法苑珠林 82.31

82.31

爾時珠師語比丘言。何用多語。遂加繫縛。倍更撾打。以繩急絞耳眼口鼻盡皆血出。時彼鵝者即來食血。珠師瞋忿打鵝即死。比丘問言。此鵝死活。珠師答言。鵝今死活。何足故問。時彼比丘即向鵝所。見鵝既死洟泣不樂。即向鵝說偈言。

At that time, the gem-piercer said to the bhikṣu, "What is the use of so much talk?" He then bound him further and doubled the beating. Tying a cord tightly, blood flowed from all his ears, eyes, mouth, and nose. At that time, the goose came to feed on the blood. In anger, the gem-piercer struck the goose, killing it instantly. The bhikṣu asked, "Is this goose dead or alive?" The gem-piercer answered, "Whether the goose is now dead or alive, why bother to ask?" Then the bhikṣu went to the goose's place; seeing that the goose was already dead, he wept with tears and was downcast. He then spoke a verse to the goose, saying: