大方便佛報恩經 5.37

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復次，如來慈善根力不可思議。爾時流離王起四種兵，伐舍維國。得諸釋子，穿坑埋之，坑悉齊腋，令不動搖，過一七已。如來爾時以慈善根力，即化其地變成浴池。其浴池水具八功德，有妙香花——所謂波頭摩花、分陀利花，青黃赤白，大如車輪，充滿其中。異類眾鳥，相和悲鳴。時諸釋子見是事已，心生歡喜，尋發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。發菩提心已，時流離王即以酒飲五百黑象，極令犇醉，脚著鐵甲，鼻繫利劒。即聲惡鼓，放諸群象踏諸釋子。身諸肢節，皮骨糜碎，狼籍在地。以如來慈悲力故，身心安樂；身心安樂故，發菩提心；以發菩提心故，於諸眾生得平等心；心平等故，不生瞋恚；心不瞋恚故，命終生天。得生天已，即以天眼却觀本緣，尋相謂言：「我等蒙佛慈恩，得生於天。七寶宮殿，名衣上服，身諸光明，微妙伎樂，一切樂具，皆是如來神力。是故我等發大悲心，利益眾生。隨有佛法所流布處，若城邑、聚落、山林、樹下、宮殿、舍宅，有讀誦、書寫、解說其義，隨流布處，稱意供給，令無乏少；若有刀兵、疾疫、飢饉，我等應當晝夜擁護，心不捨離。」爾時諸天發是願已，身命色力，光明晃耀，復倍於常，歡喜踊躍，飛空而去。

Furthermore, the power of the Tathāgata's root of benevolence is inconceivable. At that time, King Virūḍhaka raised the fourfold army and attacked the country of Śrāvastī. Capturing the Śākyan youths, he dug pits and buried them up to their armpits so that they could not move, and a week passed. The Tathāgata then, through the power of his root of benevolence, transformed that ground into a bathing pool. The water of the bathing pool possessed the eight virtuous qualities, and there were wondrous fragrant flowers—namely padma flowers and puṇḍarīka flowers, blue, yellow, red, and white, as large as chariot wheels, filling it. Flocks of various birds sang in plaintive harmony. When the Śākyan youths saw this, joy arose in their hearts, and they immediately generated the aspiration for anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi. After they generated the bodhimind, King Virūḍhaka gave alcohol to five hundred black elephants, making them completely drunk and maddened, fitted their feet with iron armor, and bound sharp swords to their trunks. He then sounded the dread war drums and released the herd of elephants to trample the Śākyan youths. The joints of their limbs, their flesh and bones were crushed to pieces and scattered in disarray upon the ground. Because of the power of the Tathāgata's benevolence and compassion, their bodies and minds were at peace and ease; because their bodies and minds were at peace and ease, they generated the bodhimind; because they generated the bodhimind, they attained an equal mind toward all sentient beings; because their minds were equal, they did not give rise to anger; because their minds did not harbor anger, upon dying they were born in heaven. Having been born in heaven, they used their divine eye to look back upon their original karmic causes, and immediately said to one another: "We have received the Buddha's benevolent grace and been born in heaven. Our seven-jeweled palaces, famous and exquisite garments, the radiance of our bodies, delicate music, and all instruments of pleasure are entirely the supernatural power of the Tathāgata. Therefore, we should generate great compassion to benefit sentient beings. Wherever the Buddha's Dharma is propagated—be it in cities, towns, villages, mountain forests, under trees, in palaces, or in houses—wherever there are those who recite, copy, or explain its meaning, wherever it spreads, we shall provide for them as they desire, so that they lack nothing; if there be warfare, epidemics, or famine, we shall protect them day and night, our minds never abandoning them." When the devas had made this vow, the color and strength of their bodily life and their radiant splendor became twofold greater than usual, and leaping with joy, they flew away through the sky.