者故福已盡新業不造。由起邪見斷於善根。命終生在啼哭地獄。波斯匿王聞佛所說。洟泣流淚而白佛言。婆提長者。昔作何業生在富家。復作何惡然不得食此極富之樂。佛告王曰。過去久遠有迦葉佛。入涅槃後。時此長者生舍衛國。作田家子。有辟支佛來詣其家。而從乞食。時此長者便持食施。辟支得食飛空而去。長者見已作是誓願。持此善根使我世世所生之處不墮三塗常多財寶。布施已後復生悔心。我向者食應與奴婢。不應與此禿頭沙門。佛告王曰。婆提長者由於過去施辟支佛食發願功德。所生之處常多財寶無所乏少。緣其施後生變悔心。在所生處。雖處富貴。不得食此極富之樂。慳惜守護不自衣食。復不施與妻子眷屬。亦不布施朋友知識及諸沙門婆羅門等。是故智者。聞此因緣。若有財物應當布施勿生慳悋。施時至心自手奉與。施已歡喜莫生悔心。能如此施得大果報無量無邊。 > Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama says: In the past, when the Buddha was in the world, there was an elder in the city of Śrāvastī named Bhadiya. His household was immensely wealthy, with boundless property and treasures, and gold and silver beyond count. Although his family was wealthy, he was stingy and guarded his riches, neither wearing them nor eating \[well\]. His clothing and food were extremely coarse and vulgar. Nor did he give \[anything\] to his wife, children, relatives, male or female slaves, servants, friends, acquaintances, or to any śramaṇas, brahmins, and the like. Moreover, he gave rise to wrong views and severed his roots of goodness. However, he had no sons. After he died, all his treasures and wealth were entirely confiscated by the government. King Prasenajit personally went to collect and gather them. Having completed the collection, he returned to where the Buddha was, and addressed the Buddha, saying, 'Where was the elder Bhadiya born after his death today?' The Buddha told the king, 'The elder Bhadiya's past merit has already been exhausted, and he created no new karma. Because he gave rise to wrong views and severed his roots of goodness, at death he was born in the Raurava Hell.' When King Prasenajit heard what the Buddha said, he wept, shedding tears, and addressed the Buddha, saying, 'What karma did the elder Bhadiya perform in the past to be born into a wealthy family? And what evil did he commit that he could not enjoy the pleasures of this extreme wealth?' The Buddha told the king, 'Long ago in the distant past, after Kāśyapa Buddha entered nirvāṇa, at that time this elder was born in the kingdom of Śrāvastī as the son of a farming household. A pratyekabuddha came to his house and begged for food from him. At that time, this elder took food and gave it as alms. Having received the food, the pratyekabuddha flew away into the sky. Seeing this, the elder made this vow: "By this root of goodness, may I, in every life and place of birth, never fall into the three miserable paths and always have an abundance of wealth and treasures." After having given the alms, he subsequently gave rise to a mind of regret: "The food I just gave should have been given to my male and female slaves; it should not have been given to this bald-headed śramaṇa." The Buddha told the king, 'Because of the merit of his vow when giving food to the pratyekabuddha in the past, the elder Bhadiya always had an abundance of wealth and treasures without any lack wherever he was born. But because he gave rise to a mind of regret after giving, wherever he was born, though dwelling in wealth and honor, he could not enjoy the pleasures of this extreme wealth. Stingy and guarded, he did not clothe or feed himself, nor did he give to his wife, children, and relatives, nor did he give to his friends, acquaintances, or to any śramaṇas, brahmins, and the like. Therefore, wise ones, having heard of this causal condition, if you have wealth and possessions, you should practice dāna and not give rise to stinginess. When giving, with a sincere mind present it with your own hands. Having given, rejoice and do not give rise to a mind of regret. One who can give in this way will obtain great retribution, boundless and limitless.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 77.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.77.10) - [Next: 77.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.77.12) - [Up: 77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.77) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.77.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.39) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.77.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.77.11) · Pramāṇa