法苑珠林 65.13

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65.13

Furthermore, the Daśabhāṇavāra Vinaya says: The Buddha said: In a past life, near the foot of the snowy mountains, there was a deer king named Majestic Virtue (Tejovanta), who was the king of five hundred deer. At that time, a hunter set out grain and laid a snare. The deer king stepped forward and his right foot fell into the hair snare. The deer king thought: “If I show any sign, then the deer will not dare to eat the grain. I must wait until they finish eating the grain, and only then reveal the condition of my foot.” At that time, all the deer departed; only a female deer remained, and she spoke a verse:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese