所行藏（Sujato 英译）第 31 阅读页 · CP30 · The Fish King’s Conduct

The Conduct Leading to BuddhahoodThe Conduct Leading to BuddhahoodThe Chapter With YudhañjayaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya

The Perfection of Truth (4th)The Perfection of Truth (4th)The Fish King’s ConductThe Fish King’s Conduct“Then again when I was“Then again when I was

a fish king in a great lake,a fish king in a great lake,in the heat of the sunin the heat of the sunthe water in the lake evaporated.the water in the lake evaporated.

Then crows and vultures,Then crows and vultures,herons, hawks, and falcons,herons, hawks, and falcons,perched near the fishperched near the fish

and devoured them day and night.and devoured them day and night.There I had the following thought,There I had the following thought,being harassed with my relatives:being harassed with my relatives:

‘By what means‘By what meanscan I free my relatives from this suffering?’can I free my relatives from this suffering?’Considering the value of the Dhamma,Considering the value of the Dhamma,

I saw the truth as a support.I saw the truth as a support.Standing in the truth,Standing in the truth,I freed my relatives from that holocaust.I freed my relatives from that holocaust.

Recollecting the true Dhamma,Recollecting the true Dhamma,considered the ultimate goal,considered the ultimate goal,I made a declaration of truthI made a declaration of truth

that would last eternally in the world.that would last eternally in the world.‘So long as I can recall myself,‘So long as I can recall myself,since I became aware,since I became aware,

I do not recall deliberatelyI do not recall deliberatelyharming even a single living creature.harming even a single living creature.By this declaration of truth,By this declaration of truth,

may Pajjuna rain down!may Pajjuna rain down!Thunder forth, Pajjuna!Thunder forth, Pajjuna!Disperse the trove of the crow!Disperse the trove of the crow!

Subject the crow to sorrow,Subject the crow to sorrow,and free the fish from sorrow!’and free the fish from sorrow!’As this excellent truth was declared,As this excellent truth was declared,

Pajjuna thundered forth.Pajjuna thundered forth.In an instant the rain poured down,In an instant the rain poured down,soaking the uplands and valleys.soaking the uplands and valleys.

Having made such supreme effortHaving made such supreme effortfor this excellent truth,for this excellent truth,I made the great cloud pour down,I made the great cloud pour down,

relying on the force of the power of truth.relying on the force of the power of truth.There is no one to equal my truthfulness:There is no one to equal my truthfulness:this is my perfection of truth.”this is my perfection of truth.”