[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) › 2.32 # 諸經要集 2.32 諸經要集 2.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.32) 往昔為蛤身　於水中覓食 聞佛說法聲　出至草根下 有一牧牛人　持杖來聽法 杖劖刺我頭　命終生天上 > "In the past I had the body of a frog, / Seeking food in the water. / Hearing the sound of the Buddha preaching the Dharma, / I came out to the roots of the grass. / There was a cowherd / Who came carrying a staff to listen to the Dharma; / The point of his staff pierced my head, / And when my life ended I was born in heaven." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.31) - [Next: 2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.33) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.2.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.39) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [善見律毘婆沙](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.sastra.samantapasadika*zh-senggabatuoluo.4.79) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.32) · Pramāṇa