大方便佛報恩經 2.47

2.47

「爾時大王即燃千燈供養大師，其明遠照十方世界，其燈光中亦出音聲說此半偈，其聞法者皆發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。其光上照乃至忉利天宮，其燈光明，悉能蔽隱諸天光明。時忉利天王見此光明遠照天宮，即作是念：『以何因緣有此光明？』即以天眼觀於世間，見是大轉輪王以大慈悲熏修其心，為一切眾生故，剜身千燈，供養大師，為度一切眾生故。『是故我等今當往於世間，勸戒佐助，令心歡喜。』即下世間，化作凡人，往詣王所，問大王言：『剜身千燈，修此苦行，為求半偈，何所作為？』報言：『善男子！我為一切眾生故，令發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。』

"At that time the great king lit the thousand lamps to make an offering to the great master. Their radiance shone far across the worlds of the ten directions, and from the light of the lamps a voice also emerged, speaking this half-verse; those who heard the Dharma all gave rise to the mind set on anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi. The light shone upward as far as the palace of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, and the radiance of those lamps was able completely to obscure the lights of the gods. At that time the king of Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, seeing this radiance shining far into his heavenly palace, thought: 'By what cause and condition is there this radiance?' He then surveyed the world with his divine eye and saw that this great wheel-turning king had perfumed and cultivated his mind with great compassion, and for the sake of all sentient beings had gouged his body to make a thousand lamps as an offering to the great master in order to liberate all sentient beings. 'Therefore, we should now go down to the world to encourage, admonish, and assist him, causing his mind to rejoice.' He then descended to the world, transformed himself into a common mortal, went to the king's place, and asked the great king: 'Gouging your body to make a thousand lamps, practicing this asceticism to seek half a verse—what is your purpose in doing this?' [The king] answered: 'Good man! It is for the sake of all sentient beings, to cause them to give rise to the mind set on anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi.'