一名孩童，一位苦行者預言其將不日夭亡，佛陀令僧眾為其連續七日誦唸護衛經文，終使索命的夜叉無法得逞，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.