翻譯名義集 2.210

2.210

【舍舍迦】此云兔。《韓子》曰：「宋人耕，田中有株，兔走觸株，折頸而死。因釋耕守株，冀復得之，路人笑矣。」《西域記》言：「劫初時有狐、兔、猿，異類相悅。時天帝釋，欲驗修菩薩行者，降迹應化為一老夫。謂三獸曰：『二三子善安隱乎？無驚懼耶？』曰：『涉豐草，游茂林，異類同歡，既安且樂。』老夫曰：『聞二三子情厚意密，忘其老弊，故此遠尋。今正飢乏，何以饋（渠位）食？』曰：『幸少留此，我躬馳訪。』於是同心虛己，分路營求。狐沿水濱，銜一鮮鯉。猿於林野采異華果，俱來至止，同進老夫。唯兔空還，游躍左右。老夫謂曰：『以吾觀之，爾曹未和。狐、猿同志，各能役心，唯兔空還，獨無相饋。以此言之，誠可知也。』兔聞譏議，謂狐、猿曰：『多聚樵蘇，方有所作。』猿、狐競馳，銜草曳木；既已蘊崇，猛焰將熾。兔曰：『仁者，我身卑劣，所求難遂。敢以微軀，充此一飡。』辭畢入火，尋即致死。是時老夫復帝釋身，除燼收骸，傷歎良久。謂狐、猿曰：『一何至此，吾感其心，不泯其跡，寄之月輪，傳于後世。』」

[Śaśaka] This is translated as hare. Han Feizi says: 'A man of Song was plowing; in his field stood a stump. A hare ran, collided with the stump, broke its neck, and died. Thereupon he abandoned his plowing to guard the stump, hoping to catch another, and the passers-by laughed at him.' The Xiyu ji says: 'At the beginning of the kalpa, there were a fox, a hare, and an ape, who loved one another despite being of different kinds. At that time, Śakra, Lord of the Devas, wishing to test those practicing the bodhisattva path, descended and transformed into an old man. He said to the three beasts: "Are the three of you well and at peace? Have you any fright or dread?" They replied: "Treading through lush grasses and roaming thick forests, though of different kinds we share joy together, being both secure and happy." The old man said: "Hearing that you three share deep sentiments and close affection, I forgot my old age and decrepitude, and thus sought you from afar. Now I am hungry and exhausted; with what will you provide me food?" They said: "Pray stay here a little while, and we shall run off to seek it ourselves." Thereupon, with one mind and humbling themselves, they parted ways to search. The fox, along the water's edge, took a fresh carp in his mouth. The ape gathered strange flowers and fruits in the woodlands. Both returned and arrived together, presenting them jointly to the old man. Only the hare returned empty-handed, leaping about to the left and right. The old man said to him: "As I see it, you are not harmonious. The fox and the ape share the same intention, each exerting their minds, while only the hare returns empty-handed, alone in offering nothing. Judging from this, the truth is plain to see." Hearing this rebuke, the hare said to the fox and the ape: "Gather much firewood and grass, and then something can be done." The ape and the fox raced competitively, carrying grass and dragging wood; once it was heaped high, the fierce blaze was about to flare up. The hare said: "Virtuous ones, my body is lowly and mean, and what I sought was difficult to achieve. I venture to use this humble form to provide for this one meal." Having spoken, he leaped into the fire, meeting his death immediately. At that time the old man resumed the body of Śakra, cleared away the ashes, collected the bones, and lamented in grief for a long time. He said to the fox and the ape: "How did it come to this! Moved by his intention, I shall not allow his traces to vanish, but entrust them to the orb of the moon to be transmitted to future generations."'