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.
❓ 练习问题
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。
答案解析
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'