[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) › 45.16 # 法苑珠林 45.16 法苑珠林 45.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.16) 又舊雜譬喻經云。昔有沙門行至他國。夜不得入城於外草中坐。至夜有閱叉鬼來持之當噉。沙門言。汝相離遠矣。鬼言。何以為遠。沙門言。汝欲害我。我當生忉利天上。汝當入地獄。是不為遠耶。鬼則致謝作禮而去。 > Furthermore, the Old Samyuktāvadāna-sūtra says: In the past, there was a śramaṇa who traveled to another country. At night, unable to enter the city, he sat outside among the grasses. When night arrived, a yakṣa demon came to seize him to eat him. The śramaṇa said, "You and I are far apart from each other!" The demon said, "Why do you consider us far apart?" The śramaṇa said, "You wish to harm me; I will be reborn in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, while you will enter hell. Is this not far apart?" The demon then apologized, made obeisance, and departed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.15) - [Next: 45.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.17) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.45.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [舊雜譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.avadana.samyuktavadanasutra-t206*zh-kang-senghui.1.29) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.16) · Pramāṇa