大方便佛報恩經 2.43

2.43

「爾時大王有一旃陀羅，其性弊惡，人所怖畏。尋聲往趣，語諸太子：『且莫憂苦也。我有方便，能令大王事不得成。若不成事，還王領國，如本不異。』諸太子聞是語已，心生歡喜。時，旃陀羅往到王前，語大王言：『大王今者何所作為，剜身千燈，供養大師？』時旃陀羅言：『欲剜身者，我能為之。』王聞是語，心生歡喜，報旃陀羅言：『汝今真是我無上道伴。』時旃陀羅即在王前，喊㖑噏張，高聲唱言：『大王當知殺人之法，斷頭截頸，割斷手足，抽筋拔肋，苦痛如是。大王今者能堪是不？』王聞是語，心懷歡喜。時旃陀羅持牛舌刀就王身上，於眴速頃遍體剜作數滿千瘡。時旃陀羅謂王意退，而反不移，投刀於地，馳走而去。

"At that time, the great king had a caṇḍāla whose nature was vile and evil, feared by all people. Hearing the voice, he went forward and said to the princes: 'Do not grieve and suffer yet. I have a skillful means that can prevent the great king's matter from succeeding. If the matter does not succeed, the king will return to rule the realm, just as before.' When the princes heard these words, they felt joy in their hearts. Then the caṇḍāla went before the king and said to the great king: 'Great king, what are you doing now, gouging a thousand lamps upon your body to make an offering to the great master?' Then the caṇḍāla said: 'If someone is needed to gouge the body, I can do it.' Hearing these words, the king felt joy in his heart and replied to the caṇḍāla: 'You are now truly my companion on the unsurpassed path.' Then the caṇḍāla stood before the king, shouting, clamoring, puffing himself up, and cried out in a loud voice: 'The great king should know the manner of killing a person: cutting off the head, severing the neck, chopping off the hands and feet, extracting the sinews, and pulling out the ribs—such is the bitter pain. Can the great king now endure this or not?' Hearing these words, the king harbored joy in his heart. Then the caṇḍāla took an ox-tongue blade to the king's body and, in the twinkling of an eye, gouged his entire body to the full count of a thousand wounds. The caṇḍāla thought the king's resolve would retreat, but on the contrary, it did not waver; so he threw the knife to the ground and ran away in haste."