釋氏要覽 2.146

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又名吉祥缾智度論云。譬如有人患貧。供養諸天求富。滿十二年。天慜其志。賜與一缾。告曰。此名德瓶。凡有所須。皆自瓶出。其人久貧乍富。人皆怪問。遂出缾示人。見種種物。從缾涌出。其人嬌逸登缾舞蹈。其缾即破。諸物皆失。此喻持戒人。應生天上。受自然樂。若憍逸自恣爾。如缾破一切皆失。

Also called the Auspicious Flask. The Mahāprajñāpāramitōpadeśa says: 'It is like a person who suffered from poverty and made offerings to the devas seeking wealth. When twelve years were fulfilled, a deva pitied his intention and bestowed a flask upon him, saying, "This is called the Flask of Virtue; whatever you need will all come forth from the flask." This person, having been poor for so long, suddenly became rich, and everyone wondered and asked about it. Thereupon he brought out the flask and showed it to people, and they saw various objects surging forth from the flask. The person grew arrogant and reckless, stepped onto the flask, and danced. The flask thereupon broke, and all the things were lost. This is a metaphor for one who upholds the precepts: he should be born in heaven and enjoy natural bliss, but if he becomes arrogant, reckless, and self-indulgent, it is like the flask breaking and everything being lost.'