菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經 4.39

4.39

佛告無盡意菩薩：「過去七十六劫有第六天王，典領三千大千世界，名曰害惡，從六天以下自在無閡。在彼天宮經歷無數久久思惟：『悔本所作謗毀三尊遮截道果，設我受報墜墮三塗不離惡道，我今寧可改心惡行，并此天宮諸天眷屬，共修梵行求無上道，進前成佛，不亦樂乎？』復自思惟：『所典境界無量無限天女娛樂樂豈過是，設我成佛與此國界正等無異。』漸漸懈慢，復更劫數。魔有知識，行登十住說佛功德，出家修道眾相具足，魔心開解改心入定，無若干想利根捷疾。即於天宮三明通達，莊嚴佛土不更受身，便成無上至真等正覺，放大光明普照魔界，莫不眼見見魔成佛。有三億天子心自生念：『謂魔幻化非真實佛。』盡退還宮，十六億天子皆來影附，承事供養如佛無異，尋於坐上皆成四果。是為害惡大天王，不捨身受身而成佛道。」

The Buddha told Akṣayamati Bodhisattva: "Seventy-six kalpas ago, there was a king of the Sixth Heaven who ruled over the trichiliocosm, named Haie ('Malicious Harm'), who exercised unhindered sovereignty from the Sixth Heaven downward. In that heavenly palace, through countless [years], he pondered for a long time: 'I repent of what I originally did—slandering the Three Honoured Ones and obstructing the fruits of the path. If I receive retribution, I will fall into the three miserable paths and never leave the evil destinies. Now, could I not change my mind and evil conduct, and together with the devas and retinue of this heavenly palace, practice the brahma-conduct, seek the unsurpassed path, and advance to attain Buddhahood—would that not be joyful?' Again he thought to himself: 'The realm I govern is immeasurable and limitless; how could any pleasure surpass the entertainment of heavenly maidens? Even if I attain Buddhahood, it would be just the same as this realm.' Gradually he grew lax and arrogant, and more kalpas passed. Māra had a good spiritual friend whose practice had ascended to the ten abodes, who spoke of the Buddha's merits: leaving home, cultivating the path, and being fully endowed with all the marks. Māra's mind was opened and awakened; changing his mind, he entered samādhi, free of diverse thoughts, with sharp and swift faculties. Right there in the heavenly palace he achieved mastery of the three knowledges, adorned a Buddha land, and without receiving another body, became an unsurpassed, perfectly true, equally and fully enlightened one, emitting a great light that universally illuminated Māra's realm, so that there was none who did not see with their own eyes that Māra had become a Buddha. Three hundred million sons of devas thought to themselves: 'We think Māra is an illusion and not a real Buddha.' They all retreated back to their palace. Sixteen hundred million sons of devas all came to follow and attach themselves to him, serving and making offerings to him just as to a Buddha, and immediately upon their seats, they all attained the four fruits. This is what is meant by the great heavenly king Haie not relinquishing the body or receiving a body, but attaining the Buddha path."