[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 11.2 # 經律異相 11.2 經律異相 11.2 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.11.2) 先給四仙人後世為王一 為伯叔身意不同故行立殊別二 為肉山以施眾生三 為大理家身濟鼈及蛇狐四 為師子身與獼猴為親友五 為白象身而現益物六 昔為龍身勸伴行忍七 為熊身濟迷路人八 為鹿王身代懷妊者受死九 為威德鹿王身落羅網為獵師所放十 為九色鹿身以救溺人十一 為雁王身獵者得而放之求國報恩十二 為鸚鵡現身救山火以申報恩十三 為雀王身拔虎口骨十四 為大魚身以濟飢渴十五 為鼈王身化諸同類活眾賈人十六 > 1. Formerly attending upon four sages, in a later birth he became a king. > 2. In the rebirth as brothers, their minds were not identical, hence their conduct and establishment were distinct. > 3. In the rebirth as a mountain of flesh, to bestow it on sentient beings. > 4. In the rebirth as the head of a great family, he saved a turtle, a snake, and a fox. > 5. In the rebirth as a lion, he formed friendship with an ape. > 6. In the rebirth as a white elephant, he manifested benefit to creatures. > 7. Formerly in the rebirth as a dragon, he exhorted his companion to practice patience. > 8. In the rebirth as a bear, he saved a lost traveler. > 9. In the rebirth as a deer king, he took the place of a pregnant one to undergo death. > 10. In the rebirth as a majestic deer king, falling into a net he was released by a hunter. > 11. In the rebirth as a nine-colored deer, to save a drowning man. > 12. In the rebirth as a wild goose king, captured by a hunter and released, he sought the kingdom to repay the kindness. > 13. In the rebirth as a parrot manifesting his body, he extinguished a mountain fire to repay kindness. > 14. In the rebirth as a sparrow king, he extracted a bone from a tiger's mouth. > 15. In the rebirth as a great fish, to relieve hunger and thirst. > 16. In the rebirth as a turtle king, transforming his kin to preserve a multitude of merchants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.11.1) - [Next: 11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.11.3) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.11.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.11.2) · Pramāṇa