Udanavarga 4.45
法句譬喻經 4.45
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4.45
長者聞偈意解忘憂，長跪白佛：「此兒宿命作何罪舋，盛美之壽而便中夭？唯願解說本所行罪。」佛告長者：「乃往昔時有一小兒，持弓箭入神樹中戲，邊有三人亦在中看。樹上有雀，小兒欲射，三人勸言：『若能中雀者世稱健兒。』小兒意美引弓射之，中雀即死墮地，三人共笑，助之歡喜而各自去。經歷生死無數劫中，所在相遭共會受罪，其三人者，一人有福今在天上，一人生海中為化生龍王，一人今日長者身是。此小兒者，前生天上為天作子，命終來下為長者作子，墮樹命絕即生海中，為化生龍王作子，即以生日化生金翅鳥王取而食之。」
After these verses were said, Buddha explained that the cause of the untimely death of the young bridegroom was, that in former days he had ruthlessly shot a young sparrow through the body, as he wandered through the garden of his house with three companions; and then after explaining the consequences of this proceeding in each case the World-honoured added these verses:
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- Texts from the Buddhist Canon commonly known as Dhammapada, with accompanying narratives — Samuel Beal, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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- 經律異相 — Classical Chinese