[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) › 49.44 # 法苑珠林 49.44 法苑珠林 49.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [49.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.49.44) 吳中書郎咸沖至孝。母王氏失明。沖暫行。勅婢為母作食。乃取蠐螬蟲蒸食之王氏甚以為美。不知是何物。兒還。王氏語曰。汝行後婢進吾一食。甚甘美極。然非魚非肉。汝試問之。既而問婢。婢伏實是蠐螬。沖抱母慟哭。母目霍然開明（右此一驗出祖台志怪）。 > During the Wu dynasty, the palace secretariat gentleman Xian Chong was supremely filial. His mother, Lady Wang, had lost her sight. Chong went out for a short while, instructing the maidservant to prepare food for his mother. The maid gathered beetle grubs, steamed them, and fed them to her. Lady Wang found them very delicious, not knowing what they were. When her son returned, Lady Wang said to him, 'After you left, the maid brought me a dish that was exceedingly sweet and delicious, yet it was neither fish nor meat. Try asking her about it.' When he subsequently questioned the maid, she confessed the truth that they were grubs. Chong embraced his mother and wept bitterly; his mother's eyes suddenly opened in clear sight. (The above verification is taken from Zu Tai's Zhiguai.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 49.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.49.43) - [Next: 49.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.49.45) - [Up: 49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.49) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.49.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.49.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.49.44) · Pramāṇa