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I will divide Jambudvīpa into six parts and give them to my six sons and then have them make the aspiration for the highest, most complete enlightenment. Then I will leave home and become ordained.’

“In that way, I divided Jambudvīpa into six parts and gave them to my six sons, and I left home and became ordained.

“Then those kings of Jambudvīpa became hostile toward each other, and there was war, strife, discord, disease, enemy armies, chaos, and quarrels. As a result, throughout Jambudvīpa there was famine, harvests were failing, rain did not fall, no leaves, flowers, or fruits grew on trees, even herbs and grass would not grow, and the animals and birds were in distress, burning with hunger and thirst.

“At that time, I thought, ‘If I now give up this body, I will be able to satisfy beings with my flesh and blood.’

“Then I left my abode, went to the center of the land, climbed Mount Dagapāla, and made this prayer:

“ ‘In this way, I give my body and my life
Out of compassion and not for the higher realms;
May it become as large as this mountain
And be of benefit for the world and its devas.

“ ‘In this way, I am not giving this perfectly handsome body
In order that I become a māra or a śakra or a brahmā.
May my flesh and blood multiply
To benefit the world and its devas.

“ ‘Listen, devas, nāgas, yakṣas, asuras, and humans⁴²¹
Who are dwelling on this rocky mountain—
I have developed kindness for the sake of beings,
So may my flesh and blood bring satisfaction to beings.’

“When I made that prayer, the three realms shook, the ground quaked, Meru quivered, and the devas wept. Then I threw myself off the top of Mount Dagapāla. Through the power of my prayer,