經律異相 2.11

2.11

過去世時。有天帝釋。白佛言。我今受戒。乃至佛法住世。盡我形壽。有惱我者。要不反報。加惱於彼。時毘摩質多羅阿修羅王。聞天帝釋受如是戒。聞已執持利劍逆道而來。時天帝釋遙見。即遙告言。阿修羅住。縛汝勿動即不得動。帝釋言汝若約誓不作亂者然後當放。阿修羅王即說偈言。

In a past age, there was a Śakra Devānām Indra who said to the Buddha, 'I now receive the precepts: for as long as the Buddha's Dharma remains in the world, to the end of my physical life, if there is anyone who troubles me, I shall definitely not retaliate or inflict trouble upon them.' At that time, Vemacitrin, the asura king, heard that Śakra Devānām Indra had received such a precept. Having heard this, he took up a sharp sword and came along the contrary path. At that time, Śakra Devānām Indra saw him from afar and called out to him from the distance, saying, 'Asura, halt! Be bound and move not!' Thereupon [the asura] could not move. Śakra said, 'If you take an oath not to cause disorder, only then will I release you.' The asura king then spoke a verse: