經律異相 2.2

2.2

Śakra receives the precepts from a jackal, 1
Śakra observes the precept of non-retaliation; the asuras attack him and bind him with the five bonds, 2
Śakra was destined to be born among donkeys; dying from the womb, he returned to his original body, 3
Devaputra Sibira's giving in a past life, 4
The king of the sun gods asks about the past deeds of the sun and moon, 5
A Trāyastriṃśa devaputra near the end of life sees the seven omens, meets the Buddha, and attains rebirth among humans, 6
A celestial being's hand produces sweet water to rescue five hundred merchants, 7
A deva of Trāyastriṃśa was destined to be born among pigs, but instead entered the human realm, 8
Celestial maidens sit on flowers, and all their requisites for living come from flowers, 9
Celestial jewel-maidens are reticent of speech, 10
Celestial maidens hear deer and oxen playing the zither, and descend to sing and dance, 11