四分律行事鈔資持記 3.92

3.92

十二中。《五分、僧祇》，並謂法隨人勝；《雜含》顯著故得道，《賢愚》明敬故成佛。《雜含》云：此女有七子，六子相續命終，念子發狂；裸形被髮至佛所，遂得本心；慚愧蹲坐，佛令阿難取欝多羅僧與著已，為說法生信；後第七子又終，都不悲泣；化夫與己投佛出家，得阿羅漢。《賢愚》云：有一師子名堅誓，軀體金色，不害群生；時獵師剃髮著袈裟，內佩弓箭，見彼師子，念言：我今大利，取皮上王。時師子睡，獵師以毒箭射之；師子驚覺，即欲馳害；見著袈裟，念言：此人不久必得解脫，遂忍毒而死；乃至佛言：師子者，我身是，獵師者提婆是。

In [item] twelve, both the Mahīśāsaka-vinaya and the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya state that the Dharma becomes superior along with the person; the Saṃyuktāgama demonstrates that through wearing [the robe] one attains the Way, and the Xianyu jing clarifies that through revering [it] one achieves buddhahood. The Saṃyuktāgama says: This woman had seven sons. Six sons died in succession, and brooding over her children drove her mad; naked and with disheveled hair she reached the Buddha's place, whereupon she recovered her original mind. Full of shame she squatted down. The Buddha ordered Ānanda to take an uttarāsaṅga and give it to her to wear; having done so, he taught the Dharma for her and faith was born. Later her seventh son died as well, yet she did not weep at all; converting her husband, she and he sought refuge with the Buddha, left home, and attained arhatship. The Xianyu jing says: There was a lion named Firm Vow, whose body was golden and who did not harm living creatures. At that time a hunter shaved his hair and put on a kāṣāya, concealing a bow and arrows within. Seeing that lion, he thought: "Now I shall make great gain, taking its pelt to present to the king." At that time the lion was asleep, and the hunter shot it with a poisoned arrow. The lion awoke startled and immediately wished to rush forward to harm him; but seeing he was wearing a kāṣāya, it thought: "This person before long will certainly attain liberation," whereupon it endured the poison and died; … and finally the Buddha said: "The lion was myself, and the hunter was Devadatta."