傳法正宗記 2.28

2.28

優波毱多尊者。吒利國人也。亦曰優波崛多。亦曰鄔波毱多。姓首陀氏。父曰善意。年始十七。會尊者商那和修。至其舍化導。因從之出家。至二十乃證道成阿羅漢。遂廣遊化。初至摩突羅國說法。其眾翕然大集。而所聞者皆得證道。方尊者說法之時。諸天雨華地祗皆現。雖魔宮亦為之動。而波旬憂之。遂來作難。以其魔力屢化花與玉女。欲亂其聽法者。尊者即入三昧。察其所以。魔乘其在定。持瓔珞輒縻其頸。尊者定起。知魔所為。乃取人狗蛇三者之屍化為花鬘。命波旬以軟語慰之曰。汝與我瓔珞甚為珍惠。吾有花鬘以相奉酬。魔大喜。乃引頸受之。即復為三者。腐屍臭穢。魔甚惡之詞於尊者曰。何用屍而相加乎。尊者曰。汝以非法之物。欲亂我道眾。吾以是物應汝之意。又何厭乎。魔於是盡自神力而不能去之。即昇六欲天告諸天主。又詣梵王求其解免。天各謂曰。彼十力弟子所作神變。豈我天屬而能去之。波旬曰。其將柰何。梵王曰。汝可歸心尊者。必得除之。乃為說偈。教其回向曰。

The Venerable Upagupta was a native of the country of Caṭi. He was also called Youbo-jueduo, or Wupo-jueduo. His family name was Śūdra, and his father was named Shanyi. When he was just seventeen, he encountered the Venerable Śāṇavāsa coming to his house to convert and guide him, and consequently left the household under him. When he reached twenty, he realized the Way and became an arhat. He then traveled widely to convert others. At first he arrived in Mathurā to preach the Dharma; the multitude gathered in great numbers, and all who heard it attained realization of the Way. Just as the Venerable One was preaching the Dharma, the devas rained down flowers and the earth spirits all appeared; even the palace of Māra was shaken by it. Pāpīyān became anxious about this, and came to cause trouble. Using his demonic powers, he repeatedly manifested flowers and jade maidens, wishing to confound those who were listening to the Dharma. The Venerable One immediately entered samādhi to examine the cause. Māra took advantage of his being in samādhi to take a necklace of jewels and bind it around his neck. When the Venerable One arose from samādhi, he knew what Māra had done; he then took the corpses of a human, a dog, and a snake, transformed them into a garland of flowers, and addressed Pāpīyān with soft words to comfort him, saying, 'The necklace of jewels you gave me was a most precious gift; I have a garland of flowers to offer in return.' Māra was overjoyed, stretched out his neck to receive it, and it immediately reverted to the three putrid, foul corpses. Māra detested it greatly and spoke to the Venerable One, saying, 'Why do you use corpses against me?' The Venerable One said, 'You used unwholesome things wishing to confound my assembly of the Way; I have matched your intention with this object—why do you loathe it?' Māra then exhausted his own supernatural powers but could not remove it. He ascended to the six heavens of desire to inform the lords of the heavens, and also visited the Brahmā King seeking release. The deities each said, 'The transformations wrought by that disciple of the Ten Powers—how could those belonging to our heavens be able to remove them?' Pāpīyān said, 'What shall I do?' The Brahmā King said, 'You may take refuge in the Venerable One; you will surely be able to eliminate it.' He then spoke a verse to instruct his conversion, saying: