經律異相 20.15

20.15

The king felt ashamed in his countenance and humiliated by his shadow. He immediately rose from his seat, cast his five limbs to the ground, took refuge, and sought the eradication of the faults of his body, speech, and mind. Kneeling on both knees with palms joined, he asked the monk, “May I ask whether this verse came from the Tathāgata's divine mouth, or did you, Venerable One, speak it after discerning my mind?” The monk told the king, “This verse was spoken by the Tathāgata long ago.” The king reflected: “How wonderful is the Great Sage! His knowledge of the three clearances penetrates everything without obstruction, knowing that in the future there would be someone like me with an angry and harmful mind. Now I deeply repent and will not create new offenses.” The monk expounded the Dharma, and right on his seat, all dust and defilement were eliminated, and the king attained the purification of the Dharma-eye (extracted from the Sūtra on the Beggar Generating an Evil Mind).