[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) › 44.18 # 經律異相 44.18 經律異相 44.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.18) 有一國王。身得重病。十二年不差。一切大醫無能治者。時邊方小國攝屬大王。有一醫師善能治病。王即招來令治己疾。未久之間即蒙除降。王便念欲報此師恩。屬遣使者宣令彼國。此師見差宜應償賚。象馬車乘牛羊田宅青衣直人嚴飾之具皆給與之。彼小國王奉宣上命。師在王邊無有語者。師便思惟。我治王病大有功夫。未知王當報我與不。復經數日王轉平復。其師請辭欲還本國。王便聽之。給一羸馬乘具亦弊。師大笑恨我治王病。大有功夫。而王不識恩分。不相料理。令我空去。隨道愁歎以為永恨。適至本國見有群象。問象子曰。此誰家象。象子答曰。此是某甲師象。復問象子曰。某甲師何從得此象子。答曰。某甲師治大王病差。功報所得也。小復前行。見有群馬牛羊。問曰。此誰家物。羊子答曰。某甲師許。小復前行。見其本舍高堂重閣殊異本宅。問門人曰。此是誰舍。門人答曰。此是某甲師舍。便入其閤內。見其婦形色豐悅身服寶衣。怪而問曰。此誰夫人。直人答言。此是某甲師夫人。從見象馬。及入舍內。皆知是治王病功報所得。便自追恨本。治王病功夫少（出雜譬喻經第四卷）。 > Once there was a king whose body fell gravely ill, and he did not recover for twelve years. None among all the great physicians was able to cure him. At that time, a small border kingdom was subject to the great king. It had a physician who was skilled at curing illnesses. The king immediately summoned him and ordered him to treat his ailment. Within a short time, \[the king\] was granted relief. The king then thought to repay this master's kindness, and accordingly dispatched an envoy to proclaim an order to that country: "This physician has cured me; he ought to be amply rewarded. Elephants, horses, carriages, cattle, sheep, fields, residences, maidservants, valets, and adornments should all be bestowed upon him." The king of that small kingdom respectfully received the supreme decree. While the master was at the king's side, no one spoke of this to him. The master then pondered: "I have exerted great effort in curing the king's illness, yet I do not know whether the king will reward me or not." After several more days, the king grew completely well. The master requested permission to depart and wished to return to his native country. The king then granted it, providing him with a single emaciated horse whose riding gear was also worn out. The master laughed heartily and felt deep resentment: "I cured the king's illness and exerted great effort, yet the king does not recognize kindness, nor did he provide for me, letting me leave empty-handed." Along the road he sighed in sorrow, holding it as a lasting grudge. Just as he arrived in his native country, he saw herds of elephants. He asked the elephant driver, "Whose family's elephants are these?" The elephant driver replied, "These are the elephants of Master So-and-so." He again asked the elephant driver, "From where did Master So-and-so obtain these?" The elephant driver replied, "Master So-and-so cured the great king's illness; these were obtained as a reward for his merit." Advancing a little farther, he saw herds of horses, cattle, and sheep. He asked, "Whose family's property is this?" The shepherd replied, "Master So-and-so's." Advancing a little farther, he saw his original residence: high halls and multi-storied pavilions, markedly different from his original house. He asked the gatekeeper, "Whose house is this?" The gatekeeper replied, "This is Master So-and-so's house." He then entered into the inner apartments and saw his wife, her complexion lush and joyous, her body dressed in jeweled garments. Astonished, he asked, "Whose lady is this?" A servant answered, saying, "This is Master So-and-so's lady." From seeing the elephants and horses to entering the house, he now knew all of this had been obtained as a reward for his merit in curing the king's illness. Thereupon, he felt remorseful in hindsight, wishing he had exerted only a little effort in curing the king's illness. (From the fourth fascicle of the Samyuktāvadāna-sūtra.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 44.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.17) - [Next: 44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.19) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.44.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [雜譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.207.1.38) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.44.18) · Pramāṇa