[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) › 58.33 # 法苑珠林 58.33 法苑珠林 58.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [58.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.58.33) 善男子。我念過去阿僧祇劫。復過是數。時有梵志。名曰樹提。於四十二億歲。在空林中常修梵行。彼時梵志過是歲已。從林中出入。極樂城。見一女人。彼時女人見此梵志儀容端嚴。即起欲心尋趣梵志。以手執之即時躄地。爾時梵志告女人曰。姊何所求。女人曰。我求梵志。梵志言。我不行欲。女曰。若不從我。我今當死。爾時梵志如是思惟。此非我法亦非我時。我於四十二億歲修淨梵行。云何於今而當毀壞。彼時梵志強自頓拽得離七步。離七步已生哀愍心。如是思惟。我雖犯戒墮於惡道。我能堪忍地獄之苦。我今不忍見是女人受此苦惱。不令是女以我致死。爾時梵志還至女所。以右手捉作如是言。姊起恣汝所欲。爾時梵志於十二年中共為家室。過十二年已尋復出家。即還具四無量心。具已命終生梵天中。爾時梵志即我身是。彼女人者今瞿夷是。我於爾時為彼女欲暫起悲心。即得超越十百千劫生死之苦。 > 'Good son, I recall that in the past, countless kalpas ago, and even surpassing that number, there was a brahmacārin named Jyotis. For 4.2 billion years, he constantly cultivated pure conduct (brahmacarya) in an empty forest. After those years had passed, that brahmacārin emerged from the forest and entered the city of Utmost Joy. He saw a woman. At that time, seeing the brahmacārin’s handsome and dignified appearance, the woman immediately gave rise to desire, went after the brahmacārin, seized him by the hand, and fell prostrate to the ground. Then the brahmacārin addressed the woman, saying, "Sister, what do you seek?" The woman said, "I seek you, brahmacārin." The brahmacārin said, "I do not practice sexual desire." The woman said, "If you do not comply with me, I shall die now." Then the brahmacārin contemplated: "This is not my dharma, nor is it my proper time. For 4.2 billion years I have cultivated pure conduct; how could I now ruin it?" At that time, the brahmacārin dragged himself away by force and managed to separate from her by seven paces. Having moved seven paces away, he gave rise to a mind of pity and contemplated: "Though I violate the precepts and fall into evil destinies, I can endure the suffering of hell; I cannot now bear to see this woman endure such suffering and distress, nor let this woman die on my account." At that time, the brahmacārin returned to the woman, took her with his right hand, and spoke these words: "Sister, arise; do as you desire." At that time, the brahmacārin lived with her as husband and wife for twelve years. When the twelve years had passed, he immediately went forth from the household life again, and forthwith perfected the four immeasurable minds. Having perfected them, at the end of his life he was reborn in the Brahmā heaven. That brahmacārin was none other than myself, and that woman is now Gopikā. Because at that time I momentarily gave rise to a compassionate mind toward that woman's desire, I was immediately able to transcend the suffering of birth and death for ten hundred thousand kalpas.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 58.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.58.32) - [Next: 58.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.58.34) - [Up: 58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.58) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.58.33) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大寶積經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.ratnakuta.maharatnakuta*zh-bodhiruci-tang.106.111) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.58.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.58.33) · Pramāṇa