諸經要集 10.79

10.79

又大莊嚴論云。我昔曾聞。有一比丘次第乞食。至穿珠家立於門外。時彼珠師。為於國王穿摩尼珠。比丘衣赤。往映彼珠。其色紅赤。彼穿珠師。即入其舍為比丘取食。時有一鵝。見珠赤色其狀似肉。即便吞之。珠師持食以施比丘。尋即覓珠不知所在。此珠價貴。珠師貧急。語比丘言。得我珠耶。比丘恐殺鵝取珠。當設何計得免斯患。即說偈言。

The *Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā* also states: "I once heard of old: There was a monk who was begging for food in succession. He came to the house of a pearl borer and stood outside the gate. At that time, the pearl borer was boring a maṇi pearl for the king. The monk's robe was red, and its reflection cast upon the pearl made its color crimson. The pearl borer then entered his house to fetch food for the monk. At that time, there was a goose who saw the red color of the pearl resembling the appearance of meat, and thereupon swallowed it. The pearl borer brought the food to give as alms to the monk, and immediately looked for the pearl, but did not know where it was. This pearl was of great value; the pearl borer was poor and pressed, so he said to the monk: 'Did you take my pearl?' The monk feared that he would kill the goose to retrieve the pearl. Wondering what plan he should devise to avert this calamity, he immediately spoke a verse: