The Long Āgama Sūtra 15.25

15.25

「時，遮羅語波梨言：『汝自無智，但有空聲為言：「當歸！當歸！」尚自不能離此繩床，何由能得至大眾所？』呵責波梨子已，即還詣大眾所，報言：『我以持眾人聲，往語波梨子，彼報我言：「當歸！當歸！」即於繩床上動轉其身，床即著足不能得離，彼尚不能離其繩床，何由能得來到此眾？』爾時，有一頭摩隸車子在眾中坐，即從座起，偏露右臂，長跪叉手，白彼眾言：『大眾小待，我今自往將彼人來。』」

“Cāla then said to Pāṭiputra, ‘You are ignorant, just saying these empty words, ‘I’ll return! I’ll return!’ Still, you can’t free yourself from this rope seat. How can you go to that large assembly?’

“After chastising Pāṭiputra, Cāla returned to the large assembly and reported, ‘I carried the assembly’s message to Pāṭiputra and told him. His response to me was ‘I’ll return! I’ll return!’” Then, he turned his body on that rope seat, and his foot was snared in the seat. He couldn’t free himself from it. He couldn’t free himself from the rope seat, so how will he come to this assembly?’

“There was then a Licchavi son named Dhūma in the assembly. He rose from his seat, adjusted his robe to bare his right shoulder, and knelt on his knee. With his palms together, he addressed the assembly, ‘I’m an insignificant servant to this great assembly. I’ll go and bring that man here.’”