[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) › 90.42 # 法苑珠林 90.42 法苑珠林 90.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [90.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.42) 又僧祇律云。爾時比丘將一沙彌。歸看親里。路經曠野。中道有非人。化作龍。右繞沙彌以華散上。讚言。善哉。大得善利。捨家出家。不捉金銀及錢。比丘到親里家。問訊已欲還。時親里婦語沙彌言。汝今還去。道逈多乏。可持是錢去市易所須。沙彌受取繫著衣頭而去。中道非人見沙彌持錢在比丘後行。復化作龍來左繞沙彌。以土坌上。說是言。汝失善利。出家修道而捉錢行。沙彌便啼。比丘顧視問沙彌言。汝何故啼。沙彌言。我不憶有過無故得惱。師言。汝有所捉耶。答言。持是錢來。師云。捨棄。棄已非人復如前供養。 > Furthermore, the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya says: At that time, a bhikṣu took a śrāmaṇera along to return to visit his relatives. Their road passed through a wilderness. Midway, an amanushya transformed into a dragon, circumambulated the śrāmaṇera to the right, scattered flowers over him, and praised him, saying: 'Excellent! You have gained great and good benefit! You have abandoned household life to become a renunciant, and do not touch gold, silver, or coins.' The bhikṣu reached the relatives' house, exchanged inquiries, and wished to return. At that time, the wife of the relative said to the śrāmaṇera: 'You are now returning; the road is distant and full of needs. You may take these coins to trade for what you need.' The śrāmaṇera accepted them, tied them to the corner of his garment, and departed. Midway, the amanushya saw the śrāmaṇera carrying coins and walking behind the bhikṣu. Again transforming into a dragon, it came and circumambulated the śrāmaṇera to the left, poured dirt over him, and spoke these words: 'You have lost your good benefit! You left home to cultivate the Way, yet you walk along carrying coins.' The śrāmaṇera then wept. The bhikṣu looked back and asked the śrāmaṇera, 'Why are you weeping?' The śrāmaṇera said: 'I do not recall having any fault, yet for no reason I have been distressed.' His teacher said: 'Are you holding anything?' He answered: 'I have brought these coins.' The teacher said: 'Cast them away.' When he had cast them away, the amanushya again made offerings to him as before. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 90.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.41) - [Next: 90.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.43) - [Up: 90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.90.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [摩訶僧祇律](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.other-vinayas.mahasamghika*zh-buddhabhadra.29.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.42) · Pramāṇa