[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方便佛報恩經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156) › 5.25 # 大方便佛報恩經 5.25 大方便佛報恩經 5.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.25) 復次，如來慈悲方便神力不可思議。佛在舍衛國，爾時崛山中，有五百人止住其中，斷道劫人，作諸非法。如來爾時以方便力化作一人，乘大名象，身著鎧仗，帶持弓箭，手執鉾鋋。所乘大象皆以七寶而莊校之，其人亦以七寶而自莊嚴，珠環嚴具皆出光明，單獨一己而入嶮路，往至崛山。爾時山中五百群賊遙見是人，而相謂言：「我等積年作賊，未見此也。」爾時賊主問諸人言：「汝何所見？」其人答言：「見有一人乘大名象，被服瓔珞，并象乘具，純是七寶。放大光明，照動天地。隨路而來，兼復單獨一己。我等若當擒獲此人，資生衣食，七世無乏。」爾時賊主聞是語已，心生歡喜，密共唱令，而作是言：「慎莫斫射，徐徐捉取。」即前後圍繞，一時而發。時五百人同聲唱喚。爾時化人以慈悲力愍而哀傷，尋時張弓布箭射之。時五百人，人被一箭，而瘡苦痛難可堪忍，即皆躄地，宛轉大哭，起共拔箭。其箭堅固，非力所堪。爾時五百人即懷恐怖：「我等今者，必死不疑。所以者何？而此一人，難為抗對，由來未有。」即共同聲說偈問曰： > Furthermore, the supernatural power of the Tathāgata's benevolence, compassion, and upāya is inconceivable. When the Buddha was in Śrāvastī, at that time within Gṛdhra Mountain there were five hundred men dwelling, who cut off the roads and robbed people, committing all manner of unlawful deeds. The Tathāgata then, through the power of upāya, transformed himself into a man riding a great and renowned elephant, wearing armor and bearing weapons, holding a bow and arrows, and grasping a lance and spear. The great elephant he rode was fully adorned with the seven treasures; the man was also adorned with the seven treasures, and his pearl necklaces and ornaments all emitted bright light. All alone by himself, he entered the dangerous pass and proceeded to Gṛdhra Mountain. At that time, the five hundred bandits in the mountain saw this man from afar and said to one another: "We have been bandits for years, yet we have never seen the like of this!" Then the bandit chieftain asked the men: "What did you see?" The men replied: "We saw a man riding a great and renowned elephant, draped in necklaces, and the elephant's harness is made purely of the seven treasures. He emits a great light that illuminates and shakes heaven and earth. He comes along the road, and moreover is entirely alone. If we capture this man, our provisions for food and clothing will not run short for seven lifetimes." Hearing these words, the bandit chieftain rejoiced in his heart. Secretly issuing orders together, he said: "Be careful not to hack or shoot him; take him slowly!" They immediately surrounded him in front and behind and set upon him all at once. The five hundred men shouted with one voice. At that time, the transformed man, out of benevolence and compassion, took pity and sorrowed for them; he immediately drew his bow, fitted an arrow, and shot it. The five hundred men each received an arrow, and the pain of the wounds was unbearable. They instantly collapsed to the ground, writhing and wailing loudly, and got up together to pull out the arrows. The arrows were firmly stuck and could not be removed by strength. The five hundred men then harbored terror: "We today will surely die without doubt! Why is this? For this single man is difficult to resist, something never seen before." Thereupon they spoke a verse together in one voice, asking: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.24) - [Next: 5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.26) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.5.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [ཐབས་མཁས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་སངས་རྒྱས་དྲིན་ལན་བསབ་པའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.353.5.11) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.25) · Pramāṇa