Sūtra of King Pāyāsi 1.17

1.17

王言：「迦葉！如我意者，而彼天界若實有者，我即言有，既實本無，云何令我說云實有？」復言：「迦葉！汝非善人。何以故？我見本正，云何喻我同彼生盲？迦葉！汝前所說生天等事，我實不信，若信此言，如食毒藥如刃臨身，如上山墜身自害其命。如是諸惡我皆遠離。」

The king said: "Kāśyapa! In my view, if that heavenly realm truly existed, I would say it exists; since it inherently does not exist, why do you make me say that it truly exists?" He said again: "Kāśyapa! You are not a good person. Why is that? My view is inherently correct, so why do you compare me to that person born blind? Kāśyapa! Regarding the matters you spoke of earlier, such as being reborn in heaven, I truly do not believe them. If I believed these words, it would be like consuming poison, like a blade applied to my body, or like falling from a mountain to take one's own life. All such evils I keep far away from."