大方便佛報恩經 2.42

2.42

"Then the great king again bade farewell to all the kings of the lesser realms. He returned to the hall, went to where the great master was, took off his necklaces and fine, wondrous clothing, placed them aside, sat upright, and announced to the ministers, the kings of the lesser realms, the five hundred princes, and the twenty thousand consorts: 'Among you now, who can gouge a thousand wounds upon my body?' The consorts, the princes, and all the ministers, all with one mind, made this statement: 'We would rather gouge out our own two eyes with a sharp knife than ever gouge the king's body with our own hands.' At that time, the great king felt distress in his heart: 'Now I am solitary and exposed. Among the great assembly, there is not even a single person who will help me.'