經律異相 25.20

25.20

過去有王。名曰大力。有大善根。盛設施會恣所求欲。須食與食乃至象馬牛羊田地產業皆悉與之。時目連曰。汝是大施。時天帝釋化作婆羅門。往詣王所言。王如是大施。我今須王身分。王自念言。是婆羅門不須財物。今來直欲破我大施。我若不以身分與者。我則自破大會施事。作是念已語婆羅門言。與汝身分截取持去。但以今者多有乞人四方來集。我皆應使悉得滿足。婆羅門言。我今一人尚不充足。何論餘人。王即以刀自割其臂。與婆羅門無有悔恨。一心布施捨一切物臂還平復。帝釋既為障礙因緣。天福即盡墮阿鼻獄。大力國王我身是也。帝釋者調達是也（出菩薩藏經下卷）。

In the past, there was a king named Mahābalin. He had great roots of goodness and held grand almsgiving assemblies, granting whatever was desired: if one needed food he gave food, up to elephants, horses, oxen, sheep, fields, and lands—all of these he gave away. At that time Maudgalyāyana said, "You are a great donor." Then Śakra Devānām Indra transformed himself into a brāhmaṇa, went to the king's place, and said: "The king makes such great gifts, but I now require a part of the king's body." The king reflected to himself: "This brāhmaṇa does not need wealth; he comes now solely wishing to disrupt my great giving. If I do not give him a part of my body, I will myself ruin the enterprise of this great gathering of giving." Having reflected thus, he said to the brāhmaṇa: "I give you a part of my body; cut it off and take it away. However, because there are now many beggars assembled from the four directions, I must cause them all to be satisfied." The brāhmaṇa said: "I alone am not yet satisfied, so why speak of the others?" The king immediately took a knife and cut off his own arm, giving it to the brāhmaṇa without regret. Through his single-minded generosity in relinquishing all things, his arm was restored as before. Because Śakra had created an obstruction, his heavenly merit was exhausted and he fell into the Avīci hell. King Mahābalin was myself. Śakra was Devadatta. (Extracted from the lower fascicle of the Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra)