法苑珠林 64.10

64.10

又出曜經云。南海卒涌驚濤浸灌。有三大魚流入淺水。自相謂言。我等厄此。及漫水未減宜可逆上還歸大海。復礙水舟不得越過。第一魚者。盡力跳舟得度。次魚復憑草獲過。其第三魚氣力消竭為獵者得之。佛見而說偈曰。

Furthermore, the Avadāna Sūtra states: In the Southern Sea, surging waves suddenly flooded the land, and three large fish were swept into shallow water. They said to one another: 'We are in distress here; while the floodwaters have not yet receded, we should swim upstream and return to the great ocean.' But they were obstructed by a water boat and could not cross over. The first fish leaped over the boat with all its might and succeeded in crossing. The next fish then relied on grass and succeeded in crossing over. The third fish was utterly exhausted in strength and was captured by a hunter. Seeing this, the Buddha spoke a verse: