法苑珠林 41.31

41.31

十力世雄在榛林　佛鉢僧鉢在露處
野獸殖德有情智　見好成熟無蜂蜜
直前往取世尊鉢　比丘欲遮佛不聽
得鉢盛蜜來獻佛　如來慈愍為受之
心悅歡喜却行舞　脚跌墮岸而命終
即生三十三天上　下生出家成羅漢

The Hero of the World with the Ten Powers was in the dense forest; / The Buddha's bowl and the saṃgha's bowls sat exposed in the open. / A wild beast that had planted virtue possessed sentient wisdom; / Seeing fine, ripe honey free of bees, / It went straight forward to take the World-Honoured One's bowl. / The bhikṣus wished to stop it, but the Buddha would not permit it. / Having obtained the bowl, it filled it with honey and came to offer it to the Buddha; / The Tathāgata in tender pity accepted it for its sake. / Heart delighted and joyful, it danced as it backed away; / Its foot slipped, it fell down the bank, and its life came to an end. / It was immediately reborn above in the Thirty-Three Heavens; / Later descending to be reborn [as a human], it went forth from household life and became an arhat.