From the dàzhua^ngyánlùnji^ng 大庄严论经， fascicle eleven. "The goose and the gem." A Buddhist teaching story about a monk in ancient India who was exemplary in his practice of the precepts. A traveling monk comes to an inn where a royal jeweler is also staying. The jeweler happens to leave a gem on a table which is eaten by a goose. Upon becoming aware of the missing gem， the jeweler blames the monk， who is aware that it was actually the goose who stole the gem. Fearful that exposure of the truth will result in the slaughter of the goose， the monk keeps silent， and is therefore bound and beaten severely. The goose， who returns to drink the blood of the bleeding monk， is killed by the jeweler， who cuts it open and finds the jewel inside.