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  • 一则本生故事,讲一位贫穷婆罗门虔诚礼敬一株刺桐树而获得树下埋藏的宝藏;佛陀临终时以此故事安慰哭泣的阿难,阿难即是故事中的婆罗门。

  • A Jātaka telling how a poor brahmin’s devotion to a Judas tree won him buried treasure, told by the Buddha on his deathbed to comfort the weeping Ānanda, who is identified with the brahmin.

  • 一则本生故事,菩萨转生为金鹅,劝告身为树精的朋友及早拔除寄生的榕树幼苗,以免日后将树毁灭,喻示小恶亦须及早断除。

  • A Jātaka in which the Bodhisatta, born as a golden goose, warns a tree-sprite friend to uproot a banyan seedling before it destroys his tree, illustrating that even small faults must be uprooted early.

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