Summary
s.1The Śrīgupta Sūtra tells the story of a plot against the life of Śākyamuni Buddha. At his guru’s instigation, a wealthy young Jain named Śrīgupta invites the Buddha to the midday meal at his house in Rājagṛha, where he has secretly prepared a fire trap and a poisoned meal. The Buddha is aware of these plans, but instead of simply avoiding the trap he accepts the invitation and uses the occasion to demonstrate his invulnerability to such harms, due to his realization and the power of his past deeds. He tells three stories from his previous lives as a pheasant chick, a hare, and the peacock king Suvarṇāvabhāsa—lives in which he similarly overcame fire and poison. After Śrīgupta’s attempts fail, Śākyamuni recounts yet another of his former lives in which Śrīgupta, this time as a brahmin teacher, similarly attempted to trap him in a pit of fire. Ashamed of his actions, Śrīgupta apologizes for his mistakes, takes refuge, and receives the vows of a lay devotee in the Buddha’s community.
s.1《吉祥護經》講述了一個針對釋迦牟尼佛陀的陰謀故事。在其上師的唆使下，一位名叫吉祥護的富裕年輕尼乾子邀請佛陀到他位於王舍城的家中享用午餐。他在家中暗中準備了火焰陷阱和毒餐。佛陀知道了這些計畫，但他並未簡單地躲避陷阱，而是接受了邀請，並利用這個機會展示他因為證悟和過往業力的力量而能夠躲避此類傷害的無懼性。他講述了三個前世故事：他曾是一隻野雞雛鳥、一隻兔子，以及孔雀王金光孔雀——在這些生命中，他同樣克服了火焰和毒藥。在吉祥護的企圖失敗後，釋迦牟尼又講述了他另一個前世的故事，在那個前世中，吉祥護當時是一位婆羅門教師，同樣試圖用火坑來陷害他。為自己的行為感到羞愧，吉祥護為他的過錯道歉，皈依了佛陀，並在佛陀的教團中受持優婆塞的戒律。