諸經要集 8.44

8.44

獵師即時解放鹿王。佛言。昔鹿王者今我身是。五百鹿者五百比丘是。時有雁王。獵者得之。有同伴雁欲代捨命。還說偈相報。獵師見愍。二雁並放。後求寶報恩。大意同前。

The hunter immediately released the deer king. The Buddha said: "The deer king of old was myself; the five hundred deer were the five hundred bhikṣus." At that time there was also a king of wild geese whom a hunter captured. A companion goose wished to give up its life in its place and likewise exchanged verses. The hunter took pity on them and released both geese. Later they sought precious gems to repay his kindness. The general meaning is the same as the above.