諸經要集 4.102

4.102

又大莊嚴論云。佛言。我昔曾聞。迦葉佛時有一法師。為眾說法。於大眾中讚迦葉佛。以是緣故命終生天。於人天中常受快樂。於釋迦文佛般涅槃後百年阿輸迦王時。為大法師得阿羅漢。常有妙香從其口出。時彼法師。去王不遠為眾說法。口中香氣達於王所。王聞香氣心生疑惑。作是思惟。彼比丘者。為和妙香含於口耶。香氣乃爾。作是念已語比丘言。開口漱口。猶有香氣。比丘白王。何故語我張口漱口。時王答言。我聞香氣心生疑故。使張口及以漱口香氣逾盛唯有此香口比丘。餘無有香。王語比丘。願為我說。比丘微笑。即說偈言。

The Mahālaṃkāra-śāstra also states: The Buddha said, "I once heard that in the time of the Buddha Kāśyapa, there was a Dharma master who preached the Dharma for the assembly and praised the Buddha Kāśyapa amidst the great assembly. By this cause, at the end of his life he was born in heaven, constantly enjoying happiness among gods and humans. One hundred years after the parinirvāṇa of the Buddha Śākyamuni, in the time of King Aśoka, he was a great Dharma master and attained arhathood. A wondrous fragrance constantly issued from his mouth. At that time, that Dharma master was preaching the Dharma for the assembly not far from the king. The fragrance from his mouth reached the king's presence. When the king smelled the fragrance, doubt arose in his mind, and he thought: 'Does that bhikṣu mix wondrous incense and hold it in his mouth, that the fragrance is like this?' Having had this thought, he said to the bhikṣu, 'Open your mouth and rinse it.' Yet the fragrance was still there. The bhikṣu addressed the king, 'Why did you tell me to open my mouth and rinse it?' The king replied, 'Because I smelled the fragrance, doubt arose in my mind, so I had you open your mouth and rinse it; yet the fragrance became even more intense. It is only this mouth-fragrant bhikṣu; no one else has this fragrance.' The king said to the bhikṣu, 'Please explain this to me.' The bhikṣu smiled and spoke a verse:"