[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) › 8.14 # 諸經要集 8.14 諸經要集 8.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.14) 又新婆沙論云。昔揵馱羅國迦膩色迦王。有一黃門恒監內事。暫出城外。見有群牛數盈五百。來入城內。問驅牛者。此是何牛。答言。此牛將去其種。於是黃門即自思忖。我宿惡業。受不男身。今應以財救此牛難。遂償其價悉令得脫。善業力故。令此黃門即復男身。深生慶悅。尋還城內佇立宮門。附使啟王請入奉現。王令喚入。怪問所由。於是黃門具奏上事。王聞驚喜。厚賜珍財。轉授高官令知外事。 > Furthermore, the New Mahāvibhāṣā-śāstra says: Formerly, King Kaniṣka of the country of Gandhāra had a eunuch who constantly oversaw affairs in the inner palace. He briefly went outside the city and saw a herd of oxen, numbering more than five hundred, entering the city. He asked the drover, "What kind of oxen are these?" \[The drover\] replied, "These oxen are about to be castrated." Thereupon the eunuch reflected to himself: "Due to my evil karma from past lives, I have received the body of a non-man. Now I should use my wealth to save these oxen from this peril." He then paid their price and caused them all to be set free. By the power of this wholesome karma, this eunuch was immediately restored to a male body. Profoundly rejoicing, he immediately returned into the city, stood at the palace gate, and sent an attendant to report to the king, requesting to enter and present himself. The king ordered him to be summoned in and, surprised, asked the reason. Thereupon the eunuch fully reported the previous events. Hearing this, the king was astonished and delighted. He generously bestowed precious treasures upon him and promoted him to high office, placing him in charge of external affairs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.13) - [Next: 8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.15) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.8.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.50.18) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.14) · Pramāṇa