ལས་བརྒྱ་ཐམ་པ་པ 20.9

20.9

“It isn’t right that he should be reborn among the hell beings because he broke the fundamental precepts,” they thought. So one day the Śākyas went to see the Blessed One. Upon their arrival they touched their heads to the Blessed One’s feet and took a seat at one side.

Once they had taken their seats to one side, the Śākyas beseeched the Blessed One, “Lord, Śākya Iṣudhara has broken the fundamental precepts. He’s started drinking. Blessed One, attend to him. We ask you, keep him from falling to lower realms.” The Blessed One assented to the Śākyas by his silence.

Understanding that by his silence the Blessed One had given his assent, all the Śākyas rejoiced, praising this assurance from the Blessed One. Then, after touching their heads to the Blessed One’s feet, they took leave of him.

The Blessed One thought, “I will ripen his faculties,” and for a while, the Blessed One did not speak to him at all. Observing that he had only seven days left to live, the Blessed One declared to the monks, “In seven days Śākya Iṣudhara will be dead.” Word spread like oil pressed from grain that it had been prophesied that Śākya Iṣudhara would be dead in seven days. But he had no faith in the Blessed One, so he stayed up on the roof of his palatial home, enjoying himself with women and coupling to the sound of music without interacting with other people.

The Blessed One thought, “First I shall send the greatest of my disciples to him, and then I shall go myself.” The Blessed One then spoke to Aniruddha, saying, “Aniruddha, attend to Śākya Iṣudhara.”

“As you wish, Lord,” Venerable Aniruddha replied,