大方便佛報恩經 4.48

4.48

Then King Ajātaśatru sent an envoy to invite the Tathāgata. The Buddha and five hundred arhats accepted the king's invitation and went forward into Rājagṛha. At that time, King Ajātaśatru released the five hundred drunken elephants, which dashed wildly and collided violently, snapping trees, toppling walls, and roaring frightfully as they charged toward the Tathāgata. Then the five hundred arhats were all terrified; leaping into the air, they hovered above the Buddha. At that time, Ānanda circled around the Tathāgata, so terrified that he could not leave. At that time, by the power of compassion, the Tathāgata raised his right hand, and from the tips of his five fingers emerged five lions with open mouths roaring; the five hundred drunken elephants fell terrified to the ground. Then the Tathāgata, surrounded by the great assembly, went forward into the royal palace. King Ajātaśatru came out to receive him and invited the Buddha to sit. When the Buddha was seated, [the king] sought mercy and repented, saying to the Buddha: "Bhagavat! It was not my fault, but Devadatta's alone."