諸經要集 8.33

8.33

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.