講述鹿王 Nigrodha（菩薩）的本生故事：輪到一隻懷孕母鹿依約獻祭時，他挺身代她赴死，此舉感動 Bārāṇasī 王，使其宣佈護佑一切眾生的生命。

A Jātaka about Nigrodha, king of one deer herd and the Bodhisatta, who offers his own life in place of a pregnant doe due for sacrifice under a rotation agreement with a rival herd, moving the king of Bārāṇasī to grant safety to all living beings.