Summary
s.1The Verses of Nāga King Drum contains the Buddha’s narration of a tale from one of his past lives as the nāga king Drum. While traveling with his younger brother Tambour, they come under verbal attack by another nāga named Drumbeat. Tambour’s anger at their mistreatment and desire for retaliation prompts Drum to counsel Tambour on the virtues of patience and nonviolence in the face of aggression and abusiveness. Through a series of didactic aphorisms, he advises his brother to meet disrespect and persecution with serenity, patience, compassion, and insight, in order to accomplish what is best for oneself and others. The Buddha now recounts King Drum’s wise counsel as a helpful instruction for his own followers.
s.1《那迦王鼓經頌》記述佛陀過去生中作為那迦王鼓的一段故事。當他與弟弟鼓聲一起旅行時，另一隻名叫鼓音的那迦對他們進行言語攻擊。鼓聲因為受到虐待和被報復的欲望而感到瞋恚，這促使鼓王勸告鼓聲在面對侵犯和辱罵時要修習忍耐和不害的美德。通過一系列富有教化意義的格言，他勸告他的兄弟用寧靜、忍耐、慈悲和智慧來面對不尊重和迫害，以便為自己和他人完成最好的事情。佛陀現在將鼓王的智慧忠告作為對自己追隨者的有益教導而講述。