The Long Āgama Sūtra 15.26

15.26

佛言：「我爾時語頭摩隸車子言：『彼人作如是語，懷如是見，起如是慢，欲使此人來至佛所，無有是處。頭摩子！正使汝以革繩重繫，群牛共挽，至彼身碎，彼終不能捨如是語、如是見、如是慢，來至我所。若不信我言，汝往自知。』爾時，頭摩隷車子故往至波梨子所，語波梨子言：『眾多隸車、沙門、婆羅門、梵志、居士盡集汝林，眾共議言：「梵志波梨子於大眾中口自唱言：『沙門瞿曇有大智慧，我亦有大智慧乃至沙門瞿曇現其神足，隨所現多少，我盡能倍。』瞿曇沙門今在彼林，汝可還歸。」』爾時，波梨子即報言：『當歸！當歸！』作是語已，於繩床上動轉其身，爾時繩床復著其足，彼乃不能自離繩床，況復行步至世尊所？

The Buddha said, “I told that Licchavi son Dhūma, ‘That man has made such statements, held such views, and created such pride. It isn’t possible to make this man come to the Buddha. Dhūma, even if you tied him tightly with a leather cord and pulled him with a herd of cattle, his body would be torn apart. He’ll never abandon such statements, such views, and such pride to come to me. If you don’t believe what I say, go and find out for yourself.’

“The Licchavi son Dhūma went to Pāṭiputra and said to him, ‘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. You can return home.’

“The wanderer Pāṭiputra replied, ‘I’ll return! I’ll return!’ After saying this, he turned uneasily on his rope seat, and it snared his foot. He couldn’t free himself from the rope seat, so how could he travel on foot to the Bhagavān?