經律異相 8.42

8.42

羅剎說言。菩薩摩訶薩汝今已聞具足偈義。汝之所願為悉滿足。若必欲利諸眾生者時施我身。我於爾時深思此義。然後處處若石若壁若樹若道。書寫此偈。即便更繫所著衣裳。恐於死後身體露現。即上高樹自投樹下。下未至地時虛空中出種種聲。其聲乃至阿迦尼吒。爾時羅剎還復釋形。即於空中接取我身安置平地。以是因緣便得超越。足十二劫。在彌勒前成阿耨多羅三藐三菩提（出大涅槃第十三卷）。

The rākṣasa spoke, saying: "Bodhisattva Mahāsattva, you have now heard the complete verse and its meaning; has your wish been fully satisfied? If you truly wish to benefit all sentient beings, now give me your body." At that time, I deeply contemplated this meaning, and afterward, everywhere—whether on rocks, walls, trees, or roads—I wrote down this verse. I then refastened the garments I was wearing, fearing that after death my body would be exposed. I then climbed a tall tree and threw myself down from the tree. Before I reached the ground, various sounds issued forth from empty space, the sounds reaching all the way to Akaniṣṭha. At that time, the rākṣasa restored his form as Śakra, and in midair caught my body and placed it safely on level ground. By this cause and condition, I was able to surpass twelve full kalpas and achieve anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi before Maitreya. (Extracted from the thirteenth fascicle of the Da niepan jing).