[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) › 54.22 # 法苑珠林 54.22 法苑珠林 54.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [54.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.22) 又僧祇律云。佛告諸比丘。過去世時。非時連雨七日不止。諸放牧者七日不出。時有餓狼飢行求食。遍歷七村都無所得。便自剋責。我何薄相。經歷七村都無所得。不如守齋住還山林。自於窟穴祝願言。使一切眾生皆得安隱。然後攝身安坐閉目。帝釋至齋日。乘伊羅白龍象觀察世間。持戒破戒。到彼山窟。見狼閉目思惟。便作是念。咄哉狼獸甚為奇特。人尚無此心。況此狼獸而能如是。便欲試之知其虛實。釋即變身化為一羊。在窟前住。高聲命群。狼時見羊便作是念。奇哉齋福報應忽至。我游七村求食不獲。今暫守齋餚饍自來。厨供已到。但當食已然後守齋。即便出穴往趣羊所。羊見狼來便驚𩣺走。狼便尋逐羊去不住。追之既遠羊化為狗。方口耽耳反來逐狼。急聲喚之。狼見狗來驚悑還走。狗急追之。劣乃得免。還至窟中便作念言。我欲食彼反欲噉我。爾時帝釋便於狼前。作跛脚羊鳴喚而住。狼作是念。前者是狗。我飢悶眼花謂為是羊。今所見者此真是羊。復更諦觀。看耳角尾。真實是羊。便出往趣。羊復驚走。𩣺逐垂得復化作狗。反還逐狼亦復如前。我欲食彼反欲見噉。時天帝釋即於狼前。化為羔子。鳴群喚母。狼便瞋言。汝作肉段我尚不出。況為羔子而欲見欺。還更守齋靜心思惟。時天帝釋知狼心念還齋。猶作羊羔於狼前住。狼便說偈言。 > Also, the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya says: The Buddha addressed the monks: In the past, an unseasonal rain fell continuously for seven days without stopping, and the herdsmen did not go out for seven days. At that time, a starving wolf roamed hungrily seeking food. It traversed seven villages and obtained nothing at all. It then blamed itself: 'Why are my signs of fortune so meager? Having passed through seven villages, I have obtained nothing at all. It would be better to observe the fast and return to the mountain forest.' In its cave, it made a vow, saying, 'May all sentient beings attain peace and security.' Then, gathering its body, it sat peacefully with eyes closed. On the fasting day, Śakra, Lord of the Gods, mounted the white naga-elephant Airāvata to observe whether the world was upholding or breaking the precepts. Arriving at that mountain cave, he saw the wolf meditating with closed eyes. He then thought: 'How wonderful! This wolf beast is truly extraordinary. Even humans lack such a mindset, let alone that this wolf beast could be like this.' Wishing to test it to see whether it was genuine or false, Śakra transformed his body into a sheep, stood before the cave, and called out loudly to the flock. The wolf saw the sheep and thought: 'How wonderful! The reward of fasting has suddenly arrived. I roamed seven villages seeking food without success, and now having observed the fast for a moment, delicacies come on their own! The kitchen offerings have already arrived; I should just eat and then observe the fast.' It then stepped out of the cave toward the sheep. Seeing the wolf coming, the sheep took fright and fled galloping away. The wolf pursued the fleeing sheep without stopping. When it had chased it far, the sheep transformed into a dog with a square mouth and drooping ears, which turned back to chase the wolf, barking urgently. Seeing the dog coming, the wolf took fright and fled back. The dog pursued it closely, and it barely managed to escape. Returning to its cave, it thought: 'I wanted to eat it, but instead it wanted to devour me.' At that time, Śakra stood before the wolf, acting as a limping sheep bleating loudly. The wolf thought: 'The previous one was a dog; my hungry, faint eyes saw double and thought it was a sheep. What I see now is truly a sheep.' Looking closely again at its ears, horns, and tail, it was truly a sheep. It then went out toward it. The sheep took fright and ran away again. As the wolf chased it and was on the verge of catching it, it turned back into a dog and pursued the wolf again, just as before. 'I wanted to eat it, but instead I was nearly eaten.' Then Śakra transformed before the wolf into a lamb, bleating to the flock and calling for its mother. The wolf angrily said, 'Even if you were a cut of meat, I would still not go out; let alone as a lamb trying to deceive me!' It returned to observing the fast, quietly meditating in mind. At that time, Śakra knew the wolf's intention was to return to the fast, but he still stood before the wolf as a lamb. The wolf then spoke a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 54.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.21) - [Next: 54.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.23) - [Up: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.54.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.22) · Pramāṇa