[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) › 25.34 # 經律異相 25.34 經律異相 25.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [25.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.34) 昔有噉人鬼。作人中王。恒食人肉以為厨宰。隣國征伐得九十九王。九十九王白羅剎王曰。隣國有王。名曰善宿。好行施惠修菩薩德有所求索不逆人意。大王設能擒獲彼者我等甘心受死無恨。爾時羅剎王即起鬼兵。往伺其便。正值善宿遊在外園觀於浴池。有一梵志辭家外學。夫梵志之法臨辭去時。白父母言。我今離家追伴學問。計還之日且未有期。設財貨窮乏從王舉貸。我還當償。其人學問以得成就。來至家中但見空屋不見人眾。即問比隣。我今世父母兄弟姊姝竟為所在。比隣報曰。汝學之後舉王財賄無以當償。為王所繫今在牢獄。其人自念。家窮事狹無有財寶。設我詣獄親覲父母復當拘執。同受其苦不免王法。宜今在外改形易服竊行求索。畢償官物乃得出耳。其人復念。隣國有王。號曰善宿。修行道德施心不絕。當往至彼至誠告請。必不見違足償王物。尋往至彼隨王乞索。王言大佳。當相供給。須吾沐浴訖。當相惠施。小停勿憂不負言信。王詣浴池為鬼兵所擒。王尋還顧悲慼涕零。鬼王問曰。我等聞王仁和博愛靡不周濟。雖遭厄困何為悲慼。王報鬼曰。我生惠施未曾有悔。向有梵志在外乞索。許而未與。是以憂慼耳。鬼王白王。王守誠信由來不改。如今放王施訖時還乃知王心。王得還宮。開藏惠施恣彼人意。尋還就信詣鬼王所。鬼王告曰。汝不畏吾乎。何為受死而來。善宿偈答。 > Formerly there was a man-eating demon who became a king among men, constantly eating human flesh as his kitchen meat. Conquering neighboring kingdoms, he captured ninety-nine kings. The ninety-nine kings addressed the rākṣasa king, saying: “In a neighboring kingdom there is a king named Sunaksatra who loves practicing giving and benefits, cultivates the virtue of a bodhisattva, and never goes against people's wishes in whatever they seek. If your majesty can capture him, we will willingly accept death without regret.” Thereupon the rākṣasa king raised his demon army and went to watch for an opportunity. It happened that Sunaksatra was traveling in an outer park to view the bathing pond. There was a brahmacārin who had left home to study abroad. According to the custom of brahmacārins, when taking leave to depart, he addressed his parents, saying, “I am now leaving home to accompany companions in study; the date of my return is not yet fixed. If wealth runs short, borrow from the king; when I return I will repay it.” After the man's studies were accomplished, he returned home only to see an empty house with no people. He asked the neighbors, “Where have my present parents, brothers, and sisters gone?” The neighbors replied, “After you left to study, they borrowed the king's wealth and goods and had no means to repay; they were bound by the king and are now in prison.” The man thought to himself, “My family is poor and destitute, with no wealth or treasure. If I go to the prison to visit my parents, I will also be detained and suffer the same misery, unable to escape the king's law. I should now remain outside, change my appearance and clothes, and secretly go begging; only after fully repaying the official debt can they be released.” The man further thought, “In a neighboring kingdom there is a king named Sunaksatra, who practices the Way and virtue and whose mind of giving never ceases. I should go there and sincerely petition him; he will surely not refuse me, and it will suffice to repay the king's debt.” He went there at once and begged of the king as he followed him. The king said, “Very well, I will supply you. Wait until I finish bathing, and I will bestow it upon you. Wait a little while and do not worry; I will not break my promise.” The king went to the bathing pond and was captured by the demon army. The king immediately looked back, weeping sorrowfully with tears falling. The demon king asked, “We have heard that your majesty is benevolent, kind, broadly loving, and relieves all; though meeting with distress, why do you weep sorrowfully?” The king replied to the demon, “In my life of giving, I have never felt regret. Just now there was a brahmacārin outside who begged of me; I promised him but have not yet given it, and for this reason I am anxious and sorrowful.” The demon king said to the king, “Your majesty keeps sincerity and trust, unchanging from the past. If I now release you, and after completing the giving you return in time, I will know your heart.” The king was able to return to the palace; he opened his treasury and gave, satisfying the man's wishes. He immediately returned to fulfill his trust, proceeding to the demon king's place. The demon king said to him, “Do you not fear me? Why have you come to receive death?” Sunaksatra answered with a gāthā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.33) - [Next: 25.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.35) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.25.34) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [出曜經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-zhu-fonian.25.72) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.34) · Pramāṇa