經律異相 47.31

47.31

過去世雪山下有二獸。一名好毛師子。二名好牙虎。共為善知識閉目相舐。是二獸恒得濡好肉噉。去是不遠有兩舌野干。作是念。我至二獸邊言。我與汝作第三伴。汝聽我入。師子虎言。隨意兩舌野干噉二獸殘肉身體肥大。作是念。是好毛師子好牙虎。共為善知識更相親愛。閉目相舐恒噉好肉。或時不得必當噉我。我先方便令心別離。語師子言。虎有惡心於汝師子。食噉皆是我力。師子言。云何得知。兩舌野干答言。虎明日見汝時閉目舐汝毛者當知惡相。往語虎言。師子於汝有惡心言。有所食噉皆是我力。虎言。云何得知。答言。明日見汝時閉目舐汝毛者當知惡相。是二知識中。虎生畏想。是故先往師子所言。汝於我生惡心耶。師子言。誰作是語。答言。兩舌野干。好毛復問言。汝於我亦生惡心耶。虎言不也。虎語師子言。汝若有是惡語者不得共作善知識。好毛言。是兩舌野干有如此言。云何不喜共我住耶。即說偈言。

In a past age, at the foot of the Snow Mountains, there were two beasts: one was named the Fine-Maned Lion, and the second was named the Fine-Toothed Tiger. They were good friends together, closing their eyes and licking one another. These two beasts constantly obtained fresh, fine meat to eat. Not far from them was a two-tongued jackal who thought: "I will go to the two beasts and say, 'I will be a third companion to you; allow me to join.'" The lion and the tiger said, "As you please." The two-tongued jackal ate the meat left over by the two beasts, and its body grew fat and large. It then thought: "This Fine-Maned Lion and Fine-Toothed Tiger are good friends, deeply affectionate toward each other, closing their eyes and licking one another, and constantly eating fine meat. If sometimes they obtain none, they will surely eat me. I should first use an expedient means to alienate their minds." It spoke to the lion, saying: "The tiger harbors ill will toward you, lion, saying, 'Whatever we eat is all by my power.'" The lion said, "How is this known?" The two-tongued jackal answered, "Tomorrow, when the tiger sees you, if it closes its eyes and licks your mane, you should know that is an evil sign." It went and spoke to the tiger, saying: "The lion harbors ill will toward you, saying, 'Whatever we eat is all by my power.'" The tiger said, "How is this known?" It answered, "Tomorrow, when it sees you, if it closes its eyes and licks your mane, you should know that is an evil sign." Between the two friends, the tiger conceived fear; therefore, it went first to the lion and said, "Do you harbor ill will toward me?" The lion said, "Who spoke these words?" It answered, "The two-tongued jackal." Fine-Mane asked again, saying, "Do you also harbor ill will toward me?" The tiger said, "No." The tiger said to the lion, "If you speak such evil words, we cannot remain good friends together." Fine-Mane said, "It is this two-tongued jackal that spoke such words. Why should you be unhappy to live with me?" He then spoke a verse, saying: