[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 15.67 # 諸經要集 15.67 諸經要集 15.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.67) 又雜譬喻經云。昔有一蛇。頭尾自諍。頭語尾曰。我應為大。尾語頭曰。我應為大。頭曰。我有耳能聽。有目能視。有口能食。行時在前。故可為大。汝無此術。云何為大。尾曰。我令汝去故得去耳。若我不去。以身繞木三匝三日不已。不得求食飢餓垂死。頭語尾曰。汝可放我。聽汝為大。尾聞其言。即時放之。復語尾曰。汝既為大。聽汝前行。尾在前行。未經數步。墮大深坑而死。喻眾生無智。強為人我。終墮三塗。 > Furthermore, the Za piyu jing says: In the past, there was a snake whose head and tail argued with each other. The head said to the tail, 'I should be the leader.' The tail said to the head, 'I should be the leader.' The head said, 'I have ears that can hear, eyes that can see, and a mouth that can eat. When crawling, I am in front. Therefore I can be the leader. You have no such abilities; how could you be the leader?' The tail said, 'It is only because I let you go that you are able to go. If I do not go, I will coil myself around a tree three times for three days without stopping. You will not be able to seek food, and will starve nearly to death.' The head said to the tail, 'You may release me; I allow you to be the leader.' Hearing its words, the tail immediately released it. The head then said to the tail, 'Since you are the leader, I allow you to go in front.' The tail went in front, but before going several paces, it fell into a large, deep pit and died. This is an analogy for sentient beings who lack wisdom and forcibly assert self and other, ultimately falling into the three destinies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.66) - [Next: 15.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.68) - [Up: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.15.67) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.21) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.67) · Pramāṇa