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  • 一則本生故事,講一位貧窮婆羅門虔誠禮敬一株刺桐樹而獲得樹下埋藏的寶藏;佛陀臨終時以此故事安慰哭泣的阿難,阿難即是故事中的婆羅門。

  • 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.

  • 一則本生故事,菩薩轉生為金鵝,勸告身為樹精的朋友及早拔除寄生的榕樹幼苗,以免日後將樹毀滅,喻示小惡亦須及早斷除。

  • 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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