[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) › 81.50 # 法苑珠林 81.50 法苑珠林 81.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [81.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.50) 又雜寶藏經云。昔拘留沙國有惡生王。詣園堂上見一金猫。從東北角入西南角。王時見已即遣人掘。得一銅盆。盆受三斛。滿中金錢。漸漸深掘復得一盆。如是次第得三重盆。各受三斛。悉滿金錢。轉復傍掘經於五里。步步之中盡得銅盆。皆滿金錢。王雖得錢悑不敢用。怪其所以。即詣尊者迦旃延所。說其因緣。尊者答王。此王宿因所獲福報。但用無苦。王即請問往昔因緣。尊者答王。乃往過去九十一劫。毘婆尸佛入般涅槃後。遺法之中有諸比丘。四衢道頭施座置鉢。在上教化。而作是言。誰有人能舉財著此堅牢藏中。若入此藏王賊水火所不能奪。時有貧人。先因賣薪得錢三文。見僧教化歡喜布施。即以此錢重著鉢中。發願而去。去家五里步步歡喜。到門欲入。復遙向僧至心頂禮。發願而入。時貧人者今王身是。緣昔三錢歡喜施僧。世世尊貴常得如是。三重銅盆滿中金錢。緣五里中步步歡喜。常於五里有此金錢。以是因緣。若布施時應當至心。歡喜施與勿生悔心。 > Furthermore, the Saṃyuktaratnapiṭaka Sūtra states: In the past, in the kingdom of Kuru, there was King Duṣprasaha. Going to the hall of the garden, he saw a golden cat entering the southwest corner from the northeast corner. Seeing this, the king immediately sent people to dig, and they found a bronze basin. The basin held three hu and was filled with gold coins. Digging gradually deeper, they found another basin. In this sequence, they obtained three layers of basins, each holding three hu, all filled with gold coins. Digging further sideways over five li, at every step they found bronze basins, all filled with gold coins. Although the king obtained the coins, he was afraid and did not dare to use them, wondering at the cause. He immediately went to Venerable Kātyāyana and explained the circumstances. The Venerable replied to the king: 'This is the meritorious reward obtained from the king's past causes; simply use them without worry.' The king then asked about the past circumstances. The Venerable replied to the king: 'Ninety-one kalpas ago in the past, after the Buddha Vipaśyin entered parinirvāṇa, in his remaining Dharma there were monks who set up a seat and placed a bowl at the crossroads, teaching from above and saying: "Who is able to place wealth into this secure storehouse? If it enters this storehouse, kings, thieves, water, and fire cannot take it away." At that time, there was a poor man who had previously earned three copper coins from selling firewood. Seeing the monks teaching, he joyfully gave them, placing these coins into the bowl, making a vow, and leaving. Five li away from home, he was joyful at every step. Arriving at the door to enter, he once more faced the monks from afar, sincerely bowed his head in veneration, made a vow, and entered. That poor man was the king's present body. Because in the past he joyfully gave three coins to the monks, he has been honored generation after generation, constantly obtaining three layers of bronze basins filled with gold coins like this. Because he was joyful at every step over the five li, he constantly possesses these gold coins over five li. For this reason, when practicing giving, one should do so with a sincere mind, giving joyfully without giving rise to regret.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 81.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.49) - [Next: 81.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.51) - [Up: 81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.81.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.50) · Pramāṇa