經律異相 25.16

25.16

如是思惟已。呼人持刀自割股肉與鷹。鷹語王言。王雖以熱肉與我。當用道理令肉輕重得與鴿等。王言。持秤來以肉對鴿。割王肉盡與鴿始等。心自責言。汝當自堅勿得迷悶。一切眾生墮大苦海誓欲渡之。何以怠悶此苦甚少地獄苦多。我有智慧精進持戒禪定猶患此苦。何況地獄中人無智慧者。心定時天地六種震動。大海波揚枯樹生華。天降香雨及散名華。天女歌讚必得成佛。帝釋語王。汝割肉辛苦心不惱沒耶。王言。我心歡喜不惱不沒。帝釋言。誰當信汝。時王誓言。若我割肉血流不瞋不惱一心不悶以求佛者。願令我身即當平復。即時如本（出大智論第四卷）。

Having reflected thus, he called for someone to bring a knife and cut the flesh of his own thigh to give to the hawk. The hawk said to the king, 'Although the king gives me warm meat, you must act according to principle and make the meat equal in weight to the dove.' The king said, 'Bring a balance to weigh the flesh against the dove.' The king's flesh was cut away entirely, and only then was it equal to the dove. He rebuked himself in his mind, 'You must be firm; do not become confused and faint. All sentient beings have fallen into the great ocean of suffering, and you vowed to deliver them across. Why grow indolent and faint? This suffering is very small; the sufferings of hell are manifold. Even though I have wisdom, vigor, morality, and meditation, I still suffer from this pain; how much more so for those in hell who lack wisdom?' When his mind became settled, heaven and earth shook in six ways, waves rose in the great ocean, withered trees bloomed with flowers, devas rained down fragrant rain and scattered famous blossoms, and heavenly maidens sang praises that he would surely attain buddhahood. Śakra said to the king, 'Suffering the pain of cutting your flesh, is your mind not distressed or depressed?' The king said, 'My heart is joyful; it is neither distressed nor depressed.' Śakra said, 'Who will believe you?' Then the king vowed, 'If, while my flesh was cut and my blood flowed, I was neither angry nor distressed, and with a single mind was not depressed, in order to seek buddhahood, may my body immediately be restored.' Instantly, it became as it was before. (Drawn from the fourth fascicle of the Da zhidu lun.)