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Buddha Speaks the Sutra on the Arising of Actions (佛說興起行經)


佛說食馬麥宿緣經第九

Sutra on the Buddha's Past Karma of Eating Horse Feed, Chapter 9

聞如是:

Thus have I heard:

一時佛在阿耨大泉,與大比丘眾五百人俱,皆是羅漢,六通神足。

Once, the Buddha was at the Anavatapta Lake, together with a community of five hundred great monks. All of them were arhats, possessing the six supernormal powers and complete spiritual mastery.

佛告舍利弗:「過去久遠世,時佛名毘婆葉如來、至真、等正覺、明行成為、善逝、世間解、無上士、道法御、天人師,號佛、世尊,在槃頭摩跋城中,與大比丘眾十六萬八千人俱。王名槃頭,與群臣、庶民、清信士女,以四事供養毘婆葉如來及眾,終已無乏。爾時,城中有婆羅門,名因提耆利,博達梵志四圍典籍,亦知尼揵筭術,及婆羅門戒,教五百童子。
「王設會先請佛,佛便默然許之。王還具饌,種種濃美,及設床座,氍氀𣰅㲪。辦已畢,王執香爐,於座上長跪啟曰:『今時已到,唯願屈尊。』時毘婆葉佛,見時已至,便勅大眾,著衣持鉢,當就王請。大眾圍遶,往詣王宮,就座而坐。王即下食,手自斟酌種種餚饍。
「爾時,有一比丘,名曰彌勒,時病不行。佛及大眾,食已各還,還時,皆為諸病比丘請食。過梵志山,見食香美,便興妬嫉意曰:『此髠頭沙門,正應食馬麥,不應食此甘饌之供。』告諸童子:『汝等見此髠頭道人,食於甘美餚饍不?』諸童子曰:『爾實見。此等師主,亦應食馬麥。』」

At that time, there was a monk named Maitreya who was ill and unable to travel. After the Buddha and the great assembly had finished their meal and were returning, they all brought food back for the sick monks. As they passed by the Brahmin's hill, they saw that the food was fragrant and delicious, and so they became envious and said, "These shaven-headed ascetics should be eating horse fodder, not such fine food." They said to the children, "Do you see these shaven-headed monks eating delicious dishes?" The children replied, "Yes, we do. Their teacher too should be eating horse fodder."

佛語舍利弗:「汝知爾時山王婆羅門不?則我身是;爾時五百童子者,今五百羅漢是;爾時病比丘彌勒者,則今彌勒菩薩是。」佛語舍利弗:「我爾時興妬嫉,意言是輩不應食甘饍,正應食馬麥耳,及卿等亦云如是。以是因緣,我及卿等,經歷地獄,無數千歲。今雖成佛,爾時殘緣,我及卿等,於毘蘭邑,故食馬麥九十日。我爾時不言與佛馬麥,但言與比丘,以是故,我今得食㨶麥仁;以卿等加言,當與佛麥故,今日卿等,食著皮麥耳。」
於是,世尊說宿緣偈言:
「我本為梵志, 所學甚廣博。
教授五百童, 在於樹園中。
在毘葉佛世, 形罵諸比丘,
不應食粳粮, 正應食馬麥。
汝等童子說, 實如師所道,
并及此等師, 亦應食馬麥。
以是因緣故, 久受地獄苦。
爾時殘餘殃, 亦五百比丘,
婆羅門時請, 當會毘蘭邑,
與卿食馬麥, 九十日不減。
因緣終不朽, 亦不著虛空。
當護三因緣, 莫犯身、口、意。
今我成佛道, 得為三界將,
阿耨大泉中, 自說先世緣。」
佛語舍利弗:「汝觀如來,眾惡已盡,諸善普具,諸天、龍、神、帝王、臣民、一切眾生,皆欲度之,尚不能得免宿世餘殃,況愚冥、未得道者?」
佛語舍利弗:「當學護三因緣,莫犯身、口、意。舍利弗!當學如是。」
佛說是已,舍利弗及五百羅漢、阿耨大龍王、八部鬼神,聞佛所說,歡喜受行。

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