[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) › 50.18 # 法苑珠林 50.18 法苑珠林 50.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [50.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.18) 又新婆沙論云。昔揵馱羅國迦膩色迦王有一黃門。常監內事暫出城外。見有群牛數盈五百。來入城內問驅牛者。此是何牛。答言。此牛將去其種。於是黃門即自思忖。我宿惡業受不男身。今應以財救此牛難。遂償其價悉令得脫。善業力故。令此黃門即復男身。深生慶悅尋還城內。佇立宮門。附使啟王請入奉現。王令喚入怪問所由。於是黃門具奏上事。王聞驚喜厚賜珍財。轉授高官令知外事。 > Furthermore, the \*New Vibhāṣā-śāstra\* says: Formerly, King Kaniṣka of the country of Gandhāra had a eunuch who regularly supervised inner palace affairs. When he went outside the city for a short time, he saw a herd of cattle, numbering over five hundred, coming into the city. He asked the drover, 'What cattle are these?' The drover replied, 'These cattle are about to be castrated.' Thereupon, the eunuch reflected to himself, 'Because of my past evil karma, I received a non-male body. Now I should use my wealth to save these cattle from this distress.' He then paid their price and had them all released. Due to the power of this wholesome karma, this eunuch immediately regained a male body. Feeling profound joy and delight, he at once returned to the city. Standing at the palace gate, he sent word through a messenger to inform the king, requesting to enter and present himself. The king ordered him to be summoned inside, and, wondering, asked the reason. Thereupon, the eunuch reported the matter in detail. Hearing this, the king was astonished and pleased, rewarded him generously with precious treasures, transferred him to a high official post, and put him in charge of external affairs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 50.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.17) - [Next: 50.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.19) - [Up: 50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.50.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.14) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.18) · Pramāṇa