大方便佛報恩經 1.48

1.48

"At that time, Sujāti addressed his father, saying: 'If the king kills mother, I will not eat either. Where is there a son who eats his mother's flesh? Since I will not eat her flesh, I, your son, shall likewise die. Why does my father the king not kill your son instead, to save his parents' lives?' Hearing his son's words, the king immediately fainted, writhing on the ground. In a faint voice, he said to his son: 'You, my son, are like my eyes; where is there a person who could gouge out his own eyes and then eat them? I would rather lose my life than ever kill my son and eat his flesh.'"