大方便佛報恩經 3.21

3.21

「爾時忍辱太子心生歡喜，而作是念：『若使此藥能除父王病者，宜應速辦此事。』忍辱太子即入宮中，到其母所，頭面禮足，合掌向母，而作是言：『今者此身，欲為父王作治病藥。恐其身命不得存立，是故與母共別。願母莫憂苦，戀慕其子。』其母聞是語已，心生悶絕，忘失四方，譬如人噎，又不得咽，不能勸進，又不得吐，不能勸止。即前抱其太子，悶絕，以冷水灑面，良久乃穌。爾時太子白其母言：『父王身命，須臾之間，不得久停。宜時速辦，令王服之。』爾時太子即呼大臣、諸小國王，於大眾中，即宣此言：『我身今者與大眾別。』爾時大臣即呼旃陀羅，斷骨出髓，剜其兩目。

"At that time Prince Kṣānti felt joy in his heart, and made this thought: 'If this medicine can indeed remove the illness of my father the king, this matter should be managed quickly.' Prince Kṣānti then entered the palace, went to his mother's quarters, bowed his head to her feet, pressed his palms together facing his mother, and said: 'Now, this body [of mine] is to be made into medicine to treat the illness of my father the king. Fearing that its physical life cannot be preserved, I therefore come to bid farewell to you, Mother. May you not grieve and suffer, nor yearn for your son.' When his mother heard these words, her heart swooned away and she lost all sense of direction. It was like a person choking, unable to swallow down—she could not encourage him forward; nor could she spit it out—she could not advise him to stop. She at once stepped forward and embraced the prince, swooning in faintness. They sprinkled cold water on her face, and only after a long time did she revive. Then the prince addressed his mother, saying: 'My father the king's physical life is hanging by a moment; it cannot last long. It must be prepared with haste so the king may take it.' At that time the prince then summoned the ministers and the kings of the minor kingdoms, and in the midst of the great assembly, declared these words: 'I now take my leave of the great assembly.' The ministers then called a caṇḍāla, who severed the bones, extracted the marrow, and gouged out both of his eyes.