The Long Āgama Sūtra 3.69

3.69

佛告般遮翼曰：「爾時大典尊豈異人乎？莫造斯觀，即我身是也。爾時，舉國男女行來舉動，有所破損，皆尋舉聲曰：『南無大典尊七王大相！南無大典尊七王大相！』如是至三。般遮翼！時，大典尊有大德力，然不能為弟子說究竟道，不能使得究竟梵行，不能使至安隱之處。其所說法，弟子受行，身壞命終，得生梵天；其次，行淺者生他化自在天；次生化自在天、兜率陀天、焰天、忉利天、四天王、剎利、婆羅門、居士大家，所欲自在。

The Buddha asked Pañcaśikha, “Was Great Govinda a different person at that time? Don’t make this observation. It was me then. At the time that I lifted up a kingdom, men and women walked towards me. Whenever they were injured, they immediately raised their voices, saying, ‘Hail, Great Govinda, the prime minister of the seven kings! Hail, Great Govinda, the prime minister of the seven kings!’ They would say this three times.

“Pañcaśikha, Great Govinda possessed the power of great virtue, but he couldn’t teach the ultimate path for his disciples, couldn’t make them attain the ultimate religious life, and couldn’t make them reach the abode of peace. He taught the Dharma, and his disciples accepted and practiced it until their bodies broke up and their lives ended. They were born in the Brahma Heaven. Next, those whose practice was shallow were born in the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heaven. Next were those born in the Nirmāṇarati Heaven … Tuṣita Heaven … Yama Heaven … Trāyastriṃśa Heaven … with the Four God Kings … into great families of warriors … priests … householders who could enjoy their desires freely.