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大正藏第 32 冊 No. 1689 請賓頭盧法
No. 1689
請賓頭盧法
宋沙門釋慧簡譯
天竺國有優婆塞國王長者。若設一切會。常請賓頭盧頗羅墮誓阿羅漢賓頭盧者字也。頗羅墮誓者姓也。其人為樹提長者現神足故。佛擯之不聽涅槃。敕令為末法四部眾作福田。請時于靜處燒香禮拜。向天竺摩梨山。至心稱名言。大德賓頭盧頗羅墮誓。受佛教敕。為末法人作福田。愿受我請。於此處食。若新作屋舍。亦應請之言。愿受我請。於此舍床敷止宿。若普請眾僧澡浴時。亦應請之言。愿受我請。於此洗浴。及未明前具香湯凈水澡豆楊枝。香油調和冷暖。如人浴法。開戶請入。然後閉戶。如人浴訖頃。眾僧乃入。凡會食澡浴。要須一切請僧至心求解脫。不疑不昧。信心清凈。然後可屈。近世有一長者聞說賓頭盧阿羅漢受佛教敕為末法人作福田。即如法施設大會。至心請賓頭盧。氍氀下遍佈華。欲以驗之。大眾食訖。發氍氀華皆萎。懊惱自責。不知過所從來。更復精竭。審問經師。重設大會。如前華亦復皆萎。復更傾竭盡家財產。復作大會。猶亦如前。懊惱自責。更請百餘法師。求請所失。懺謝罪過。如向上座一人年老。四布悔其愆咎。上座告之。汝三會請我。我皆受請。汝自
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大正藏第 32 冊 No. 1689 請賓頭盧法
No. 1689
請賓頭盧法
宋沙門釋慧簡譯
天竺（India）國有優婆塞（Upasaka，在家男居士）國王長者。若設一切會，常請賓頭盧·頗羅墮誓（Pindola Bharadvaja）（阿羅漢，賓頭盧是他的名字，頗羅墮誓是他的姓氏）。其人為樹提長者現神足（神通）故，佛擯之不聽涅槃（Nirvana）。敕令為末法（Dharma-ending Age）四部眾（比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷）作福田。請時于靜處燒香禮拜，向天竺摩梨山，至心稱名言：『大德賓頭盧·頗羅墮誓，受佛教敕，為末法人作福田，愿受我請，於此處食。』若新作屋舍，亦應請之言：『愿受我請，於此舍床敷止宿。』若普請眾僧澡浴時，亦應請之言：『愿受我請，於此洗浴。』及未明前具香湯凈水澡豆楊枝，香油調和冷暖，如人浴法，開戶請入，然後閉戶，如人浴訖頃，眾僧乃入。凡會食澡浴，要須一切請僧至心求解脫，不疑不昧，信心清凈，然後可屈。近世有一長者聞說賓頭盧阿羅漢受佛教敕為末法人作福田，即如法施設大會，至心請賓頭盧，氍氀（一種毛織地毯）下遍佈華，欲以驗之。大眾食訖，發氍氀華皆萎，懊惱自責，不知過所從來。更復精竭，審問經師，重設大會，如前華亦復皆萎。復更傾竭盡家財產，復作大會，猶亦如前。懊惱自責，更請百餘法師，求請所失，懺謝罪過。如向上座一人年老，四布悔其愆咎。上座告之：『汝三會請我，我皆受請，汝自'
【English Translation】 English version
Tripitaka Volume 32 No. 1689 The Method of Inviting Pindola
No. 1689
The Method of Inviting Pindola
Translated by Śramaṇa Shi Huijian of the Song Dynasty
In India, there was a Upasaka (layman) king and elder. Whenever he held any gathering, he would always invite Pindola Bharadvaja (an Arhat, Pindola being his name and Bharadvaja his surname). Because he displayed his divine powers for the Elder Sudatta, the Buddha forbade him from entering Nirvana and ordered him to be a field of merit for the fourfold assembly (bhikshus, bhikshunis, upasakas, and upasikas) in the Dharma-ending Age. When inviting him, one should burn incense and prostrate in a quiet place, facing Mount Malaya in India, sincerely calling his name, saying: 'Venerable Pindola Bharadvaja, having received the Buddha's command to be a field of merit for the people of the Dharma-ending Age, I beseech you to accept my invitation and dine here.' If newly building a house, one should also invite him, saying: 'I beseech you to accept my invitation and rest on this bed in this house.' If universally inviting the Sangha for bathing, one should also invite him, saying: 'I beseech you to accept my invitation and bathe here.' Before dawn, prepare fragrant soup, clean water, soap beans, willow branches, and fragrant oil, adjusting the temperature to be warm, according to the custom of bathing. Open the door and invite him in, then close the door. After a time as if a person had finished bathing, the Sangha may then enter. For all gatherings for dining and bathing, it is necessary to sincerely seek liberation by inviting the Sangha, without doubt or ignorance, with pure faith, and then one may invite him. In recent times, there was an elder who heard that Arhat Pindola had received the Buddha's command to be a field of merit for the people of the Dharma-ending Age. He then arranged a grand gathering according to the Dharma, sincerely inviting Pindola, and spread flowers under a rug to test him. After the assembly had finished eating, when the rug was lifted, all the flowers had withered. He was distressed and blamed himself, not knowing where the fault came from. He further exhausted himself, carefully questioning the sutra masters, and held another grand gathering. As before, the flowers withered again. He further exhausted all his family's wealth and held another grand gathering, but it was still the same as before. Distressed and blaming himself, he invited over a hundred Dharma masters to seek what was lost and repent for his transgressions. An elderly senior monk then publicly confessed his faults. The senior monk told him: 'You invited me to three gatherings, and I accepted all the invitations. You yourself'
使奴門中見遮。以我年老衣服弊壞。謂是被擯。賴提沙門不肯見前。我以汝請欲強入。汝奴以杖打我。頭破額右角瘡。是第二會亦來。復不見前。我又欲強入。復打我頭額中瘡。是第三會亦來。如前被打。頭額左角瘡。是皆汝自為之。何所懊惋。言已不現。長者乃知是賓頭盧。自爾以來。諸人設福皆不敢復遮門。若得賓頭盧。其坐華即不萎。若新立房舍床榻。欲請賓頭盧時。皆當香湯灑地。燃香油燈。新床新褥奮綿敷之。以白練覆綿上。初夜如法請之。還閉房戶。慎勿輕慢窺看。皆各至心信其必來。精誠感徹。無不至也。來則耨上現有臥處。浴室亦現用湯水處。受大會請時。或在上坐。或在中坐。或在下坐。現作隨處僧形。人求其異終不可得。去後見坐處華不萎乃知之矣。
請賓頭盧法
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：他（賓頭盧 Pindola，十六阿羅漢之一）讓我從奴僕的門進入，因為我年老且衣衫襤褸，他們認為我被驅逐了。幸虧提沙沙門（Tissa，一位僧人）不願意見我。我因為你的請求想要強行進入，你的奴僕用杖打我，頭破了，右額角受傷。第二次集會我也來了，仍然不讓我進去。我又想強行進入，又被打傷了頭部，額頭中間受傷。第三次集會我也來了，像之前一樣被打，頭額左角受傷。這些都是你親自造成的，你有什麼可懊惱的呢？』說完就不見了。長者這才知道是賓頭盧。從那以後，人們設齋供養時，都不敢再阻攔賓度羅進入。如果能請到賓度羅，他坐過的花就不會凋謝。如果新建了房屋和床榻，想要邀請賓度羅時，都應當用香湯灑地，點燃香油燈，用新床新褥鋪設好，用白色的絲綢覆蓋在棉絮上。初夜時按照儀軌迎請他，然後關上房門，切勿輕慢窺視。大家都應該至誠相信他一定會來。只要精誠感應，沒有不來的。他來之後，褥子上會顯現出臥過的痕跡，浴室裡也會顯現出用過的湯水痕跡。接受大型齋會邀請時，他或者坐在上座，或者坐在中座，或者坐在下座，顯現出隨處可見的僧人形象，人們想要發現他的特殊之處，最終也無法找到。他離開后，看到他坐過的地方花朵沒有凋謝，才知道是他來了。 迎請賓度羅的方法
【English Translation】 English version: 'He (Pindola, one of the Sixteen Arhats) made me enter through the servants' gate because I am old and my clothes are tattered, and they thought I was being banished. Fortunately, the Shramana Tissa (a monk) was unwilling to see me. Because of your request, I wanted to force my way in, and your servant struck me with a staff, breaking my head and injuring my right forehead. I came to the second assembly as well, but they still wouldn't let me in. I wanted to force my way in again, and I was struck on the head again, injuring the middle of my forehead. I came to the third assembly as well, and I was struck as before, injuring the left corner of my forehead. All of this you did yourself, so what is there to regret?' Having said this, he disappeared. The elder then realized it was Pindola. From then on, when people held feasts, they dared not prevent Pindola from entering again. If Pindola could be invited, the flowers he sat on would not wither. If new houses and beds were built, and they wanted to invite Pindola, they should sprinkle the ground with fragrant water, light fragrant oil lamps, and spread new beds and mattresses, covering the cotton with white silk. On the first night, invite him according to the ritual, and then close the door, being careful not to disrespectfully peek. Everyone should sincerely believe that he will surely come. As long as there is sincere resonance, there is no one who will not come. After he comes, there will be traces of lying down on the mattress, and traces of used hot water in the bathroom. When accepting invitations to large feasts, he may sit in the upper seat, or in the middle seat, or in the lower seat, appearing as a monk in any place, and people who want to find his special characteristics will ultimately not be able to find them. After he leaves, seeing that the flowers in the place where he sat have not withered, they will know that it was him. The Method of Inviting Pindola