法苑珠林 82.25

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又論云。我昔曾聞。有一比丘。次第乞食。至穿珠家立於門外。時彼珠師為於國王穿摩尼珠。比丘衣赤往映彼珠。其色紅赤。彼穿珠師。即入其舍。為比丘取食。時有一鵝見珠赤色。其狀似肉。即便吞之。珠師持食以施比丘。尋即覓珠不知所在。此珠價貴。珠師貧急語比丘言。得我珠耶。比丘恐殺鵝取珠。當設何計得免斯患。即說偈言。

The treatise also says: 'Formerly I heard that there was a bhikṣu who went begging for food in sequential order. He arrived at the house of a bead-piercer and stood outside the gate. At that time, that bead artisan was piercing a maṇi jewel for the king. The bhikṣu's robe was red, and shining onto that jewel, its color appeared red. That bead artisan then entered his house to fetch food for the bhikṣu. At that time, a goose saw the red color of the jewel, shaped like meat, and immediately swallowed it. The artisan brought food to give as alms to the bhikṣu, and immediately searched for the jewel, but did not know where it was. This jewel was costly, and the artisan, being poor and anxious, said to the bhikṣu: "Did you take my jewel?" The bhikṣu feared that he would kill the goose to take the jewel. What plan could be devised to escape this calamity? He then spoke a verse: