大方便佛報恩經 2.40

2.40

「爾時大王語諸子言：『我於今日欲設供養，恐身命不濟，與汝等別。國土人民，所有王法，從大者治。』時，諸太子聞是語已，身體肢節、筋脉抽切。譬如人噎，又不能咽，復不得吐。微聲問父王言：『今日云何永棄孤背？』時諸太子前抱王頸，或捉手足，舉聲悲哭：『怪哉！怪哉！今日云何永失覆護？』

"Then the great king said to his sons: 'Today I wish to provide an offering, and I fear that my physical life will not survive; I part with you all. As for the land, the people, and all the royal laws, let them be governed following the eldest.' When the princes heard these words, their bodies, limbs, and sinews ached and were racked with pain. It was like a choking person who can neither swallow nor vomit. In faint voices, they asked their father the king: 'Why do you today forever abandon us and turn your back on us?' Then the princes came forward and embraced the king's neck, or took hold of his hands and feet, weeping sorrowfully and crying aloud: 'How monstrous! How monstrous! Why today are we forever to lose our shelter and protection?'