經律異相 41.37

41.37

Having spoken this verse, he circumambulated Nandipāla three times and returned to the monastery. He said to the Buddha, "May I enter the path and receive full ordination?" [The Buddha] then delivered Jyotirmāla and granted him full ordination. The Buddha said to Śāriputra, "At that time, the young man Jyotirmāla was myself. Jyotirmāla's father was my current father, King Śuddhodana. Nandipāla, who repeatedly urged me to leave household life, was a good friend who assisted on the path. Because I previously spoke harsh words to Nandipāla, saying, 'What Dharma could Kāśyapa Buddha, that shaven-headed śramaṇa, possess?', I had to endure eating one sesame seed, one grain of rice, horse gram, and peas a day for six years." (Extracted from the lower fascicle of the Xingqixing jing).