[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) › 48.16 # 經律異相 48.16 經律異相 48.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.48.16) 佛在波羅奈國。於林澤中。為諸天人四輩之類顯說妙法。時虛空中有五百雁為群。聞佛音聲深心愛樂迴翔欲下。獵師張羅雁墮其中。為獵師所殺生忉利天。處父母膝上若八歲兒。端嚴無比光若金山。便自念言。我何因生此。即識宿命愛法果報。即共持華下閻浮提。至世尊所禮足白言。我蒙法音生在妙天。願重開示。佛說四諦。得須陀洹。即還天上（出賢愚經第十三卷）。 > The Buddha was in the country of Vārāṇasī. In a marshy forest, he expounded the sublime Dharma for devas, humans, and the four assemblies. At that time, a flock of five hundred geese was in the sky. Hearing the sound of the Buddha's voice, their hearts felt deep love and joy, and they circled around, wishing to descend. A hunter had spread a net, and the geese fell into it. Killed by the hunter, they were born in the Trāyastriṃśa heaven. Seated upon the laps of their celestial parents like eight-year-old children, they were incomparably dignified and handsome, radiating light like golden mountains. Then they thought to themselves, 'By what cause was I born here?' They immediately recognized their past lives and the retribution of their love for the Dharma. Together holding flowers, they descended to Jambudvīpa, went to where the Bhagavat was, prostrated at his feet, and addressed him, saying, 'By virtue of the sound of the Dharma, we were born in a wondrous heaven. We pray that you will elucidate it for us again.' The Buddha preached the Four Noble Truths, and they attained the fruit of srotāpanna, then returned to heaven (taken from the Damamūka-nidāna Sūtra, Fascicle 13). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.48.15) - [Next: 48.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.48.17) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.48.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.48.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.48.16) · Pramāṇa