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# 法苑珠林 69.51

法苑珠林 69.51

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [69.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.51)

又智度論云。舍利弗雖復聰明。然非一切智。於佛智中譬如嬰兒。如阿婆檀那經中。佛在祇桓住。晡時經行。舍利弗從佛經行。是時有鷹逐鴿。鴿飛來佛邊住。佛經行過之影覆鴿上。鴿身安隱。悑畏即除。不復作聲。後舍利弗影到。鴿便作聲顫悑如初。舍利弗白佛言。佛及我身俱無三毒。以何因緣。佛影覆鴿。鴿便無聲不復恐悑。我影覆上鴿便作聲顫慄如故。佛言。汝三毒習氣未盡。以是故汝影覆時恐悑不除。

> Furthermore, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra says: Although Śāriputra was clever, he did not possess all-knowledge; compared to the Buddha's wisdom, he was like an infant. As in the Avadāna Sūtra: The Buddha was dwelling in Jetavana, and at the late afternoon hour was doing walking meditation. Śāriputra followed the Buddha in walking meditation. At that time, a hawk was pursuing a pigeon. The pigeon flew over and stayed beside the Buddha. When the Buddha passed by in his walking meditation and his shadow covered the pigeon, the pigeon's body became tranquil, its fear was immediately dispelled, and it made no more sound. Later, when Śāriputra's shadow fell upon it, the pigeon made sounds and trembled with fear just as before. Śāriputra said to the Buddha: "Both the Buddha and I are free of the three poisons. For what reason is it that when the Buddha's shadow covered the pigeon, the pigeon fell silent and was no longer terrified, but when my shadow covered it, the pigeon made sounds and trembled with fear as before?" The Buddha said: "Your residual traces of the three poisons are not yet exhausted; for this reason, when your shadow covered it, its fear was not dispelled."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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