諸經要集 16.29

16.29

又佛本行經云。爾時佛告諸比丘言。我念往昔。有一河名波利耶多（隋言彼節）時彼河岸有一人。是結華鬘師。其人有園在彼河側。而彼河內。時有一龜。從水而出。至華園中求食而行。處處經歷。蹋壞其華。時彼園主。見龜壞華。園主即。捉置於一筐篋中。將欲殺食。彼龜作念。云何得脫此難。作何方便誑此園主。即向園主。而說偈言。

Moreover, the Fo benxing jing says: At that time, the Buddha addressed the bhikṣus, saying: I recall that in the past there was a river named Pāriyātra (which in the language of the Sui means 'Beyond the Joint'). At that time, on the bank of that river, there was a man who was a garland-maker. That man had a garden beside the river. Within that river, there was then a turtle that emerged from the water and entered the flower garden searching for food as it walked. Passing everywhere, it trampled and damaged the flowers. At that time, the owner of the garden, seeing that the turtle damaged the flowers, immediately seized it and placed it in a basket, intending to kill and eat it. That turtle thought: "How can I escape this peril? What expedient means can I use to deceive this garden owner?" It immediately spoke a verse to the garden owner: