[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) › 32.8 # 經律異相 32.8 經律異相 32.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [32.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.32.8) 昔有菩薩。為大國王。名曰長壽。王有太子。名曰長生。王治以正刀杖之苦不加吏民。風雨以時五穀豐饒。有隣國王。立行暴害不修正治國民貧困。謂傍臣曰。聞長壽王多饒豐樂無兵革之備我欲奪取。臣曰大善。興兵攻伐。長壽王告群臣曰。彼貪我財。若與交戰必傷我人民。夫爭國殺民吾不忍也。群臣不從。發兵出界迎而拒之。王與太子踰城幽隱。貪王入國募求長壽賞金千斤錢千萬。後王出道邊樹下。遇婆羅門問何處來。答曰。我貧道士。聞長壽王好施遠來告乞。王默念。值我失國。垂淚曰。我即是王也。遇我如此無可相嗣。兩人啼泣。王曰。我聞新王求我甚重。卿持我頭詣之必獲厚賞。婆羅門曰。我之薄福不敢承命。王曰。卿故遠來遇我困乏。人生會有死。願以相惠何為辭讓。答曰。何忍相殺。必欲惠施者願相隨還國。於是同反臨至城門。王令其縛白貪王。貪王即賞金錢遣令還去。於四街道欲燒殺長壽。郭邑草野莫不呼天。大子聞之。出當父前心中悲痛。父恐子報怨讎。乃仰天歎息曰。此死我之所樂也。欲為至孝使汝父死不恨勿報怨也。長生不忍見父死還入山中。王既死後長生念言。我父仁義深篤至死不轉。貪王無狀不別善惡。抂殺我父我不能忍。若不殺之終不苟生。乃出傭賃大臣借其種菜菜好。大臣問園監。監答。借得一人甚懃能也。大臣呼長生問言。卿能作飲食不。答曰能。後乃請王飲食甘美。王問誰作。答曰作人。王即呼還宮使作飲食。王後問曰。汝能習兵法不。對曰最便。王使侍左右。告之曰。我有怨家恒恐相值。今相恃怙相助備之。對曰唯。當為王展力効命。後日王問。寧好獵不。對曰。臣少好獵。王便勅外嚴駕因與長生共出遊獵。適入山林便見走獸。王與長生馳而逐之。轉入深山失道三日。遂至飢困。王因下馬解劍以授長生曰。我甚疲極汝坐我欲枕汝膝臥。長生拔劍欲殺貪王。思其父勅內劍而止。如是三過。王便驚寤問長生曰。我夢見長壽王子欲來見害。長生曰。是中強鬼來相恐耳。最後云原殺。長生曰。我是即長壽王太子故來欲殺大王。我父臨死苦囑莫報王怨。我思父教投劍於地以從父勅。雖爾猶恐後日迷惑失計。願大王便殺我身。王乃自悔曰。我為兇逆。不別善惡。賢者子父行仁淳固至死不轉。而我貪酷初不覺知。今日命屬子手。子故懷仁。惟憶父言。寧不相害。誠感厚恩。今欲還國當從何道。長生言。我知道徑前故迷王欲報父怨耳。遂俱出林便見部曲。王還本國以此國還太子共結兄弟誓不侵奪。更相貢遺共濟急難。長壽王者我身是。太子者阿難是。貪王者調達是（出長壽王經）。 > Anciently, there was a bodhisattva who was the king of a great country, named Dīrghāyus. The king had a prince named Dīrghāyu. The king ruled with righteousness, inflicting no suffering of knives or staves upon his officials or people. Wind and rain came in their proper season, and the five grains were abundant. The king of a neighbouring country behaved violently and cruelly, not cultivating righteous governance, so that his people were impoverished. He said to his ministers, "I hear that King Dīrghāyus has vast abundance and joy, with no military preparations; I wish to seize it." The ministers said, "Very good!" and raised troops to attack him. King Dīrghāyus addressed his ministers, saying, "He covets my wealth. If we do battle with him, it will surely harm my people. To fight over a kingdom and kill people is something I cannot bear." The ministers would not comply; they dispatched troops out of the borders to meet and resist him. The king and the prince scaled the city wall and went into hiding. The covetous king entered the kingdom and offered a reward for the capture of Dīrghāyus, granting a thousand catties of gold and ten million coins. Later, the king walked along the road under a tree and met a brāhmaṇa, asking, "Where have you come from?" He replied, "I am a poor practitioner of the Way. Hearing that King Dīrghāyus loves giving, I have come from afar to beg from him." The king thought in silence, "He meets me just when I have lost my kingdom." Shedding tears, he said, "I am that very king. Meeting me in this state, I have nothing to give you." Both of them wept. The king said, "I hear that the new king offers a great reward for me. If you take my head to him, you will surely obtain a rich reward." The brāhmaṇa said, "I have little merit and dare not accept this order." The king said, "You have come from afar only to meet me in destitute straits. A person's life must come to death; I wish to bestow this upon you, why do you refuse?" He replied, "How could I bear to kill you? If you truly wish to bestow a gift, I pray that you accompany me back to the kingdom." Thereupon they returned together, and upon reaching the city gate, the king had him bind him and announce it to the covetous king. The covetous king immediately rewarded him with gold and money and sent him away. At the crossroads, he wished to burn Dīrghāyus to death. In the cities, towns, and countryside, there was no one who did not cry out to Heaven. Hearing of this, the prince came forward before his father, his heart full of grief. The father, fearing that his son would seek vengeance, looked up to heaven, sighed, and said, "This death is what I delight in. If you wish to show utmost filial piety and let your father die without regret, do not avenge this wrong!" Dīrghāyu could not bear to see his father die, and returned into the mountains. After the king was dead, Dīrghāyu thought, "My father's benevolence and righteousness were deep and steadfast, unwavering unto death. The covetous king is vile, not distinguishing between good and evil; he unjustly killed my father, and I cannot bear it. If I do not kill him, I will not live on in vain!" He then went out to hire himself out as a labourer. A chief minister employed him to grow vegetables, and the vegetables flourished. The chief minister asked the overseer of the garden, and the overseer replied, "I hired a man who is exceedingly diligent and capable." The chief minister summoned Dīrghāyu and asked, "Can you prepare food and drink?" He replied, "I can." Later, he hosted the king with sweet and delicious food and drink. The king asked, "Who made this?" He replied, "A labourer." The king immediately summoned him back to the palace to have him prepare food and drink. Later the king asked, "Can you practice the military arts?" He replied, "I am most skilled in them." The king had him attend at his side, telling him, "I have an enemy and am always afraid of meeting him. Now I rely on you to assist me in guarding against him." He replied, "Yes, I will exert my strength and dedicate my life for the king." On a later day, the king asked, "Do you like hunting?" He replied, "Your servant has been fond of hunting since youth." The king then ordered the royal carriage prepared outside and went out hunting together with Dīrghāyu. As soon as they entered the mountain forest, they saw running beasts. The king and Dīrghāyu galloped in pursuit of them, veered deep into the mountains, and lost their way for three days, eventually becoming starved and exhausted. The king then dismounted, unbuckled his sword, handed it to Dīrghāyu, and said, "I am utterly exhausted; you sit down, and I wish to rest my head on your knee to sleep." Dīrghāyu drew his sword, wishing to kill the covetous king, but remembering his father's command, he sheathed the sword and stopped. This happened three times. The king then awoke in alarm and asked Dīrghāyu, "I dreamed that King Dīrghāyus's prince came wishing to harm me." Dīrghāyu said, "It is merely a fierce demon here coming to frighten you." Finally, \[the king\] spoke of the wish to kill. Dīrghāyu said, "I am indeed the prince of King Dīrghāyus, and came here wishing to kill the Great King. On the verge of death, my father earnestly enjoined me not to avenge the wrong done by the king. Remembering my father's instruction, I cast my sword to the ground to obey my father's command. Even so, I still fear that in days to come I may become confused and lose my judgment. I pray that the Great King kill me now." The king then felt remorse, saying, "I have been fierce and rebellious, not distinguishing between good and evil. The worthy father and son practiced benevolence, pure and solid, unwavering unto death, yet I, covetous and cruel, was oblivious to it from the start. Today my life was in your hands; you still harboured benevolence, recalled your father's words, and preferred not to harm me. Truly, I am deeply moved by this great kindness. Now, wishing to return to the kingdom, which path should we take?" Dīrghāyu said, "I know the path; earlier I intentionally led the king astray, wishing to avenge my father's death." Thereupon they emerged from the forest together and saw the royal retinue. The king returned to his original kingdom, gave this kingdom back to the prince, and together they became sworn brothers, vowing never to invade each other. They sent tributes to one another and aided each other in emergencies. King Dīrghāyus was myself; the prince was Ānanda; the covetous king was Devadatta. 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