[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) › 15.80 # 諸經要集 15.80 諸經要集 15.80 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.80) 又百緣經云。佛在王舍城迦蘭陀竹林時。彼城中有一長者。名曰賢面。財寶無量不可稱計。多諸諂曲。慳貪嫉妬終無施心。乃至飛鳥驅不近舍。有諸沙門及婆羅門。貧窮乞丐從其乞者。惡口罵之其後命終受毒蛇身。還守本財。有近之者。瞋目猛盛怒眼視之。能令使死。頻婆娑羅王。聞已心懷驚怪。今此毒蛇見人則害。唯佛能調。作是念已。即將群臣往詣佛所。頂禮佛足却坐一面。具白前事。唯願世尊。降伏此蛇莫使害人。佛唱許可。於其後日著衣持鉢。往詣蛇所。蛇見佛來瞋恚熾盛。欲螫如來。佛以慈力。於五指端放五色光明。照彼蛇身即得清涼。熱毒消除心懷喜悅。舉頭四顧。是何福人能放此光。照我身體使得清涼。快不可言。爾時世尊。見蛇調伏。而告本緣。蛇聞佛語深自剋責。蓋障雲除自憶宿命。作長者時。所作惡業。今得是報。方於佛前深生信敬。佛告之言。汝於前身不順我語受此蛇形。今宜調順受我教勅。蛇答佛言。隨佛見授不敢違勅。佛告蛇言。汝若調順入我鉢中。佛語已竟尋入鉢中。將詣林中。王及群臣。聞世尊調化毒蛇盛鉢中來。合國人民皆往共看。蛇見眾人深生慚愧。厭此蛇身。即便命終生忉利天。即自念言。我造何福得來生天。即自觀察。見在世間受毒蛇身。由見佛故。生信敬心厭惡蛇身。得來生此受天快樂。今當還報佛世尊恩。齎持香華光明照曜。來詣佛所前禮佛足。供養訖已却坐一面。聽佛說法。心開意解得須陀洹果。即於佛前說偈讚佛。 > Furthermore, the Avadānaśataka says: When the Buddha was in the Kalandaka Bamboo Grove at Rājagṛha, there was in that city an elder named Bhadramukha. His wealth and treasures were immeasurable and incalculable, yet he was full of deceit and flattery, stingy, greedy, jealous, and envious, completely without any intention to give. He would even drive away flying birds so that they did not approach his house. Whenever śramaṇas, brāhmaṇas, or poor beggars begged from him, he reviled and cursed them. Later, when his life came to an end, he took rebirth in the body of a poisonous snake and returned to guard his former wealth. If anyone approached, it glared with blazing anger, and looking at them with furious eyes, could cause them to die. King Bimbisāra, having heard of this, felt astonished and thought, 'Now this poisonous snake harms people whenever it sees them. Only the Buddha can subdue it.' Having thought this, he immediately led his ministers to where the Buddha was, bowed his head at the Buddha's feet, sat down to one side, and related the matter in detail, saying, 'We only pray that the Bhagavat will subdue this snake so that it does not harm people.' The Buddha voiced his assent. On the following day, donning his robes and holding his bowl, he went to the snake's dwelling. Seeing the Buddha approach, the snake flared up with intense wrath and wished to bite the Tathāgata. By the power of loving-kindness, the Buddha emitted five-coloured radiant light from the tips of his five fingers, illuminating the snake's body. The snake immediately experienced coolness; its fiery venom was dispelled, and its heart was filled with joy. Raising its head and looking around in the four directions, it wondered, 'What blessed person can emit this light, shining upon my body to make it cool with unspeakable delight?' At that time, seeing that the snake was subdued, the Bhagavat told it of its original conditions. Hearing the Buddha's words, the snake reproached itself deeply. The cloud of hindrances was dispelled, and it remembered its past lives: when it was an elder, the evil karma it had created now resulted in this retribution. Thereupon, before the Buddha, it generated deep faith and reverence. The Buddha told it, 'In your former life you did not comply with my words, and thus received this snake body. Now you should be docile and compliant and receive my instructions.' The snake answered the Buddha, 'I will follow whatever the Buddha instructs; I dare not disobey your command.' The Buddha told the snake, 'If you are docile and compliant, enter into my bowl.' When the Buddha finished speaking, it immediately entered the bowl. The Buddha brought it to the grove. When the king and his ministers heard that the Bhagavat had subdued and transformed the poisonous snake and was bringing it in his bowl, all the people of the country went together to see. Seeing the crowd, the snake felt deep shame and remorse, developed revulsion toward this snake body, and immediately died, to be born in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven. It then thought, 'What merit have I created to be born in heaven?' It immediately observed and saw that when it was in the world, it had received the body of a poisonous snake; because it saw the Buddha, it had generated a mind of faith and reverence, felt revulsion toward the snake body, and thus was able to be born here to enjoy heavenly bliss. 'Now I should return to repay the kindness of the Buddha, the Bhagavat.' Carrying incense and flowers, with radiant light shining brightly, it came to where the Buddha was, prostrated at the Buddha's feet, and after completing the offerings, sat down to one side to listen to the Buddha preach the Dharma. Its mind opened in comprehension, and it attained the fruit of srotāpanna. It then spoke a verse in front of the Buddha praising the Buddha: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.79) - [Next: 15.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.81) - [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.15.80) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.34) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [撰集百緣經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.avadanasataka*zh-zhi-qian.6.4) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.80) · Pramāṇa