大唐西域記 9.20

9.20

佛石室西北，石室前有大磐石，阿難為魔怖處也。尊者阿難於此入定，魔王化作鷲鳥，於黑月夜分據其大石，奮翼驚鳴，以怖尊者。尊者是時驚懼無措，如來鑒見，伸手安慰，通過石壁，摩阿難頂，以大慈言而告之曰：「魔所變化，宜無怖懼。」阿難蒙慰，身心安樂。石上鳥迹、崖中通穴，歲月雖久，于今尚存。

South of this, below the precipice, is a stupa. Here Tathagata, when alive in old time, delivered the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra. To the south of the vihara, by the side of a mountain cliff, is a great stone house. In this Tathagata, when dwelling in the world long ago, entered Samadhi. To the north-west of the stone house and in front of it is a great and extraordinary stone. This is the place where Ananda (O-nan) was frightened by Mara. When the venerable Ananda had entered Samadhi in this place, Mara-raja, assuming the form of a vulture, in the middle of the night, during the dark portion of the month, took his place on this rock, and flapping his wings and uttering loud screams, tried to frighten the venerable one. Ananda, filled with fear, was at a loss to know what to do; then Tathagata, by his spiritual power, seeing his state, stretched out his hand to compose him. He pierced the stone wall and patted the head of Ananda, and with his words of great love he spoke to him thus : "You need not fear the assumed form which Mara has taken." Ananda in consequence recovered his composure, and remained with his heart and body at rest and in peace. Although years and months have elapsed since then, yet the bird traces on the stone and the hole in the rock still remain visible.