法苑珠林 65.24

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65.24

Furthermore, the Samantapāsādikā says: Maudgalyāyana expounded a jātaka sūtra for King Aśoka, saying: “Great King, in the past there was a partridge caged by humans. In sorrow and fear on the ground, it cried out loudly. Its fellows gathered like clouds and were killed by humans. The partridge asked a man of the Way: ‘Am I guilty of an offense or not?’ The man of the Way answered: ‘When you cried out, did you have the intention to kill?’ The partridge said: ‘I called out to summon my companions; I had no intention to kill.’ The man of the Way then answered: ‘If you had no intention to kill, you are without offense.’ And he spoke a verse:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese