一則本生故事，講述一頭被國王射傷而逃脫的鹿，後來又將同一位國王從坑中救出併為他說法，促使國王為臣民頒佈五戒，用以說明舍利弗在佛陀自忉利天說法歸來後所展現的非凡智慧。

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.