大唐西域記 6.10

6.10

給孤獨園西北有小窣堵波，是沒特伽羅子運神通力舉舍利子衣帶不動之處。昔佛在無熱惱池，人、天咸集，唯舍利子不時從會。佛命沒特伽羅往召來集。沒特伽羅承命而往，舍利子補護法衣。沒特伽羅曰：「世尊今在無熱惱池，命我召爾。」舍利子曰：「且止，須我補竟，與子偕行。」沒特伽羅曰：「若不速行，欲運神力，舉爾石室至大會所。」舍利子乃解衣帶置地，曰：「若舉此帶，我身或動。」時沒特伽羅運大神通，舉帶不動，地為之震。因以神足還詣佛所，見舍利子已在會坐。沒特伽羅俛而歎曰：「乃今以知，神通之力不如智慧之力矣。」

To the north-west of the garden of Anāthapiṇḍada is a little stūpa. This is the place where Mudgalaputra (Mo-te-kia-lo-tseu) vainly exerted his spiritual power in order to lift the girdle (sash) of Śāriputra (She-li-tseu). Formerly, when Buddha was residing near the lake Wu-jeh-no, in the midst of an assembly of men and Devas, only Śāriputra (She-li-tseu) was absent (had not time to join the assembly). Then Buddha summoned Mudgalaputra, and bade him go and command him to attend. Mudgalaputra accordingly went. Śāriputra was at the time engaged in repairing his religious vestments. Mudgalaputra addressing him said, "The Lord, who is now dwelling beside the Anavatapta lake, has ordered me to summon you." Śāriputra said, "Wait a minute, till I have finished repairing my garment, and then I will go with you." Mudgalaputra said, "If you do not come quickly, I will exert my spiritual power, and carry both you and your house to the great assembly." Then Sariputra, loosing his sash, threw it on the ground and said, "If you can lift this sash, then perhaps my body will move (or, then I will start)." Mudgalaputra exerted all his spiritual power to raise the sash, yet it moved not. Then the earth trembled in consequence. On returning by his spiritual power of locomotion to the place where Buddha was, he found Sariputra already arrived and sitting in the assembly. Mudgalaputra sighing said, "Now then I have learned that the power of working miracles is not equal to the power of wisdom."