[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) › 41.30 # 法苑珠林 41.30 法苑珠林 41.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.30) 又僧祇律云。佛住梨耆闍河邊。時世尊鉢比丘鉢共在露處。時有獼猴。行見樹中有無蜂熟蜜。來取世尊鉢。諸比丘遮。佛言。莫遮。此無惡意。便持鉢取蜜奉獻。世尊不受。須待水淨。獼猴不解佛意。謂呼有蟲。轉看見鉢邊有流蜜。乃到水邊洗鉢。水湔鉢中持還奉佛。佛即受取。佛受已獼猴大歡喜。却行而舞。墮坑命終。即生三十三天。時諸比丘即說偈言。 > Furthermore, the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: The Buddha was dwelling on the banks of the Likheśa River. At that time, the World-Honoured One's bowl and the monks' bowls were placed together in the open air. At that time, there was a monkey who, walking along, saw ripe honey without bees in a tree. It came to take the World-Honoured One's bowl. The monks tried to stop it, but the Buddha said, 'Do not stop it; it has no bad intentions.' It then held the bowl, gathered the honey, and presented it. The World-Honoured One did not accept it, needing to wait for it to be purified with water. The monkey did not understand the Buddha's intention, thinking that there were insects. Looking closely, it saw honey flowing over the edge of the bowl, so it went to the water's edge and washed the bowl. Splashing water into the bowl, it brought it back and offered it to the Buddha. The Buddha then accepted it. Having had it accepted by the Buddha, the monkey was overjoyed; dancing backward, it fell into a pit and died, immediately being reborn in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven. At that time, the monks spoke a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.29) - [Next: 41.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.31) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.41.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.30) · Pramāṇa