分別功德論 4.22

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所以稱賓頭盧能降伏外道者，毘舍離城中有質多長者，每患六師貢高自大言：「瞿曇沙門自稱為尊，當與其捔技，若彼現一、我當現二，如是轉倍至三十二。」時長者普請內外僧供養訖，立大幢高四丈九尺，置旃檀鉢於上，唱言：「其能引手取此鉢者，便得第一。」時賓頭盧心自念曰：「今當現神足令六師等默然降伏。」又念曰：「世尊常誡諸弟子，不得現神足。若今不現者，懼彼永以得罪；若現者，懼違尊教。」俛仰不已，便現神足申手取此旃檀鉢。昇在虛空，繞城七匝，還在座上，謂諸梵志曰：「卿等復現其二也。」六師默然。時大鬼將軍名曰半師，謂六師曰，促現其二。時六師徒眾莫知所湊。以是言之，知賓頭盧降伏外道最為第一也。

The reason why Piṇḍola is called able to subdue the non-Buddhists is this: in the city of Vaiśālī there was the householder Citta, who was constantly troubled by the six teachers' arrogance and self-aggrandizement, who said: 'The śramaṇa Gautama claims to be supreme; we shall contend with him in skill. If he displays one [feat], we shall display two, doubling thus up to thirty-two.' At that time, the householder widely invited the sanghas inside and outside [the city] and made offerings to them. He erected a great banner forty-nine feet high and placed a sandalwood bowl upon it, proclaiming: 'Whoever can stretch out his hand and take this bowl shall be deemed foremost.' Then Piṇḍola thought to himself: 'Now I should display supernatural power to silence and subdue the six teachers.' But he also thought: 'The World-Honoured One constantly admonishes his disciples not to display supernatural powers. If I do not display them now, I fear they will incur guilt forever; if I display them, I fear disobeying the Honoured One's teaching.' Hesitating back and forth, he then displayed supernatural power, reached out his hand, and took the sandalwood bowl. Rising into the air, he circled the city seven times and returned to his seat, saying to the brahmacārins: 'You gentlemen may now display your two!' The six teachers fell silent. At that time, a great yakṣa general named Pañcika said to the six teachers: 'Hurry and display your two!' The followers of the six teachers did not know which way to turn. Judging from this, we know that Piṇḍola was the most foremost in subduing non-Buddhists.