大方便佛報恩經 3.35
English (machine translation) 3.35
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3.35
"Then the ṛṣi replied to the great king, saying: 'My poor self has this single daughter, young and ignorant, without knowledge or understanding. Since childhood she has lived in these deep mountains, unacquainted with human affairs, wearing grass and eating fruit. Why would the king now wish to take notice of her? Furthermore, this girl was born of an animal.' He then explained the previous events in detail to the king. The king said: 'Even so, there is no harm.' He asked her father: 'Where is the deer-girl now?' He answered the great king: 'She is here in the grass cave.' The great king then entered the cave, saw the deer-girl, and felt joy in his heart. He at once bathed her in perfumed warm water, adorned her body with famous robes and fine clothing, and necklaces of a hundred jewels, mounted her on a great, renowned elephant, and with hundreds of thousands of escorts playing instrumental music and songs, returned to his own kingdom. The deer-girl, having never seen such a great multitude since she was born, was alarmed and terrified in her heart."
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