大方便佛報恩經 3.70

3.70

「爾時，摩竭提二國中間有五百賈客，經過嶮路。時估客主將一白狗。爾時伴主初夜煑肉作食。於後夜時，狗偷食之。明日，伴主欲早飲食，求之不得，飢渴所逼，瞋恚內發，手自持刀，斷狗四足，投身坑中，捨之而去。其狗宛轉，受大苦惱。時舍利弗於初夜時，道眼遙見。過夜至旦，著衣持鉢入城乞食已，往詣嶮路，至彼狗所，持食與之。因為說法，示教利喜。狗聞法已，慚愧不樂，却後一七，罪畢得出生於人中。」

"At that time, between the two kingdoms of Magadha, there were five hundred merchants travelling along a perilous road. The merchant leader had a white dog. During the first watch of the night, the caravan leader boiled meat to make food. In the later watch of the night, the dog stole and ate it. Next morning, the caravan leader wished to have an early meal, but could not find the meat. Pressed by hunger and thirst, anger arose within him; taking a blade with his own hand, he cut off the dog's four paws, threw its body into a pit, and abandoned it and left. The dog writhed, suffering great pain and distress. Śāriputra, during the first watch of the night, saw this from afar with his divine eye. When the night had passed and dawn arrived, he put on his robes, took his bowl, and entered the city to beg for food; having done so, he proceeded along the perilous road to where that dog was and gave food to it. He then expounded the Dharma for it, instructing, guiding, benefiting, and gladdening it. Having heard the Dharma, the dog felt shame and remorse, and was disconsolate. Seven days later, its retribution exhausted, it gained rebirth among humans."