法苑珠林 17.47

17.47

說是偈已菩薩深思。然後處處石壁道樹書寫此偈。竟上高樹投身而下。未至地時虛空中出種種聲。爾時羅剎還帝釋身。接取菩薩安置平地。懺悔辭謝頂禮而去。緣為半偈捨身因緣超十二劫。在彌勒前成無上道。

Having heard this verse, the bodhisattva contemplated it deeply, and then wrote this verse everywhere on stone cliffs and roadside trees. When finished, he climbed a tall tree and cast his body down. Before he reached the ground, various sounds came forth from the empty sky. At that time, the rākṣasa reverted to the body of Śakra, caught the bodhisattva, and placed him on level ground. He repented, apologized, bowed his head in homage, and departed. Because of the circumstance of giving up his body for half a verse, he surpassed twelve kalpas and attained the unsurpassed way before Maitreya.”