大唐西域記 6.19

6.19

受請窣堵波南，是毘盧釋迦王（舊曰毘琉離主，訛也）興甲兵誅釋種，至此見佛歸兵之處。毘盧釋迦王嗣位之後，追怨前辱，興甲兵，動大眾，部署已畢，申命方行。時有苾芻聞以白佛，世尊於是坐枯樹下。毘盧釋迦王遙見世尊，下乘禮敬，退立言曰：「茂樹扶疎，何故不坐？枯株朽櫱，而乃遊止？」世尊告曰：「宗族者，枝葉也。枝葉將危，庇蔭何在？」王曰：「世尊為宗親耳，可以迴駕。」於是覩聖感懷，還軍返國。

On the south of the stupa erected on the spot where Buddha acceded to Visakha's request is the place where Virudhaka-raja, having raised an army to destroy the family of the Sakyas, on seeing Buddha dispersed his soldiers. After King Virudhaka had succeeded to the throne, stirred up to hatred by his former disgrace, he equipped an army and moved forward with a great force. The summer heat being ended and everything arranged, he commanded an advance. At this time a Bhikshu, having heard of it, told Buddha; on this the Lord of the World was sitting beneath a withered tree; Virudhaka-raja, seeing him thus seated, some way off alighted from his chariot and paid him reverence, then as he stood up he said, "There are plenty of green and umbrageous trees; why do you not sit beneath one of these, instead of under this withered one with dried leaves, where you walk and sit?" The Lord said, "My honourable tribe is like branches and leaves; these being about to perish, what shade can there be for one belonging to it?" The king said, "The Lord of the World by his honourable regard for his family is able to turn my chariot." Then looking at him with emotion, he disbanded his army and returned to his country.