經律異相 20.13

20.13

內法常儀。入寺聽法及禮佛者。皆當脫巾帽。時有國王。頭素少髮。加復有瘡。又脚著革屣。自恃豪尊。以疊衣裹頭。入堂內聽經。王白比丘。為我說法。比丘曰。如來有教。不為脚著革屣者說法。王聞懷恚。即却革屣語比丘曰。卿速說法稱釋我情。違我本意者當梟汝首。比丘告王。又如來禁戒不得為覆頭者說法。王瞋恚奮其天威曰。卿欲辱我。今故前却露頭。聽卿說法。若不解吾癡結者。當取汝身分為三分。比丘說偈。

According to the ordinary rules of the inner Dharma, those who enter a monastery to listen to the Dharma or pay homage to the Buddha must remove their turbans and caps. At that time, there was a king whose head had naturally little hair and was furthermore afflicted with sores; he also wore leather shoes on his feet. Relying on his nobility and honor, he wrapped his head with fine cloth and entered the hall to listen to the scriptures. The king said to the monk, “Expound the Dharma for me.” The monk said, “The Tathāgata has instructed that the Dharma is not to be expounded to one wearing leather shoes on their feet.” Hearing this, the king harbored resentment, immediately took off his leather shoes, and said to the monk: “Quickly expound the Dharma to satisfy my mind! If you go against my original intention, I will cut off your head.” The monk told the king, “Furthermore, the Tathāgata's prohibitory precepts state that the Dharma must not be expounded to one whose head is covered.” The king, raging with fury, displayed his royal majesty and said, “You wish to humiliate me! Now I have stripped away everything and uncovered my head to listen to you expound the Dharma. If you cannot unravel the knots of my ignorance, I will cut your body into three pieces!” The monk spoke a verse: