太子瑞應本起經 1.40

1.40

"The bodhisattva answered, saying: 'Through past blessings you have received heavenly bodies; yet failing to contemplate impermanence, you act with seductive charm. Though your forms are fair, your minds are unwholesome. You are like painted vases filled with foul poison, soon to destroy yourselves. What is extraordinary about this? Blessings cannot long abide; by lewdness, evil, and unwholesomeness you ruin your own foundation. Upon death you will fall into the three unwholesome destinies and take the forms of birds and beasts, when escape will be exceedingly difficult. You bewilder people's right intentions; you are not of a pure lineage. You come as leather bags filled with excrement—for what purpose? Begone! I have no use for you.' The three jade maidens were transformed into old crones, unable to restore themselves. The Demon King grew even more furious and summoned all the ghosts and spirits, gathering a host of one hundred and eighty million, transforming them all into the shapes of lions, brown and black bears, tigers, wild bovines, elephants, dragons, oxen, horses, dogs, swine, and monkeys beyond reckoning; some with insect heads and human bodies, viper bodies, or turtle heads with six eyes; some with one neck and many heads, sharp teeth and claws, carrying mountains and spitting fire, with thunder and lightning swirling about, wielding halberds and spears. With a mind of loving-kindness, the bodhisattva was neither frightened nor terrified; not a single hair of his stirred, and the radiant countenance grew ever more majestic. The demon armies retreated and scattered, unable to draw near. The Demon King himself came forward to cross-examine and challenge the Buddha, saying: