[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [雜譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207) › 1.40 # 雜譬喻經 1.40 雜譬喻經 1.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.40) 外國時有惡雨，若墮江湖河井城池水中，人食此水，令人狂醉七日乃解。時有國王多智善相，惡雨雲起王以知之，便蓋一井令雨不入。時百官群臣食惡雨水，舉朝皆狂脫衣赤裸，泥土塗頭而坐王廳上，唯王一人獨不狂也，服常所著衣天冠瓔珞坐于本床。一切群臣不自知狂，反謂王為大狂，「何故所著獨爾？」眾人皆相謂言：「此非小事，思共宜之。」王恐諸臣欲反，便自怖懅語諸臣言：「我有良藥能愈此病，諸人小停，待我服藥須臾當出。」王便入宮脫所著服，以泥塗面須臾還出，一切群臣見皆大喜謂法應爾，不自知狂。七日之後群臣醒悟大自慚愧，各著衣冠而來朝會，王故如前赤裸而坐，諸臣皆驚怪而問言：「王常多智，何故若是？」王答臣言：「我心常定無變易也，以汝狂故反謂我狂，以故若是，非實心也。」如來亦如是，以眾生服無明水一切常狂，若聞大聖常說諸法不生不滅、一相無相者，必謂大聖為狂言也。是故如來隨順眾生，現說諸法是善是惡、是有為是無為也。 > In a foreign country, there would occasionally be evil rain. If it fell into the water of rivers, lakes, streams, wells, and city moats, and people drank this water, it would make them mad and intoxicated, only clearing after seven days. At that time, there was a king of great wisdom who was skilled at examining omens. When the clouds of evil rain arose, the king already knew of it, so he covered a well so that the rain would not enter. Then the hundreds of officials and ministers drank the water of the evil rain, and the whole court went mad, stripping off their clothes and running naked, smearing mud on their heads, and sitting in the king's hall. Only the king alone was not mad, wearing the clothes he usually wore, his heavenly crown, and necklaces, and sitting on his original couch. None of the ministers realised they were mad; instead, they regarded the king as exceedingly mad, saying: "Why is he alone dressed like that?" Everyone said to one another: "This is no small matter; we should deliberate together on what to do about it." The king feared that the ministers wished to rebel, and in apprehension he said to the ministers: "I have a good medicine that can cure this illness. Please wait a moment for me to take the medicine, and I will come out in a short while." The king then went into the palace, took off the clothes he wore, smeared mud on his face, and returned shortly. When all the ministers saw this, they were all overjoyed, thinking that this was how it should normally be, not realising their own madness. After seven days, the ministers woke up and became greatly ashamed, each putting on clothes and caps and coming to court. The king sat naked as before, and the ministers were all astonished and asked: "The king is always of great wisdom; why are you like this?" The king answered the ministers: "My mind is always settled and does not alter. Because you were mad, you conversely called me mad. It was for this reason that I acted like that; it was not my true mind." The Tathāgata is also like this: because sentient beings drink the water of ignorance and are all constantly mad, if they hear the Great Sage constantly preaching that dharmas are neither born nor extinguished, of a single characteristic and signless, they will certainly regard the Great Sage's words as madness. Therefore, the Tathāgata accords with sentient beings, manifesting teaching that dharmas are wholesome or unwholesome, conditioned or unconditioned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.41) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207~en-mt.1.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.40) · Pramāṇa