佛說觀佛三昧海經 10.35

10.35

「復次阿難！譬如長者多饒財寶，無諸子息唯有一女。是時長者年過百歲，自知朽邁將死不久：『我此財寶無男兒故財應屬王。』作是思惟，喚其女子密告之言：『今有妙寶寶中上者當用遺汝，汝得此寶密藏令堅莫令王知。』女受父勅，持摩尼珠及諸珍寶藏之糞穢，室家大小皆亦不知。值世飢饉女夫告妻：『我家貧窮困於衣食，汝可他行求自活處。』妻白夫言：『我父長者臨命終時，以寶賜我，今在某處君可取之。』時夫掘取大獲珍寶并如意珠，持如意珠，燒香禮拜先發願言：『為我雨食。』隨語即雨百味飲食，如是種種隨意得寶。時夫得已告其妻言：『卿如天女能賜我寶，汝藏此寶我尚不知，況復他人？』」

"Furthermore, Ānanda! For example, an elder had abundant wealth and treasures, but no sons, having only one daughter. The elder, then over a hundred years of age, knew that he was decrepit and that death would come soon: 'Because I have no sons, these wealth and treasures of mine should belong to the king.' Having thought this, he called his daughter and secretly told her: 'I now have an exquisite jewel, the supreme among jewels, which I will bestow upon you. When you obtain this jewel, hide it secretly and securely, and do not let the king know of it.' The daughter received her father's instruction, took the maṇi-pearl and the other precious gems, and hid them in filth, so that neither the elders nor the youngsters in the household knew of it. During a time of famine, the daughter's husband said to his wife: 'Our family is poor and destitute, troubled for food and clothing; you may go elsewhere to find a place to sustain your life.' The wife said to her husband: 'When my father the elder was on the verge of death, he bestowed treasures upon me. They are now in such-and-such a place; you may retrieve them.' The husband then dug them up and obtained great treasures along with a cintāmaṇi. Holding the cintāmaṇi, he burned incense, made prostrations, and first made this vow: 'Rain down food for me!' In accordance with his words, it immediately rained down food and drink of a hundred flavors. In this way, he obtained various treasures as he wished. Having obtained them, the husband said to his wife: 'You are like a divine maiden capable of bestowing treasures upon me. Even I did not know that you had hidden these treasures, how much less could others know?'"