[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) › [往生集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072) › 3.42 # 往生集 3.42 往生集 3.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.42) 佛世有一國。隣於羅剎。羅剎食人無度。王約自今國人。家專一日。以次送與。勿得枉殺。有奉佛家。止生一子。次當克行。父母哀號。囑令至心念佛。以佛威力。鬼不得近。明晨往視。見子尚在。歡喜將還。自是羅剎之患遂絕。國人慶慕焉。 > During the Buddha's time, there was a kingdom neighboring rākṣasas. The rākṣasas devoured people without restraint. The king made an agreement that from then on, each household in the kingdom would take a single day in turn to deliver someone, so that there would be no wanton slaughter. There was a family devoted to the Buddha that had only one son; when it was his turn to go, the parents wept and wailed, instructing him to practice buddhamanasikāra with utmost sincerity. By the Buddha's majestic power, the demon could not approach. When they went to look the next morning, they saw their son was still alive, and joyfully brought him back. From then on, the disaster of the rākṣasas was completely ended, and the people of the kingdom celebrated and admired them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.41) - [Next: 3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.43) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072~en-mt.3.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.42) · Pramāṇa