釋氏要覽 1.421

1.421

外道弟子。尸利毱多。即樹提伽長者姊夫也。以毒和食請佛。及眾齋。佛知亦許之。佛語大眾。待唱僧跋。然後可食。由是眾毒竟無所害○梵摩難國王經云。夫欲施食者。皆當平等不問大小。於是佛令阿難臨飯唱僧跋。僧跋者。眾僧飯皆平等○寄歸傳云。三鉢羅佉多。舊云僧跋。訛也。

A non-Buddhist disciple, Śrīgupta, was the brother-in-law of the elder Jyotiṣka. He mixed poison into food and invited the Buddha and the Saṃgha to a meal. The Buddha knew this and still accepted it. The Buddha said to the great assembly: 'Wait until the saṃbha is chanted, and only then may you eat.' Because of this, the various poisons in the end caused no harm. / The Fanmonan guowang jing says: 'All those who wish to give food should make it equal, regardless of high or low.' Thereupon the Buddha ordered Ānanda to chant the saṃbha at mealtime. Saṃbha means that the food for the Saṃgha is all equal. / The Jigui zhuan says: Saṃprakhyāta; formerly called saṃbha, which is erroneous.