法苑珠林 77.39

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又付法藏經云。時有僧伽耶舍羅漢。有大智慧言辭清辯。昔雖出家未證道迹。游行大海邊見一宮殿。七寶莊嚴光明殊勝。僧伽耶舍見時以到。即往彼宮說偈乞食云。

Furthermore, the Fu fazang jing states: At that time, there was the arhat Saṃghayaśas, who possessed great wisdom and clear, eloquent speech. Formerly, although he had gone forth, he had not yet realized the stages of the path. Wandering along the shore of the great ocean, he saw a palace adorned with the seven jewels, whose radiance was exceptionally magnificent. Seeing that the time [for begging] had arrived, Saṃghayaśas went to that palace and recited a verse to beg for food, saying: