諸經要集 10.52

10.52

又賢愚經云。佛姨母。摩訶波闍波提。佛已出家。手自紡織。預作一端金色之疊。積心係想唯俟於佛。既得見佛喜發心髓。即持此疊奉上如來。佛告憍曇彌。汝持此疊往奉眾僧。波提重白佛言。自佛出家心每思念。故手自紡織規心俟佛。唯願垂愍為我受之。佛告之曰。知母專心欲用施我。然恩愛心福不弘廣。若施眾僧獲報彌多。我知此事。是以相勸。

Furthermore, the *Damamūka-nidāna-sūtra* states: The Buddha's maternal aunt, Mahāprajāpatī, after the Buddha had left home, spun and wove with her own hands, preparing beforehand a bolt of golden cotton cloth. Storing this thought in her mind and binding her recollection, she waited only for the Buddha. Upon being able to see the Buddha, joy surged to the marrow of her heart, and she promptly took this cloth and presented it to the Tathāgata. The Buddha told Gautamī: 'Take this cloth and go offer it to the Saṃgha.' Prajāpatī addressed the Buddha again, saying: 'Ever since the Buddha left home, my mind has constantly longed for you; therefore, I spun and wove it with my own hands, intending in my heart to wait for the Buddha. I only wish you will deign to pity me and accept it on my behalf.' The Buddha told her: 'I know that mother's focused mind wished to give it to me; however, with a mind of personal affection, the merit is not broad and vast. If you give it to the Saṃgha, the retribution obtained will be far greater. Because I know this matter, I urge you accordingly.'