諸經要集 8.33

8.33

又有征行軍人。有比丘尼教化行人。人皆弓頭安漉囊。持用濾水。官人聞奏國王。王聞瞋之。皆欲殺却。汝小蟲尚畏不殺。況見賊肯害之。行人向王分疏云。小蟲若於國有害臣皆殺却。既無有怨何故不聽濾飲。王聞放之。由行人義慈善根力。及賊皆來投化。

Furthermore, there were soldiers on an expedition. A bhikṣuṇī instructed the travelers, so that everyone attached a water-filter bag to the tip of their bow to strain water for drinking. An official reported this to the king. When the king heard it, he was enraged and wanted to execute them all, saying: "If you even fear to kill tiny insects, how will you ever be willing to slay enemies when you encounter them?" The traveler explained to the king: "If tiny insects caused harm to the state, your subjects would kill them all. Since they bear no enmity, why should we not be permitted to strain the water and drink it?" Hearing this, the king released them. Through the traveler's righteous compassion and the power of their roots of goodness, even the bandits came to surrender and be transformed.