法苑珠林 77.23

77.23

Furthermore, the *Yijiao sanmei jing* says: This Luoxunyu in a past life was the son of a worthy man. As a person, he was envious and jealous. Whenever he saw a śramaṇa coming to beg alms, he would block the doorway and say, “The master is not at home.” When the śramaṇa went to other houses, he would also pull shut the doors of those other houses and say, “The master is not at home.” Therefore, today he could not obtain alms. Just when he saw others joyfully making offerings of food and drink in gathering, he thought, “I also want to become a śramaṇa.” Therefore today he was destitute like this.