本生故事，講一頭雄鹿教導外甥各種求生之技，包括落入陷阱時裝死脫身；此事為稱許羅睺羅恪守戒律、寧願露宿也不違規而說。

A birth story of a stag who taught his nephew the tricks of survival, including feigning death when caught in a net, told about Rāhula’s diligence in observing a monastic rule after being displaced from his lodging.