[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 17.39 # 法苑珠林 17.39 法苑珠林 17.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.39) 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.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.38) - [Next: 17.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.40) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.17.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.32) — Classical Chinese - [善見律毘婆沙](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.sastra.samantapasadika*zh-senggabatuoluo.4.79) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.39) · Pramāṇa