JLPT N5 • GENERAL

小さな蜘蛛を踏み殺そうとして思い留まり、命を助けてやったこと

This Kandata was a great villain who had committed murder and arson, but he had performed just one good deed in his past. Finding a tiny spider by the roadside, he stopped himself from crushing it to death, thinking, 'Even though it is small, it is a living thing', and saved its life. Remembering this, the Buddha resolved to save him.

Practice Question

犍陀多は過去に一度だけ、道端の小さな蜘蛛を踏み殺さずに助けてやったという善行がありました。
Explanation

犍陀多は過去に一度だけ、道端の小さな蜘蛛を踏み殺さずに助けてやったという善行がありました。

English Explanation

Kandata's single good deed was sparing the life of a small spider: '小さな蜘蛛を踏み殺そうとして思い留まり...助けてやった'

日本語解説

大悪人の犍陀多ですが、過去の唯一の善行として「蜘蛛の命を救ったこと」がお釈迦様に評価されました。

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