一切經音義 65.167

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Deer Park (Luye 鹿野; located in the country of Vārāṇasī. Long ago, the Tathāgata and Devadatta were both deer kings, each leading over five hundred deer in this forest. At that time the king went hunting and wished to kill them all. Among them was a doe pregnant with a fawn about to give birth. The Bodhisattva Deer King offered himself in her stead. Moved by his benevolence, the king spared all their lives, and bestowed this forest upon the deer. The designation 'Deer Park' arose from this).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese