佛祖統紀 2.36

2.36

三十五年（癸亥）太子年十歲。王訪國中善知射者。令教太子。師與小弓。令射鐵鼓。太子更求如是七弓。一箭過七鐵鼓。射師白王。太子自知射藝。云何令我為師。王大歡喜。擊鼓唱令。太子七日。當出後園欲試武藝。提婆達多最先出城。時有大象當城門住。達多獨前以手搏頭。即便躄地。於是軍眾次第得過。難陀繼至。以足指挑象擲著路旁。太子出城。以手擲象城外。還以手接。不令傷損。象又還蘇。時諸人民歎未曾有。達多至園。最先發射徹三金鼓。次至難陀亦徹三鼓。太子以弓力弱。取王庫內祖王良弓。即放一箭。徹過七鼓。然後入地。過大鐵圍山。時提婆達多與難陀。共相撲戲。二人力等無有勝者。太子手執二弟。躄之於地。以慈力故。不令傷痛（因果經）。

Thirty-fifth year (guihai): When the Prince was ten years old, the King sought out one who excelled in archery in the realm to teach the Prince. The master gave him a small bow and ordered him to shoot at an iron drum. The Prince requested seven such bows, and with one arrow pierced through seven iron drums. The archery master reported to the King: 'The Prince naturally possesses archery skill; why make me his master?' The King was overjoyed, and beat drums to proclaim an order that in seven days the Prince would proceed to the rear garden to test his martial skills. Devadatta was the first to leave the city. At that time, a large elephant stood in the city gate. Devadatta went forward alone and struck its head with his hand, whereupon it collapsed to the ground; thus the army was able to pass through in succession. Nanda arrived next, and nudged the elephant with his toe, tossing it to the roadside. When the Prince left the city, he tossed the elephant outside the city walls with his hand and caught it again with his hand, preventing it from being harmed; the elephant also revived. The people praised it as something unprecedented. When Devadatta reached the garden, he shot first and pierced three golden drums. Next came Nanda, who also pierced three drums. Considering the bows too weak, the Prince retrieved his royal grandfather's fine bow from the royal storehouse; releasing a single arrow, it pierced through seven drums, and then entered the ground, passing beyond the Great Iron Ring Mountains. At that time, Devadatta and Nanda wrestled together; their strength was equal and neither prevailed. The Prince seized both younger brothers with his hands and laid them down on the ground; out of the power of compassion, he did not let them be hurt (Sūtra on Cause and Effect).