法苑珠林 51.34

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51.34

Having spoken this verse, King Brahmadatta addressed the crow once more, saying: 'Well done, crow! From now on, you may always come here to take fragrant and delicious food. If someone blocks you and does not give you food, come and let me know. I shall personally give you a share of my own food for you to take away.' The Buddha told the monks: 'You should know that the crow king was myself. The crow who stole food for his master at that time was the monk Udāyin. King Brahmadatta was King Śuddhodana. At that time, the monk Udāyin made him rejoice and procured food for me; now it is also like this: he made King Śuddhodana feel joyful in his heart, and he also brought food to me.' The verse says:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese