一名孩童，一位苦行者预言其将不日夭亡，佛陀令僧众为其连续七日诵念护卫经文，终使索命的夜叉无法得逞，保住了他的性命。

A child whose imminent death, foretold by an ascetic, was averted after the Buddha had monks recite protective verses over him for seven days until the threatening yakkha could no longer claim him.