法苑珠林 82.31

English (machine translation) 82.31

Language: English

82.31

At that time, the gem-piercer said to the bhikṣu, "What is the use of so much talk?" He then bound him further and doubled the beating. Tying a cord tightly, blood flowed from all his ears, eyes, mouth, and nose. At that time, the goose came to feed on the blood. In anger, the gem-piercer struck the goose, killing it instantly. The bhikṣu asked, "Is this goose dead or alive?" The gem-piercer answered, "Whether the goose is now dead or alive, why bother to ask?" Then the bhikṣu went to the goose's place; seeing that the goose was already dead, he wept with tears and was downcast. He then spoke a verse to the goose, saying:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese