諸經要集 3.15

3.15

The king said to his ministers: 'Through offering sand to the Buddha I have obtained such retribution; how could I fail to cultivate reverence toward the Bhagavat?' The king later sought out the stupas and shrines of the Buddha's disciples—Kāśyapa, Ānanda, and the others who lived during the Buddha's time. He visited the stupa sites in person, fully expressed his grief, reproached himself, cultivated reverence, and set forth various kinds of offerings. He further erected great stupas, donating one hundred thousand ounces of precious gems for the worship of each stupa. Next he came to the stupa of Vakkula to make offerings. The king asked: 'What merit did he possess?' The venerable Upagupta replied: 'He was foremost in freedom from disease, but he never spoke a single sentence of the Dharma to anyone, remaining silent and without words.' The king said: 'I will offer him only a single coin.' The ministers said to the king: 'Since all merit is equal, why do you make an offering of only a single coin here?' The king said to them: 'Listen to my verse:'