法苑珠林 22.35

22.35

又報恩經云。提婆達多過去久遠不可計劫。有佛出世。名曰應現。佛滅度後。於像法中有一坐禪比丘。獨住林中。爾時比丘常患蟣虱。而作約言。我若坐禪汝宜默然。隱身寂住其虱如法。於後一時有土蚤來至虱邊。問言。汝云何身體肌肉肥盛。虱言。我所依主人常修禪定。教我飲食時節。我如法飲食故。所以身體鮮肥。蚤言。我亦欲修習其法。虱言。能爾隨意。爾時比丘尋便坐禪。爾時土蚤聞血肉香即便食噉。爾時比丘心生苦惱。即便脫衣以火燒之。佛言。爾時坐禪比丘者今迦葉是。爾時土蚤者今提婆達多是。爾時虱者今我身是。提婆達多為利養故毀害於我。乃至今日成佛。亦為利養出佛身血生入地獄。提婆達多常懷惡心毀害如來。若說其事窮劫不盡。

Furthermore, the Bao'en jing says: In the distant past, immeasurable kalpas ago, a buddha appeared in the world named Yingxian ('Manifested in Accordance'). After that buddha entered extinction, during the Semblance Dharma, there was a meditation-practicing monk dwelling alone in a forest. At that time the monk was constantly troubled by nits and lice, so he made a covenant with them, saying: 'When I sit in meditation, you must remain silent, concealing your bodies and dwelling quietly.' The lice acted according to this rule. Later, at one time, an earthen flea came beside a louse and asked, 'Why is your body and flesh so plump and flourishing?' The louse said, 'The master upon whom I rely constantly cultivates meditation and taught me the proper times for eating. Because I eat according to the rule, my body is fresh and plump.' The flea said, 'I also wish to practice this rule.' The louse said, 'If you can do so, as you please.' At that time, the monk immediately sat in meditation. Thereupon the earthen flea smelled the fragrance of blood and flesh and immediately bit into it. The monk's mind was distressed; he at once took off his robe and burned it with fire. The Buddha said: 'The meditation-practicing monk of that time is now Kāśyapa; the earthen flea of that time is now Devadatta; the louse of that time is my own self. For the sake of gain and sustenance, Devadatta harmed me, right down to the present day when I have become a buddha; also for the sake of gain and sustenance, he caused blood to flow from the Buddha's body and fell alive into hell. Devadatta has constantly harbored an evil mind to harm the Tathāgata; if one were to speak of these matters, an entire kalpa would not exhaust them.'