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title: "六度集經 · 29 〔鸚鵡王本生〕"
description: "六度集经由三国时期吴国高僧康僧会编译，成书于公元3世纪。该经书主要辑录佛陀本生及修行故事，系统阐述大乘佛教的核心实践体系——布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、智慧六种度脱生死的方法。作为早期汉传大乘佛教的重要经典，它首次系统地将六度思想完整引入中土，对中国佛教伦理实践和菩萨道精神的形成具有奠基性作用。该经既是研究汉魏佛教传播的关键文献，也是修行菩萨道的重要指南。"
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### （二九）

> Chapter 29

「昔者菩薩，為鸚鵡王，常奉佛教，歸命三尊。時當死，死不犯十惡，慈心教化，六度為首。爾時，國王好食鸚鵡，獵士競索，覩鸚鵡群，以網收之，盡獲其眾，貢于太官。宰夫收焉，肥即烹之為肴。鸚鵡王深惟，眾生擾擾赴獄喪身，迴流三界靡不由食。告從者曰：『除貪捐食，體疵小苦，命可冀矣。愚者饕餮，心無遠慮，猶若慳子貪刀刃之尠蜜，不知有截舌之患。吾今裁食，爾等則焉。』鸚鵡王日瘦，由其籠目勢踊得出，立籠上曰：『夫貪惡之大，無欲善之，景矣。』重曰：『諸佛以貪為獄為網、為毒為刃，爾等損食可如余焉。』菩薩自斯，若為凡人，麤食供命，弊衣蓋形，以貪戒心，無日不存。福為帝王，輙以佛智觀國之累，福高弘多，其為難算矣。非常無牢，唯苦無樂，夫有輙滅，身為偽幻，難保猶卵，難養若狼。有眼覩焉，靡不寒慄。菩薩世世以戒為行，遂成如來、無所著、正真道、最正覺，為天人師。」佛告諸比丘：「時鸚鵡王者，吾身是也。人王者，調達是也。菩薩執志度無極行持戒如是。」

> Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva was born as the king of the parrots. He always honored the Buddha's teachings and took refuge in the Three Treasures. Even in the face of death, he would not commit the ten evil deeds. With compassion, he taught and guided others, making the six perfections his foremost practice. At that time, the king of the land loved to eat parrot meat, and hunters competed to catch them. When they spotted a flock of parrots, they cast a net and captured them all, presenting the entire flock to the royal kitchen. The cook received them and prepared the plump ones as dishes. The parrot king reflected deeply: "All beings, caught up in their restless desires, rush toward the prison of suffering and lose their lives. They drift through the three realms, and none of it is not caused by craving for food." He said to his followers: "Give up greed and cut back on food. Though the body may become thin and endure some hardship, there is hope for life. The foolish are gluttonous, with no thought for the future—like a miser who covets the tiny bit of honey on a knife's edge, unaware of the danger of having his tongue cut off. I will now reduce my intake; you should do the same." The parrot king grew thinner day by day, and through the gaps in the cage he managed to squeeze out and escape. Perched atop the cage, he said: "Of all evils, greed is the greatest; there is nothing as good as having no desire—this is clear." He further declared: "The Buddhas have taught that greed is a prison, a net, poison, and a blade. If you reduce your eating, you can be like me." From that time on, the Bodhisattva, even when born as an ordinary person, ate coarse food just to sustain life, wore simple clothes just to cover his body, and kept his mind on the precepts against greed every single day. When he was reborn as a king, he used the Buddha's wisdom to see the burdens of ruling a nation. His blessings were vast and numerous, too many to count. Nothing in this world is permanent or secure; there is only suffering and no lasting joy. Whatever comes into being soon fades away. The body is an illusion, as fragile as an egg, and as hard to nurture as a wolf. Whoever sees this truth with clear eyes cannot help but shudder. Throughout his many lives, the Bodhisattva walked the path of moral discipline, and ultimately attained the state of the Thus-Come One, the un-attached, the truly enlightened, the fully awakened one, becoming the teacher of gods and humans. The Buddha told the monks: “The parrot king of that time was myself. The human king was Devadatta. The Bodhisattva held firmly to his resolve and practiced the perfections, upholding moral discipline in just this way.”