[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) › 53.51 # 法苑珠林 53.51 法苑珠林 53.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.51) 賢愚經云。舍衛國中有一老公出家。兒小即為沙彌。共父入村乞食。村遠日暮。父老行遲。兒畏毒獸急扶其父。推父墮地應時而死。佛言。我知汝心。無有惡意。不得殺罪。此由過去父病睡臥多有飛蠅數來惱觸。父令逐蠅。蠅來兒額。以杖打之即殺其兒。亦非惡意今還相報。 > The \*Sūtra of the Wise and the Foolish\* states: In the country of Śrāvastī, an old man went forth from home, and his young son became a śrāmaṇera. Together with his father, he entered a village to beg for food. The village was far and it was dusk; the father was old and walked slowly. Fearing venomous beasts, the son rushed to support his father, pushing him to the ground, and he died on the spot. The Buddha said: "I know your mind: there was no evil intent, so you do not incur the sin of killing. This is because in the past, when the father was ill and lying asleep, many flying flies repeatedly came to bother and disturb him. The father told him to chase the flies away. A fly landed on the son's forehead, and \[the father\] struck it with a staff, instantly killing his son. There was likewise no evil intent then; now it has simply been repaid in turn." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.50) - [Next: 53.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.52) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.51) · Pramāṇa