On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c19.117

v2.c19.117

Yuan-chuang, proceeding with his enumeration, states that on the east of the Bodhi Tree were two topes, one on the right, and one on the left of the highway. It was here, he says, that Māra tempted the P'usa as the latter was about to become Buddha. Māra advised the P'usa to become a supreme sovereign, and when his advice was not taken he went back greatly chagrined. His daughters with his permission went to seduce the P'usa, but by the mysterious influence of the latter, their fascinating bodies were changed, and they went away, lean and decrepit, in each other's arms.