[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) › 50.32 # 法苑珠林 50.32 法苑珠林 50.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [50.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.32) 又諸經要集云。有人入林伐木。迷惑失心。時值大雨日暮飢寒。惡蟲毒獸欲侵害之。是人入石窟中。有一大熊見之悑出。熊語之言。汝勿恐悑。此舍溫暖。可於中宿。時連雨七日。常以甘果美水供給此人。七日雨止。熊將此人示其道徑。熊語人言。我是罪身多人怨家。若有問者莫言見我。人答言爾。此人前行見諸獵者。問汝從何來。見有眾獸不。答言。見一大熊於我有恩。不得示汝。獵者言。汝是人黨以人類相觀。何以惜熊。今一失道何時復來。汝示我者。我與汝多分。此人心變。即將獵者示熊處所。獵者殺熊。即以多分與之。此人展手取肉。二肘俱墮。獵者言。汝有何罪。答曰。是熊看我如父視子。我今背恩將是罪報。獵者恐悑不敢食肉。持施眾僧。上座是羅漢語諸下座。此是菩薩。未來出世當得作佛。莫食此肉。即時起塔供養。王聞此事勅下國內。背恩之人無令住此（新婆沙論云時上座觀肉是菩薩肉共取香薪焚燒其肉收其餘骨起窣堵波禮拜供養如事佛塔也）。 > Furthermore, the \*Collection of Essentials from Various Sūtras\* says: There was a man who went into the forest to chop wood and lost his way. At that time, there was a heavy rain; at dusk, hungry and cold, he was about to be harmed by venomous insects and beasts. This man entered a stone cave. A large bear saw him, and he fled out in fear. The bear said to him, 'Do not be afraid; this dwelling is warm, and you may lodge in it.' At that time it rained continuously for seven days, and \[the bear\] constantly provided this man with sweet fruits and delicious water. After seven days the rain stopped, and the bear led this man out to show him the path. The bear said to the man, 'I have a body of sinful karma and many enemies among people. If anyone asks, do not say you saw me.' The man replied, 'I will not.' As this man walked forward, he met some hunters, who asked, 'Where have you come from? Have you seen any beasts?' He replied, 'I saw a large bear that showed me kindness; I cannot point it out to you.' The hunters said, 'You are one of humankind; looking at us as fellow humans, why should you spare a bear? Now, having once lost your way, when would you ever return? If you point it out to us, we will give you a large share.' This man had a change of heart, and immediately led the hunters to the bear's dwelling. The hunters killed the bear and gave him a large share. As this man stretched out his hands to take the meat, both of his forearms fell off. The hunters said, 'What sin do you have?' He replied, 'This bear looked after me as a father looks after a child. My betraying its kindness now brings this sinful retribution.' The hunters were terrified and did not dare eat the meat; they took it to offer to the Saṃgha. The elder monk was an arhat, and said to the junior monks, 'This was a bodhisattva. When he appears in the world in the future, he will attain Buddhahood. Do not eat this meat.' They immediately built a stūpa to make offerings to it. When the king heard of this matter, he issued an order throughout the country: 'Do not allow anyone who betrays kindness to dwell here.' (The \*New Vibhāṣā-śāstra\* says: At that time, the elder monk perceived that the meat was the flesh of a bodhisattva; together they took fragrant firewood, burned the meat, gathered the remaining bones, erected a stūpa, and bowed in reverence and made offerings to it, just as they would serve a Buddha stūpa.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 50.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.31) - [Next: 50.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.33) - [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.50.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.32) · Pramāṇa