[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) › 83.11 # 法苑珠林 83.11 法苑珠林 83.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.11) 又譬喻經云。迦葉佛時有兄弟二人。俱為沙門。兄持戒坐禪一心求道而不布施。弟布施修福而喜破戒。兄從釋迦出家得阿羅漢果。衣常不充。食常不飽。弟生象中。為象多力。能却怨敵。國王所愛。金銀珍寶瓔珞其身。封數百戶邑供給此象。隨其所須。時兄比丘值世大儉。游行乞食。七日不得。末後得少麁食。劣得存命。先知此象是前世弟。便往詣象手捉象耳。而語之言。我昔與汝俱有罪也。象思比丘語即識宿命。見前因緣愁憂不食。象子悑懼便往白王。王問象子。先無人犯此象不。象子答曰。無他異人。唯一沙門來至象邊須臾便去。王即遣人覓得沙門。問言。至象邊何所道耶。沙門答曰。我語象云。我與汝俱有罪耳。沙門向王具說如上。王意便寤即放沙門。 > Furthermore, the Avadāna-sūtra says: At the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, there were two brothers who both became śramaṇas. The elder brother upheld the precepts, sat in meditation, and single-mindedly sought the Way, but did not practice generosity (dāna). The younger brother practiced generosity and cultivated merit, but was fond of breaking the precepts. Under Śākyamuni, the elder brother went forth from the household and attained the fruit of arhatship, but his robes were constantly insufficient and his food was never plentiful. The younger brother was born among elephants; because as an elephant he was very strong and could repel enemies, he was beloved by the king. Gold, silver, and precious jewels adorned his body, and a fiefdom of several hundred households was assigned to supply this elephant with whatever he needed. At that time, the elder brother monk encountered a severe famine in the world; he went about begging for food, but for seven days obtained nothing. At the very end he received a little coarse food, barely sustaining his life. Knowing beforehand that this elephant had been his younger brother in a previous life, he went to the elephant, took the elephant's ear with his hand, and said to him: 'In the past, you and I both committed offenses.' When the elephant contemplated the monk's words, he immediately recognized his past lives, and seeing his former causes and conditions, he grieved and would not eat. The elephant-keeper was terrified and went to inform the king. The king asked the elephant-keeper: 'Did anyone previously offend this elephant?' The elephant-keeper replied: 'There was no other person, only a śramaṇa who came to the elephant's side and departed after a short while.' The king immediately sent men to find and bring the śramaṇa, and asked: 'What did you say when you went to the elephant's side?' The śramaṇa replied: 'I only told the elephant: "You and I both committed offenses."' The śramaṇa explained fully to the king as above. The king's mind awakened, and he immediately released the śramaṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.10) - [Next: 83.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.12) - [Up: 83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.83.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.11) · Pramāṇa