法苑珠林 17.39

17.39

往昔為蛤身　於水中覓食
聞佛說法聲　出至草根下
有一牧牛人　持杖來聽法
杖劖刺我頭　命終生天上

“Formerly I had the body of a frog,
Searching for food in the water.
Hearing the sound of the Buddha preaching the Dharma,
I came out beneath the grass roots.
A cowherd,
Holding a staff, came to listen to the Dharma;
The staff pierced my head,
And at the end of my life I was born in heaven.”