經律異相 11.24

11.24

佛言。過去世近雪山下。有鹿王。名曰威德。作五百鹿主。時有獵師。安穀施羂。鹿主前行。右脚墮毛羂中。鹿王心念。若我現相。則諸鹿不敢食穀。須噉穀盡。爾乃現脚相。時諸鹿皆去。一女鹿住。說偈言曰。

The Buddha said, "In a past age, near the foot of the Snowy Mountains, there was a deer king named Weide, who was the master of five hundred deer. At that time, a hunter set out grain and laid a snare. The deer master walked ahead, and his right foot fell into the hair snare. The Deer King thought, 'If I show signs of this, the deer will not dare eat the grain; I must wait until they finish eating the grain, and only then show the signs of my foot [being trapped].' When the deer had all departed, one doe remained and spoke a verse, saying: