The Long Āgama Sūtra 23.44

23.44

「時，太子、皇子聞王十五日月滿時出新舍，於舍前然大火𧂐，手執油瓶注於火上，唱言：『與，與。』彼太子、皇子多持財寶，來詣王所，白王言：『以此寶物，助王大祀。』王言：『止！止！汝便為供養已，我自大有財寶，足已祭祀。』諸太子、皇子自生念言：『我等不宜持此寶物還也，王若於南方設大祀者，當以佐助。』如是大臣持寶物來：『願已助王祭祀西方。』將士持寶物來：『願已助王祭祀北方。』」

“The prince and crown prince heard that the king had left the new palace on the fifteenth-day full moon, lit a large bonfire in front of it, held up a vessel of oil, poured it on the fire, and called out, ‘I offer this! I offer this!’ The prince and crown prince brought treasures to the king and told him, ‘These treasures are to help the king conduct his large sacrifice.’

“The king said, ‘Stop, stop! You have supported it, and my own wealth is great. It’ll be sufficient for the ritual sacrifice.’

“The prince and crown prince then thought to themselves, ‘It wouldn’t be right for us to take these treasures back. If the king holds a large sacrifice to the south, then we’ll go and contribute to it.’

“Thus, the great minister brought a treasure and said, ‘I wanted to help the king with the ritual sacrifice to the west.’ …

“The officers and men brought treasures and said, ‘We wanted to help the king with the ritual sacrifice to the north.’ …”