The Long Āgama Sūtra 15.24

15.24

佛告梵志：「我於食後與眾多隸車、沙門、婆羅門、梵志、居士詣波梨子住處，就座而坐。於彼眾中有梵志名曰遮羅，時，眾人喚彼遮羅而告之曰：『汝詣道頭林中語波梨子言：「今眾多隸車、沙門、婆羅門、梵志、居士盡集汝林，眾共議言：『梵志波梨於大眾中自唱此言：「沙門瞿曇有大智慧，我亦有大智慧，乃至瞿曇隨現神足多少，我盡能倍。」沙門瞿曇故來至汝林中，汝可來看。』」』於是，遮羅聞眾人語已，即詣道頭林語波梨子言：『彼眾多隸車、沙門、婆羅門、梵志、居士盡集在汝林，眾共議言：「梵志波梨子於大眾中自唱此言：『沙門瞿曇有大智慧，我亦有大智慧，乃至沙門瞿曇現神足，隨現多少，我盡能倍。』瞿曇今在彼林中，波梨今者寧可還也。」』爾時，波梨梵志即報遮羅曰：『當歸！當歸！』作是語已，於繩床上轉側不安。爾時，繩床復著其足，彼乃不能得離繩床，況能行步至世尊所？

The Buddha told the wanderer, “After eating, I went to Pāṭiputra’s dwelling, accompanied by many Licchavi ascetics, priests, wanderers, and householders. We prepared seats and sat down. There was a wanderer in the assembly named Cāla.

“A group of people called Cāla over to them and told him, ‘Go to Malabar Ebony Grove and tell Pāṭiputra this: ‘An assembly of many Licchavi ascetics, priests, wanderers, and householders has gathered at your grove. People in that assembly are telling each other, “The wanderer Pāṭiputra had announced in a crowd: ‘The ascetic Gautama has great wisdom. I have great wisdom, too … However many miraculous abilities that Gautama demonstrates, I will always demonstrate twice as many.’” The ascetic Gautama has come to your grove as a result. You can come and face him.’

“Hearing what they said, Cāla went to Malabar Ebony Grove and said to Pāṭiputra, ‘An assembly of many Licchavi ascetics, priests, wanderers, and householders has gathered at your grove. People in that assembly are telling each other, “The wanderer Pāṭiputra had announced in a crowd: ‘The ascetic Gautama has great wisdom. I have great wisdom, too … However many miraculous abilities that Gautama demonstrates, I will always demonstrate twice as many.’” The ascetic Gautama has come now to your grove as a result. Pāṭiputra, it would be best that you returned.’

“The wanderer Pāṭiputra replied to Cāla, ‘I’ll return! I’ll return!’ After saying this, he fidgeted uneasily on his rope seat. His foot became ensnared in the rope seat, and he couldn’t free it. How could he have gone to the Bhagavān?