一则本生故事，讲述一头被国王射伤而逃脱的鹿，后来又将同一位国王从坑中救出并为他说法，促使国王为臣民颁布五戒，用以说明舍利弗在佛陀自忉利天说法归来后所展现的非凡智慧。

A birth-story about a stag, wounded but escaped from a hunting king, who later pulled the same king out of a pit and taught him the Dhamma, prompting the king to decree the five precepts for his subjects, told to illustrate Sāriputta’s extraordinary wisdom in answering questions the Buddha posed after teaching the Abhidhamma in Tāvatiṃsa.