On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c18.33

v2.c18.33

Near these Tanks, Yuan-chuang continues, was a tope. He adds—while Ju-lai was fulfilling the career of a Bodhisattva he became a six-tusked elephant-king; a hunter to get the elephant’s tusks disguised himself in a Buddhist monk’s costume, drew his bow and captured the elephant-king: the latter, out of reverence for the monk’s garb, tore out his tusks, and gave them to the hunter.