[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) › 51.44 # 法苑珠林 51.44 法苑珠林 51.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [51.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.44) 又佛本行經云。爾時佛告。諸比丘言。我念往昔久遠世時。於雪山下有二頭鳥。同共一身。在於彼住。一頭名曰迦樓荼鳥。一頭名憂波迦樓荼鳥。而彼二鳥。一頭若睡一頭便寤。其迦樓荼有時睡眠。近彼寤頭有一果樹。名摩頭迦。其樹花落。風吹至彼所寤頭邊。其頭爾時作如是念。我今雖復獨食此華。若入於腹二頭俱時得色得力並除飢渴。而彼寤頭遂即不令彼頭睡寤。亦不告知。默食彼華。其彼睡頭於後寤時。腹中飽滿欬噦氣出。即語彼頭作如是言。汝於何處得此香美微妙飲食而噉食之。令我身體安隱飽滿。令我所出音聲微妙。彼寤頭報言。汝睡眠時。此處去我頭邊不遠。有摩頭迦華果之樹。當於彼時一華墮落在我頭邊。我於爾時作如是念。今我但當獨食此華。若入於腹俱得色力並除飢渴。是故我時不令汝寤。亦不語知。即食此華。爾時彼頭聞此語已。即生瞋恚嫌恨之心。作如是念。其所得食。不語我知。不喚我覺。即便自食。若如此者。我從今後所得飲食我亦不喚彼寤語知。而彼二頭至於一時游行經歷。忽然值遇一毒藥華。便作是念。我食此華。願令二頭俱時取死。于時語彼迦樓荼言。汝今睡眠我當寤住時迦樓荼聞彼憂波迦樓荼頭如是語已。便即睡眠。其彼憂波迦樓荼頭尋食毒華。迦樓荼頭既寤已。咳噦氣出。於是即覺有此毒氣。而告彼頭作如是言。汝向寤時食何惡食。令我身體不得安隱。命將欲死。又令我今語言麁澁。欲作音聲障礙不利。於是寤頭報彼頭言。汝睡眠時我食毒華。願令二頭俱時取死。於時彼頭語別頭言。汝所為者一何太猝。云何乃作如是惡事。即說偈曰。 > Furthermore, the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra says: 'At that time, the Buddha addressed the monks, saying: "I recall in the remote past of long ago, beneath the Snow Mountains there was a two-headed bird sharing one single body, living there. One head was named Garuḍa, and the other head was named Upagaruḍa. As for those two birds, when one head slept, the other head awoke. At a time when Garuḍa was sleeping, near the awake head was a fruit tree named Madhūka. The flowers of that tree fell, blown by the wind to the side of the awake head. That head then thought: 'Although I alone am eating this flower now, once it enters the stomach, both heads will simultaneously attain colour and strength, and both hunger and thirst will be eliminated.' Thus, that awake head did not let the sleeping head awaken, nor did it inform it, but silently ate that flower. Afterwards, when that sleeping head awoke, its belly was full and satisfied, and it burped and belched. It then said to the other head: 'Where did you obtain such fragrant, delicious, and wonderful food to eat, which has made my body comfortable and full, and made my voice delicate and wondrous?' The awake head answered: 'While you were asleep, not far from my side was a Madhūka flower-fruit tree. At that time, a flower fell beside my head. I thought to myself then: "Now I should just eat this flower alone; once it enters the stomach, both of us will gain colour and strength, and hunger and thirst will be eliminated." Therefore, I did not awaken you at that time, nor did I inform you, but simply ate this flower.' At that time, having heard these words, that head gave rise to anger and resentment, thinking: 'The food he obtained, he did not inform me of, nor did he wake me up, but simply ate it himself. If that is the case, from now on whatever food I obtain, I also will not awaken him to inform him.' Once, as the two heads were wandering about, they suddenly encountered a poisonous flower. It then thought: 'I will eat this flower, wishing to cause both heads to die at the same time.' It then said to Garuḍa: 'Go to sleep now; I will stay awake.' Hearing the head Upagaruḍa speak these words, Garuḍa then went to sleep. The head Upagaruḍa immediately ate the poisonous flower. When the head Garuḍa woke up, it burped and belched, and thereupon sensed this poisonous vapour. It spoke to the other head, saying: 'What foul food did you eat while I was awake that makes my body uneasy and on the verge of death, and also makes my speech rough and harsh, obstructed and impeded when I try to make a sound?' The awake head then answered: 'While you were asleep, I ate a poisonous flower, wishing to cause both heads to die at the same time.' At that time, that head said to the other head: 'Why were your actions so utterly rash? Why did you commit such an evil deed?' It then spoke in verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 51.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.43) - [Next: 51.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.45) - [Up: 51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.51.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛本行集經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.abhiniskramanasutra-t190*zh-jnanagupta.59.10) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.44) · Pramāṇa