[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) › 29.20 # 經律異相 29.20 經律異相 29.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [29.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.29.20) 昔陂桓提國。其王號曰檀那。國中當有暴水。水除之後。忽有大蛇繞城一匝頭荷城門。城中居民三億餘人。歷日不得出。或多飢饉者。蛇亦無所瞋恚。若有出者便當啖之。舉國人民莫不恐怖。時王國界山中有二道人清淨行道。一名摩訶調。一名沙訶調。坐思念言。蛇是含毒物。今反繞城將危人命。即時俱往。既入其國與王相見。王覩二道人言。由我正化不平故致此患。舉國愁荒無復人心。二道人即告王言。今當方便為王除之。王及臣下皆叩頭守請言。若蒙二道人恩。此國人民便為更生。沙訶調即化為大身蝦蟇。行過蛇前蛇飢難忍。便走逐蝦蟇。摩訶調復化為裘奈。從後追之。蛇見裘奈便驚走入深山。蛇去之後人民獲安。王及臣下即尋二道人到其所在。叩頭辭謝言。二道人近在於此。我實愚癡不早承奉。至有災患道人相救。唯願道人還住於宮。我等人民得展供養。道人告言。吾之為道清淨無欲。不樂供養。王當撿身自率以道。人民奉行正法可得終始獲安。王即乞受五戒十善。歸命三尊。月月齋戒以為常法。自是之後。國豐民寧四方襁負。遂致太平。沙訶調者佛身是。摩訶調者即彌勒是。王者即鳩摩迦葉是。大蛇者即調達是（出菩薩宿命經）。 > Formerly, in the state of Pohuanti, there was a king named Dāna. A flash flood occurred in that state. After the flood receded, a great serpent suddenly encircled the city walls once, with its head resting upon the city gate. Over three hundred million residents inside the city could not go out for days on end, and many starved. The serpent bore no anger, but whenever someone came out, it devoured them. The people of the entire country were terrified. At that time, in the mountains of the king's realm, two men of the Way were practicing the path in purity: one named Mahādiao and the other named Śahādiao. Sitting in contemplation, they thought: "The serpent is a venomous creature. Now it has encircled the city and is about to destroy human lives." They immediately set out together. Having entered the state, they met with the king. Seeing the two men of the Way, the king said: "Because my righteous governance was not balanced, I have brought about this calamity. The whole country is sorrowful and desolated, and the hearts of the people are completely shattered." The two men of the Way said to the king: "We shall now use skillful means to remove it for the king." The king and his ministers all bowed their heads and pleaded: "If we receive the grace of the two men of the Way, the people of this country will be reborn." Śahādiao then transformed himself into a giant toad and hopped past the serpent. Unable to bear its hunger, the serpent chased after the toad. Mahādiao then transformed into a mongoose and pursued it from behind. Seeing the mongoose, the serpent was frightened and fled into the deep mountains. After the serpent departed, the people found safety. The king and his ministers then followed the two men of the Way to their dwelling, bowed their heads, and apologized: "The two men of the Way were nearby, yet I was truly foolish not to have revered and served you earlier, waiting until disaster struck before you came to the rescue. May the men of the Way return and dwell in the palace, so that we and our people may present our offerings." The men of the Way replied: "Our practice of the Way is pure and desireless; we take no delight in offerings. The king should discipline himself and lead by means of the Way. If the people practice the true Dharma, they can attain peace from beginning to end." The king then requested to receive the five precepts and the ten wholesome deeds, took refuge in the Three Jewels, and observed the monthly fasts as regular practice. From then on, the state prospered, the people were at peace, carrying their infants on their backs from all four quarters, and great peace was achieved. Śahādiao was the Buddha himself; Mahādiao was Maitreya; the king was Kumārakāśyapa; and the great serpent was Devadatta. (Extracted from the Sūtra on the Bodhisattva's Past Lives) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 29.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.29.19) - [Next: 29.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.29.21) - [Up: 29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.29.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.29.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.29.20) · Pramāṇa