[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) › 54.60 # 法苑珠林 54.60 法苑珠林 54.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [54.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.60) 又智度論云。如迦葉佛時。有兄弟二人出家求道。一人持戒誦經坐禪。一人廣求檀越修諸福業。至釋迦佛出世。一人生長者家。一人作大白象。力能破賊。長者子出家學道得六神通阿羅漢。而以薄福乞食難得。他日持鉢入城乞食。遍不能得。到白象廐見王供象種種豐足。語此象言。我之與汝俱有罪過。象即感信三日不食。守象人悑求覓道人。見而問言。汝作何術令王白象病不能食耶。答曰。此象是我先身時弟。共於迦葉佛時出家學道。我但持戒誦經坐禪不行布施。弟但廣求檀越作諸布施。不持戒。不學問。以其不持戒誦經坐禪故。今作此象。大修布施故。飲食備具種種豐足。我但行道不修布施故。今雖得道果乞食不能得。以是事故因緣不同。雖值佛世猶故飢渴。 > Furthermore, the \*Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra\* says: In the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, there were two brothers who left household life to seek the Way. One upheld the precepts, chanted the sūtras, and practiced seated meditation; the other widely sought dānapatis to cultivate various meritorious deeds. By the time Śākyamuni Buddha appeared in the world, one was born into an elder's household, and the other became a great white elephant whose strength could break an enemy force. The elder's son left household life to study the Way and became an arhat with the six supernatural powers, yet because his merit was meager, it was difficult for him to obtain almsfood. On another day, carrying his bowl into the city to beg for food, he could get none anywhere. Going to the stable of the white elephant, he saw that the king's provisions for the elephant were abundantly supplied in every way. He said to this elephant, 'Both I and you are guilty of faults.' The elephant immediately felt faith and did not eat for three days. The elephant keeper was frightened and looked for the man of the Way. Seeing him, he asked, 'What art did you perform to cause the king's white elephant to fall sick and be unable to eat?' He replied, 'This elephant was my younger brother in a former life. Together in the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, we left household life to seek the Way. I only upheld the precepts, chanted the sūtras, and practiced seated meditation, without practicing dāna. My brother only widely sought dānapatis to perform various acts of dāna, but did not uphold the precepts or pursue learning. Because he did not uphold the precepts, chant the sūtras, or practice seated meditation, he has now become this elephant; because he greatly cultivated dāna, food and drink are abundantly provided in every way. Because I only practiced the Way without cultivating dāna, now although I have attained the fruit of the Way, I cannot obtain food when begging. Due to these causes and conditions being different, although I have met the era of a Buddha, I still suffer hunger and thirst.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 54.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.59) - [Next: 54.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.61) - [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.54.60) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.60) · Pramāṇa