法苑珠林 91.66

91.66

又佛本行經云。爾時世尊乞食時至。著衣持鉢獨自而行。欲乞於食。漸漸到彼大兵將村。入彼邑已。即詣兵將婆羅門家。到其家已。即便進入於其門內。鋪座而坐。爾時兵將大婆羅門。有於二女。一名難陀。二名波羅。時彼二女出向佛邊。到佛所已頂禮佛足。却住一面。佛為說法得須陀洹果。乞受三歸五戒已。即取佛鉢將好香美飲食。滿盛鉢中以用奉佛。爾時世尊受彼食已。從村而出。爾時提婆大婆羅門。從他轉聞彼大沙門來至於此。聞已即作思念。我昔曾請彼大沙門許施飲食。我今貧煎。當作何計。妻報夫提婆言。乞聽可說。未審爾不。我憶往昔年少之時。兵將大婆羅門。曾弄於我。欲求世事。我時不聽。彼暫指觸。而今聖夫將我與彼行於世事。從其隨索多少錢物。得以而為彼大沙門作食布施。爾時提婆報其妻言。此事不然。我婆羅門理不合作如是之事。其提婆即詣兵將所白言。善哉善哉。唯願借貸我五百錢。若我能償此事善哉。脫不能償。我之夫婦二人詳共入汝家語汝作力。爾時兵將即與提婆錢足五百。而語之言。汝今將去隨意所用。其事若訖更不得轉從他借貸持以償我。如汝所要身自出力覓錢與我。爾時提婆從兵將邊。依法受取五百錢已。至自己家付與其妻。備辦飲食。即詣林中。而往佛邊。欲請如來。善哉大德沙門瞿曇。唯願受我明日飯食。是時世尊默然受請。辭佛而去。至自己家。城內一切衖陌皆賣熟食。爾時提婆即於彼夜嚴備多種甘美飲食。其夜悉辦如是諸味。過夜天明家內灑掃鋪床座訖。即至佛邊長跪諮白。飲食已辦。願赴我家。爾時世尊既至食時。著衣持鉢漸漸而行。至提婆家隨鋪而坐。夫婦自手擎持多種微妙清淨眾味飲食。立於佛前以奉世尊。唯願如來自恣而食。是時提婆奉佛食訖。別於佛邊鋪座而坐。坐已世尊即為提婆如應說法。令歡喜已。從座而起隨意而去。爾時提婆送佛而出。其提婆妻從他借衣著。見佛出還即便解衣。置於一處。而掃除地。時有一賊。忽爾來偷其衣將去。時妻為失衣故心大愁惱。提婆送佛還家見婦迷亂。即便問言。何故如是煩惱。妻報夫言。當知所借衣。不知誰偷。忽然失去。是時提婆聞此語已。心地迷悶不知所為。作如是言。我以從他貸五百錢。用為供具。汝今從他借衣而著。忽復失去。我家貧短以何備償。當作何計。爾時提婆求欲自死。即便往至屍陀林中。上大樹上欲自撲地。而不能墮。即復大愁。然彼賊人執其衣裳至屍陀林。忽爾還來。在於提婆所上樹下。掘地埋之。以土覆上。於上大便放訖而去。時彼提婆在於樹上。遙見此事。賊去以後從樹而下。掘取其衣。還將向舍。時提婆妻掃除舍內處處分除。其屋一角忽然自陷。低頭觀覩。地下見有一赤銅瓶。其中有金。乃至略說。見第二瓶第三第四悉皆是瓶。更復觀看其下。更見一赤銅甕。亦滿中金。彼見金已即大驚噭。指示夫言。聖夫聖夫。速來速來。我已得之。爾時提婆聞婦聲已。作是思惟。此婦可憐。何故失心。如是誑語。云我已得於物其前他處借衣失去。我已得衣。衣現在此何故唱言。我已得之。是時提婆將衣入家。問其妻言。居家著者。汝何所得。彼婦即便指示其金。語言聖夫。我得於此也。是時提婆復語妻言。汝所失衣我亦得也。而彼婦取衣向所借處還歸其主。爾時提婆作是思惟。我今獨自不能淹消。爾多許金。即便携將五百錢。直還向兵將邊。而償其債。到已語彼大兵將言。我從仁者貸五百錢。金以還汝。是時兵將語提婆言。我前語汝不得從他舉錢償我。唯出自家身力償我。提婆復言。我不從他貸取此物。兵將復問。汝從何得。提婆報言。我從地得此之金藏。彼不承信爾時提婆即將兵將。到自己家示其金藏。爾時兵將見一聚炭。語提婆言。汝何誑也。語我是炭。用作金相。是時提婆復更重語彼兵將言。此實真金。非是火炭。如是再三過三已。以手觸彼金藏唱示言。此是金非炭。復作誓願。如我善業因緣力故得此金者。乞示兵將見。如此語已炭即為金。兵將見此地藏金已。復問。汝今供養阿誰。為天為仙。并及善人。而彼與汝如是願報。提婆報言。我於今日。家唯供養是大沙門。奉施飯食。感應藉彼功德果報當成。兵將報言。此之金藏悉皆是彼善業因緣故生。此報無人能奪。無人所斷。汝莫作疑。安隱而食。

Furthermore, the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra says: At that time, when it was time for the World-Honoured One to beg for food, he put on his robes, took his bowl, and walked alone wishing to beg for food. Gradually he arrived at that general's village. Having entered the town, he went straight to the house of the general, who was a brāhmaṇa. Having reached his house, he entered within his gates, laid out a seat, and sat down. At that time, the great general brāhmaṇa had two daughters: the first was named Nandā, and the second was named Bālā. Then those two daughters came out toward the Buddha. Having arrived at the Buddha's place, they bowed their heads to the Buddha's feet and withdrew to stand to one side. The Buddha expounded the Dharma to them, and they attained the fruit of srotāpanna. Having requested and received the three refuges and the five precepts, they immediately took the Buddha's bowl, filled it with fine, delicious food, and offered it to the Buddha. At that time, having received their food, the World-Honoured One departed from the village. At that time, the great brāhmaṇa Deva heard from others that the great śramaṇa had arrived there. Having heard this, he reflected: 'Formerly, I invited that great śramaṇa and promised to provide him with food and drink. Now I am tormented by poverty; what plan can I make?' His wife replied to her husband Deva, saying: 'Please listen to what I may say, though I do not know whether it is right or not. I remember in past years when I was young, the great general brāhmaṇa once flirted with me, wanting to pursue worldly affairs. At that time I did not consent, but he briefly made improper contact. Now, my noble husband, send me to him to engage in worldly affairs, and demand from him whatever amount of money and goods [he can give]; with that, we can prepare food to give as alms to that great śramaṇa.' At that time Deva replied to his wife, saying: 'This is not right. We brāhmaṇas by right must not do such a thing.' Thereupon Deva went to the general's place and said: 'Excellent, excellent! I only wish that you would lend me five hundred coins. If I can repay them, that will be excellent. If by chance I cannot repay them, we two, husband and wife, will together enter your household, as you say, and do labor for you.' Then the general immediately gave Deva a full five hundred coins and said to him: 'Now take them and use them as you wish. When the matter is concluded, you may not borrow from others to repay me; according to your promise, you must exert your own personal effort to earn the money and give it to me.' At that time Deva, having received the five hundred coins according to custom from the general, returned to his own home and handed them to his wife to prepare the food and drink. He then went into the grove to the Buddha's place, wishing to invite the Tathāgata: 'Excellent, O Great Virtuous One, Śramaṇa Gautama! I only wish you would accept my meal tomorrow.' Then the World-Honoured One accepted the invitation in silence. Taking leave of the Buddha, he departed and arrived at his own house. In the city, cooked food was sold in all the streets and alleys. At that time Deva, during that night, carefully prepared many kinds of sweet and delicious foods. That night, all such flavors were prepared. When the night passed and dawn broke, having swept the inside of his house and arranged the couches and seats, he went to the Buddha's place, knelt down on both knees, and announced: 'The food and drink have been prepared; please deign to come to my home.' At that time, when the time for eating had arrived, the World-Honoured One put on his robes, took his bowl, walked gradually, and arrived at Deva's house, where he sat upon the arranged seat. The husband and wife held with their own hands many kinds of exquisite, pure, and varied foods, and stood before the Buddha to offer them to the World-Honoured One, [saying]: 'We only wish the Tathāgata will eat at his pleasure.' When Deva had finished serving food to the Buddha, he separately laid out a seat beside the Buddha and sat down. After he sat down, the World-Honoured One expounded the Dharma to Deva as appropriate. Having caused him to rejoice, he rose from his seat and departed at his pleasure. At that time Deva escorted the Buddha out. Deva's wife had borrowed clothes from another to wear; seeing that the Buddha had left, she immediately took off the clothes, placed them in one spot, and swept the floor. At that time a thief suddenly came, stole her clothes, and took them away. Because she had lost the clothes, the wife was greatly sorrowful and distressed in mind. When Deva returned home after escorting the Buddha, he saw his wife in confusion and agitation, and immediately asked: 'Why are you so distressed?' The wife replied to her husband, saying: 'You should know that the borrowed clothes—I do not know who stole them—are suddenly lost.' When Deva heard these words, his mind became faint and bewildered, not knowing what to do. He spoke thus: 'I already borrowed five hundred coins from another to use as offerings. Now you borrowed clothes from another to wear, and suddenly they are lost again. Our household is poor and destitute; with what can we repay? What plan can be made?' Then Deva sought to kill himself. He immediately went to the śītavana cemetery, climbed up a large tree, and wished to throw himself to the ground, but he could not fall; thereupon he was in great sorrow again. However, that thief, holding the clothes, came to the śītavana cemetery, and suddenly came back right under the tree that Deva had climbed. He dug the ground, buried them, covered them with dirt, defecated on top, and departed when finished. At that time, Deva was up in the tree and saw this matter from afar. After the thief had left, he climbed down from the tree, dug up the clothes, and took them back toward his house. Meanwhile, Deva's wife was sweeping inside the house, clearing things section by section. One corner of the house suddenly caved in on its own. Lowering her head to look, she saw an earthen bronze jar in the ground containing gold. And so forth, down to, in brief, she saw a second jar, a third, and a fourth; all were such jars. Looking further beneath them, she saw another large bronze urn, also filled with gold. Having seen the gold, she cried out in great astonishment, pointing to show her husband, saying: 'Noble husband, noble husband! Come quickly, come quickly! I have found it!' At that time Deva heard his wife's voice and thought: 'Pitiable is this woman! Why has she lost her mind and made such wild talk, saying, "I have found goods"? Earlier, the clothes borrowed from elsewhere were lost. I have now found the clothes; the clothes are right here. Why does she cry out, "I have found it"?' Then Deva brought the clothes into the house and asked his wife: 'You who stay in the house, what have you found?' The wife thereupon pointed out the gold to him, saying to her noble husband: 'I found this here.' Then Deva also said to his wife: 'The clothes you lost, I have also found.' The woman took the clothes to the place where they had been borrowed and returned them to their owner. Then Deva thought: 'I cannot consume and exhaust so much gold alone.' He immediately took five hundred coins and went straight back to the general to repay his debt. Having arrived, he said to the great general: 'I borrowed five hundred coins from you, the humane one; here is the money to return to you.' Then the general said to Deva: 'I told you before that you may not borrow money from others to repay me, but must only use your own physical labor to repay me.' Deva said again: 'I did not borrow this from another.' The general asked again: 'Where did you get it?' Deva replied: 'I found this treasure of gold from the earth.' The general did not believe him. At that time Deva brought the general to his own house to show him the treasure of gold. At that time the general saw a heap of charcoal, and said to Deva: 'Why do you deceive me? Telling me that this charcoal is gold!' Then Deva spoke once more to that general: 'This is truly real gold, not charcoal.' He repeated this two and three times. After the third time, he touched the treasure of gold with his hand and called out: 'This is gold, not charcoal!' He also made a vow: 'If by the power of the causes and conditions of my wholesome karma I obtained this gold, I pray that the general may see it.' Having spoken thus, the charcoal immediately became gold. Having seen this gold hidden in the ground, the general asked again: 'Whom did you make offerings to today? Was it a deva, an immortal, or a good man, that he granted you such retribution in fulfillment of your wish?' Deva replied: 'Today, my household made offerings solely to that great śramaṇa, presenting a gift of food. Through sympathetic resonance relying on the merit thereof, the fruit of retribution was destined to be accomplished.' The general replied: 'This treasure of gold has all arisen on account of the causes and conditions of your wholesome karma. No one can seize this retribution, and no one can cut it off. Do not doubt; eat and enjoy it in peace.'