大唐西域記 6.44

6.44

沙彌伽藍東，大林中行百餘里，至大窣堵波，無憂王之所建也。是太子踰城至此，解寶衣，去纓絡，命僕還處。太子夜半踰城，遲明至此，既允宿心，乃形言曰：「是我出籠樊，去羈鎖，最後釋駕之處也。」於天冠中解末尼寶，命僕夫曰：「汝持此寶，還白父王，今茲遠遁，非苟違離，欲斷無常，絕諸有漏。」闡鐸迦（舊曰車匿，訛也）曰：「詎有何心，空駕而返？」太子善言慰喻，感悟而還。迴駕窣堵波東，有贍部樹，枝葉雖凋，枯株尚在。

Eastward from this convent, in the midst of a great forest, after going about 100 li, we come to a great stûpa built by Aśôka-râja. This is the place where the prince-royal, after having passed from the city, put off his precious robes, loosed his necklace, and ordered his coachman to return home. The prince-royal in the middle of the night traversing the city, at early dawn arrived at this place, and then, heart and body bent on accomplishing his destiny, he said, "Here have I come out of the prison stocks. Here have I shaken off my chains." This is the place where he left for the last time his harnessed horse, and taking the mani gem from his crown, he commanded his coachman, saying, "Take this gem, and, returning, say to my father the king, now I am going away, not in inconsiderate disobedience, but to banish lust, and to destroy the power of impermanence, and to stop all the leaks of existence." Then Chandaka (Chen-to-kia) replied, "What heart can I have to go back thus, with a horse without a rider?" The prince having persuaded him with gentle words, his mind was opened and he returned.

To the east of the stûpa where Chandaka returned is a Jambu tree with leaves and branches fallen off but the trunk still upright. By the side of this is a little stûpa. This is the place where the prince exchanged his precious robe for one made of deerskin. The prince had cut off his hair and exchanged his lower garments, and although he had got rid of his collar of precious stones, yet there was one divine garment (still on his person). "This robe," he said, "is greatly in excess (of my wants); how shall I change it away?" At this time a Suddhavasa-deva transformed himself into a hunter with robes of deerskin, and holding his bow and carrying his quiver. The prince, raising his garment, addressed him thus: "I am desirous to exchange garments with you. Oh, that you would assent." The hunter said "Good!" The prince, loosing his upper garment, gave it to the hunter. The hunter having received it, resumed his Deva body, and holding the garment he had obtained, rose into the air and departed.