[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) › 8.51 # 諸經要集 8.51 諸經要集 8.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.51) 時鼈急捉獼猴。却行欲入水。獼猴急怖。便作是念。若我入水必死無疑。然苦痛力弱。任鼇迴轉流離牽曳。遇值嶮處。鼇時仰臥。是時獼猴兩手抱鼈。作是念言。誰當為我脫此苦難。獼猴曾知仙人住處。彼當救我。便抱此鼈向彼處去。仙人遙見便作是念。咄哉異事。念是獼猴為作何等欲戲弄耶。獼猴故言。婆羅門。是何等寶物滿鉢持來得。何等信而來向我。爾時獼猴即說偈言。 > Then the turtle gripped the monkey tightly and retreated backwards, intending to enter the water. Panicked and terrified, the monkey thought: "If I enter the water, I will surely die without a doubt." Yet from pain and weakness, he was dragged along wherever the turtle turned. Encountering a steep, rough place, the turtle turned onto its back. At that time, the monkey held the turtle with both hands and thought: "Who will deliver me from this distress?" The monkey knew where the rṣi lived: "He will surely rescue me." He carried this turtle and went to that place. Seeing him from afar, the rṣi thought: "Alas, what a strange affair! What is this monkey doing? Does he wish to play tricks?" The monkey had not yet spoken when the rṣi asked: "Brāhmaṇa, what precious object is this that fills your bowl and that you carry here? What faith brings you to me?" Then the monkey spoke a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.50) - [Next: 8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.52) - [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.8.51) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.28) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [摩訶僧祇律](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.other-vinayas.mahasamghika*zh-buddhabhadra.5.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.51) · Pramāṇa