[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) › 64.17 # 法苑珠林 64.17 法苑珠林 64.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [64.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.17) 楚王游于苑。白猨在焉。王命善射者令射之。數發猨搏矢而嬉。乃命由基。養由基撫弓則猨抱木而號。及六國時更羸謂魏王曰。臣能為虛發而下鳥。魏王曰。然則射可至於此乎。更羸白可。有聞雁從東方來。而更羸虛發而鳥下焉。 > The King of Chu was wandering in his park. A white gibbon was there. The king commanded those skilled in archery to shoot it. Several arrows were loosed, but the gibbon caught the arrows and played with them. He then commanded Youji. As soon as Yang Youji grasped the bow, the gibbon hugged a tree and cried out. Also, during the period of the Six States, Geng Lei said to the King of Wei, "I can loose an empty bowstring and bring down a bird." The King of Wei said, "Can archery truly reach such a degree?" Geng Lei said, "It can." A goose was heard coming from the east; Geng Lei released an empty shot, and the bird fell. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 64.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.16) - [Next: 64.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.18) - [Up: 64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.64.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.17) · Pramāṇa