[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) › 82.41 # 法苑珠林 82.41 法苑珠林 82.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [82.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.41) 諸比丘等聞老比丘說是偈已。各正其身不動不搖。譬如大樹無風之時枝葉不動。時彼國王遇出畋獵。漸漸游行至諸比丘所繫之處。王遙見之心生疑惑。謂是露形尼揵子等。遣人往看。諸比丘等深生慚愧。障蔽其身使人審知釋子沙門。何以知之。右肩黑故。即便還白言。大王。彼是沙門。非為尼揵。即說偈言。 > When the bhikṣus heard the elder bhikṣu speak this verse, each straightened his body without moving or shaking, just like a great tree whose branches and leaves do not stir when there is no wind. At that time, the king of that country happened to go out hunting, and gradually wandered to the place where the bhikṣus were bound. Seeing them from afar, the king gave rise to doubt, suspecting that they were naked Nirgranthas and the like. He sent someone to go and look. The bhikṣus felt deep shame and covered their bodies, allowing the messenger to know for certain that they were Śākyan śramaṇas. How was this known? Because their right shoulders were tanned black. He immediately returned and reported, "Great King, they are śramaṇas, not Nirgranthas." And he spoke a verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 82.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.40) - [Next: 82.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.42) - [Up: 82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.82.41) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大莊嚴論經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.kalpanamanditika*zh-kumarajiva.3.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.41) · Pramāṇa