諸經要集 10.91

10.91

又大莊嚴論云。有諸比丘曠野中行。為賊劫掠剝脫衣裳。時此群賊。懼諸比丘往告聚落。盡欲殺害。賊中一人先曾出家。語同伴言。今者何為盡欲殺害。比丘之法不得傷草。今者以草繫諸比丘。彼畏傷故。終不能得四向馳告。賊即以草而繫縛之。捨之而去。諸比丘等既被草縛。恐犯禁戒不得挽絕。身無衣服為日所炙。蚊虻蠅蚤之所唼嬈。從旦被縛至於日夕。轉到日沒晦冥大暗。夜行禽獸交橫馳走。甚可怖畏。有老比丘語諸年少。說偈誡言。

The *Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā* also states: There were monks traveling through a wilderness who were robbed by bandits and stripped of their clothing. At that time, the band of bandits, fearing that the monks would go and inform the nearby settlements, wished to kill them all. One among the bandits had previously gone forth as a monk; he said to his companions: 'Why must you kill them all now? The rule of a monk is that he may not harm grass. If we now bind the monks with grass, out of fear of harming it they will never be able to run in all directions to sound the alarm.' The bandits then bound them with grass, abandoned them, and left. Once the monks were bound with grass, fearing to violate the prohibitive precepts, they dared not pull and snap it. Having no clothes on their bodies, they were scorched by the sun and bitten and tormented by mosquitoes, gadflies, flies, and fleas. From morning when they were bound until evening, and turning to sunset into pitch-black darkness, nocturnal beasts crossed back and forth running about, which was extremely terrifying. An elderly monk spoke to the young ones, delivering an admonitory verse: