大方便佛報恩經 3.20

3.20

"Then the six ministers entered a quiet chamber and plotted together, saying: 'If Prince Kṣānti is not gotten rid of, we will never have peace and security.' Having formed this thought, the first minister said, 'Prince Kṣānti has done no wrong for which he can be removed.' Another minister said, 'I have an upāya capable of getting rid of him.' He went at once to the prince's quarters and addressed the prince, saying: 'Just now, while outside, I searched for medicinal herbs throughout the sixty minor kingdoms and eight hundred villages, but could not find any at all.' The prince asked, 'What is the medicinal herb that was sought?' The minister answered, 'Prince, you should know that the medicinal herb sought is none other than the eyes and marrow of a person who, from birth to the end of life, has never been angry. If this medicine is obtained, the king's life can be saved; if it is not obtained, his life will not last long. In no land is there such a person.' Having heard this, the prince felt distress and sorrow, and at once replied to the minister: 'My own person now seems to be such a one. Why? Ever since I was born, I have never been angry.' The minister said: 'Even if the prince is such a person, this matter is also difficult. Why? In all the world, nothing is prized more than one's own body.' The prince said: 'It is not as the ministers say. If only my father the king's illness can be relieved, even abandoning a hundred thousand bodies would not be difficult, how much less this foul body of mine today!' The minister answered, 'In such a matter, let it be according to the prince's will.'