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  • 講述同居一穴的獅子與老虎的本生故事:二者爭論一月之中黑分與白分何者較冷,一位隱士(菩薩)為其解惑,指出寒冷源自風而非光暗;此故事關聯到拘薩羅兩位為同樣爭議請教佛陀的林居比丘。

  • A Jātaka about a lion and a tiger sharing a cave who dispute whether the dark or light half of the month is colder, resolved by a hermit (the Bodhisatta) explaining that cold comes from wind rather than light or darkness — told with reference to two forest-dwelling monks who had the same dispute.

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