Chapter 52: The Accusations of Yasodhara

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[0740b26] "At that time, Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) cried out loudly. In anger and with scolding, she used various words to criticize Channa (車匿 [che ni]), saying: 'Channa! I am a young woman, and in the middle of the night, I was deep in sleep, unaware of anything. Where did you take my beloved and desired holy husband, the lord of my heart? Channa! How far away is it from here? My holy lord, the good and great man, you and the horse, the three of you went together, but Channa (車匿 [che ni]) and Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]), only the two of you, have come back alone, standing before me. I do not see my beloved holy lord. This is why my body and mind are trembling. Channa! You are not a good person. You did not benefit me. Channa! I must say, even the most cruel and angry enemy would not cause such harm as you have done to me today. Channa! Since you are my refuge, you should have protected me and nourished me. Why did you, seeing that I was confused in my sleep in the middle of the night, secretly steal my holy lord and take him away? Channa! You are now my greatest enemy. You have already completed what you intended to do, so why do you need to be remorseful and weep? You should wipe your face. Why are you pretending to be sad and shedding tears from your eyes? Channa! Your evil deed has been completed, so there is no need for you to mourn. Channa! I took you as a good friend of my holy husband, who was supposed to control his comings and goings, letting him go only when it was appropriate and stopping him when it was not; but instead, you went along with him, allowing my holy lord to go out at his own will. Channa! What use are you to me? Now that you have done this evil deed, you should be happy. I know that you have gained a great reward and great fortune. Channa! In this world, people would rather take a wise person as an enemy than a foolish person as a friend. Channa! Although you were a friend of my husband, you did not think carefully about what you were doing. Why is this? Channa! You have now done an unbeneficial thing to my family, so you should be very happy. Channa! All these high and adorned palaces, like a procession of clouds, filled with various garlands, treasures, and jewels, are now empty because of you.' Then, she said a gatha (偈 [ji]) to Channa (車匿 [che ni]):

"'People would rather be close to a wise enemy, than take a foolish person as a friend.
Because you acted without thinking, my whole family is now suffering.'

[0740b26] “ěr shí, yé shū tuó luó dà shēng jiào kū, yī chēn yī mà, zá zhǒng yǔ yīn, hē zé chē nì, zuò rú shì yán: ‘chē nì! wǒ fù nǚ rén, nián shǎo yè bàn, shuì mián chén zhòng, wú suǒ jué zhī, rǔ jīn bǎ wǒ xīn zhōng suǒ ài rú yì shèng fū, jiāng hé chù zhì? chē nì! qù cǐ jìn yuǎn, wǒ zhī shèng zhǔ shàn dà zhàng fū, bìng rǔ jí mǎ, sān píng děng xíng, chē nì gān zhì, wéi èr dú lái, zài yú wǒ qián, bù jiàn wǒ xīn suǒ ài shèng zhǔ, shì gù wǒ jīn shēn xīn zhàn lì. chē nì! rǔ fēi shàn rén, bù rùn yì wǒ. chē nì! wǒ jīn yào yán, jiǎ shǐ kù bào jí chēn yuàn jiā, yóu shàng bù néng rú shì sǔn hài, shì rǔ jīn rì zhì dùn yú wǒ. chē nì! rú rǔ shì wǒ suǒ guī yī zhě, yīng fù hù wǒ, yīng yǎng yù wǒ, rǔ jīn yún hé, jiàn wǒ yè bàn hūn luàn shuì mián, rǔ sī qiè tōu jiāng wǒ shèng zhǔ, xiàng hé chù zhe? chē nì! jí rǔ jīn shì zuì dà yuàn chóu, suǒ zuò zhī shì, jīn yǐ qì le, rǔ fù hé xū ào nǎo tí kū? rǔ yí shì miàn, hé yòng qiáng bēi, xū lì mù lèi? chē nì! rǔ bù shàn yè, jīn zuò yǐ jìng, bù jiǎ xū āi. chē nì! yǐ rǔ wèi wǒ shèng fū shàn yǒu, jìn jié rù chū, kě xíng zé xíng, bù kě zé zhì； jīn fǎn xiāng cóng, lìng wǒ shèng zhǔ, suí yì ér chū. chē nì! yòng rǔ hé wèi? rǔ jīn zuò shì bù shàn shì yǐ, yīng xū huān xǐ, wǒ zhī rǔ jīn dà huò guǒ bào, dà dé fú lì. chē nì! fán shì jiān rén, níng qǔ yǒu zhì yǐ wèi yuàn jiā, bù jiāng yú chī gòng zuò péng yǒu. chē nì! rǔ suī yú wǒ fū chù wèi yǒu, ér rǔ zuò shì bù céng sī wéi. suǒ yǐ zhě hé? chē nì! rǔ yú wǒ jiā, jīn yǐ zào zuò bù lì yì shì, rǔ jīn yīng dāng shēng dà qìng xìng. chē nì! cǐ zhū gōng diàn, gāo jùn zhuāng yán, yóu rú yún duì, fù yǐ zhǒng zhǒng yīng luò cè tián, cái bǎo chōng mǎn, jīn wèi rǔ gù, xī jiē kōng xū.’ jí xiàng chē nì, ér shuō jì yán:

“ ‘fán rén níng jìn zhì huì yuàn,　　mò qǔ yú chī zuò péng yǒu,
　　yóu rǔ zuò shì bù sī shěn,　　lìng wǒ hé jiā kǔ nǎo jiān.’

[0740b26] "er shi, ye shu tuo luo da sheng jiao ku, yi chen yi ma, za zhong yu yin, he ze che ni, zuo ru shi yan: 'che ni! wo fu nu ren, nian shao ye ban, shui mian chen zhong, wu suo jue zhi, ru jin ba wo xin zhong suo ai ru yi sheng fu, jiang he chu zhi? che ni! qu ci jin yuan, wo zhi sheng zhu shan da zhang fu, bing ru ji ma, san ping deng xing, che ni gan zhi, wei er du lai, zai yu wo qian, bu jian wo xin suo ai sheng zhu, shi gu wo jin shen xin zhan li. che ni! ru fei shan ren, bu run yi wo. che ni! wo jin yao yan, jia shi ku bao ji chen yuan jia, you shang bu neng ru shi sun hai, shi ru jin ri zhi dun yu wo. che ni! ru ru shi wo suo gui yi zhe, ying fu hu wo, ying yang yu wo, ru jin yun he, jian wo ye ban hun luan shui mian, ru si qie tou jiang wo sheng zhu, xiang he chu zhe? che ni! ji ru jin shi zui da yuan chou, suo zuo zhi shi, jin yi qi le, ru fu he xu ao nao ti ku? ru yi shi mian, he yong qiang bei, xu li mu lei? che ni! ru bu shan ye, jin zuo yi jing, bu jia xu ai. che ni! yi ru wei wo sheng fu shan you, jin jie ru chu, ke xing ze xing, bu ke ze zhi; jin fan xiang cong, ling wo sheng zhu, sui yi er chu. che ni! yong ru he wei? ru jin zuo shi bu shan shi yi, ying xu huan xi, wo zhi ru jin da huo guo bao, da de fu li. che ni! fan shi jian ren, ning qu you zhi yi wei yuan jia, bu jiang yu chi gong zuo peng you. che ni! ru sui yu wo fu chu wei you, er ru zuo shi bu ceng si wei. suo yi zhe he? che ni! ru yu wo jia, jin yi zao zuo bu li yi shi, ru jin ying dang sheng da qing xing. che ni! ci zhu gong dian, gao jun zhuang yan, you ru yun dui, fu yi zhong zhong ying luo ce tian, cai bao chong man, jin wei ru gu, xi jie kong xu.' ji xiang che ni, er shuo ji yan:

" 'fan ren ning jin zhi hui yuan, mo qu yu chi zuo peng you,
you ru zuo shi bu si shen, ling wo he jia ku nao jian.'

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[0740c25] "At that time, Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]), having said this gatha (偈 [ji]), spoke to Channa (車匿 [che ni]) again, saying: 'Channa! How can my heart not be sorrowful? In the past, if my husband was opposite me, these courtesans (婇女 [cai nu]), with skin as white as snow and lips as red as vermilion, who were lovely and unparalleled in their uprightness, would have to take off their garlands and wonderful clothes, and enjoy various pleasures with him. Who would have known that in one morning, they would become widows? Because there is no master, their tears flow like water day and night, and their weeping and wailing are constant and unending. Channa! Also, this Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]) has been my enemy for a long time. It did not benefit me. It saw that I was asleep in the middle of the night, unaware, and carried my beloved lord out of the city. The deed of this horse is extremely evil. Why is it now standing before me, whining in pain, and making its voice fill the great king's palace? When it first took my holy son out, why was this evil horse silent and walked without a sound? If it had whinnied like this at the beginning of its departure, people would have heard its sound and woken up, and I would not have seen such great distress. Even if this evil horse had been shot through with an arrow, or killed with a stick, it should not have gone out and headed to the mountains and forests. Therefore, this horse did not benefit my family. It was only out of fear of a few whips and sticks that it took my beloved and most excellent holy husband and headed out to the mountain thicket. Now, because my palace has no master, the halls, rooms, villages, cities, national capitals, streets, towers, windows, gates, railings, right-angled langgan (琅玕 [lang gan]), and crescent-shaped palaces, which were wonderful, superior, and gorgeous, are all empty. Because of this evil horse king Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]), my royal inner chamber is like a wilderness, and when I look around, there is nowhere I can find joy.' When Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) was speaking these various bitter, painful, sorrowful, and sobbing words, it was unbearable to hear and see, and she fainted for a moment. When Channa (車匿 [che ni]) heard Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) say this, he lowered his head, held his breath, put his palms together, and wept greatly. He replied to the holy son's consort, Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]), saying: 'Consort, you should not criticize Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]), nor should you be angry and scold me. I am not at fault. Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]) and I are truly not guilty. The night the consort's holy husband first left, I created many obstacles, such as shouting. At that time, I shouted loudly at the consort, using various words, saying: "Great consort, wake up quickly! Great consort, wake up quickly! Tonight, the consort's beloved husband wants to take me and Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]) away." I held a handful of hair and showed it to Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]), hair by hair, saying: "This is the hair that I pulled out of a certain courtesan (婇女 [cai nu]) at that time. This is the hair of a courtesan (婇女 [cai nu]) named so-and-so. This is the hair of a courtesan (婇女 [cai nu]) named so-and-so." I called out each name and told her. At that time, she was not aware of it, and all the other courtesans (婇女 [cai nu]) were also like this. This horse, Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]), also created obstacles when the holy son left. It whinnied more than a thousand times and beat the ground with its hooves, refusing to move forward or backward. It also opened its jaw and snorted with a thunderous roar. The sound of this horse's whinnying could be heard for half a yojana (由旬 [you xun]), and the sound of its hooves could be heard for one krosa (拘盧舍 [ju lu she]). At that time, I shouted to the consort: "Your beloved is leaving tonight." The consort and the other courtesans (婇女 [cai nu]) did not notice these sounds themselves, and it was also due to the divine power of the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) that the sounds were hidden and could not be heard. Great consort, you must know! Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]) and I truly did not dare to take the holy son away. How could the holy son have taken my words to heart? If the holy son had acted according to my words, this would never have happened.' He then said a gatha (偈 [ji]) to the consort:

"'I cannot bear these tears now, I put my palms together, lower my head, and speak to you again.
Consort, you really should not scold the horse, nor should you be angry at me.'

[0740c25] “ěr shí, yé shū tuó luó shuō shì jì yǐ, zhòng yǔ chē nì, zuò rú shì yán: ‘chē nì! wǒ jīn hé dé xīn bù yōu chóu? xiàng zhě wǒ fū, ruò dāng xiāng duì, jīn rì cǐ děng zhū cāi nǚ bèi, sè bái rú xuě, chún chì rú zhū, kě xī shǎo shuāng, duān zhèng dì yī. jiě shēn yīng luò, tuō miào yī shang, yīng xū gòng tóng shòu zhū yù lè. shuí zhī yī cháo hū chéng gū guǎ, yǐ wú zhǔ gù, yǎn lèi zhòu yè, héng rú shuǐ liú, tí kū hū hào, cháng wú duàn jué. chē nì! yòu cǐ gān zhì, yǔ wǒ zhǎng yè héng zuò yuàn zēng, bù wèi lì yì, jiàn wǒ yè bàn shuì mián bù zhī, fù wǒ xīn zhōng suǒ ài zhī zhǔ, cóng chéng ér chū. cǐ mǎ zuò yè, jí shēn bù shàn, hé gù jīn zhě zài yú wǒ qián, kǔ tòng ér míng, lìng shēng biàn mǎn dà wáng gōng nèi? qí xiān jiāng wǒ shèng zi chū shí, cǐ bù shàn mǎ, hé gù mò rán, yǐn qì ér xíng? ruò chū qù shí, rú shì míng huàn, bǐ shí jí yīng wén qí shēng xiǎng, zhū rén shuì jué, wǒ jīn yì yīng bù jiàn rú cǐ dà kǔ nǎo shì. cǐ bù shàn mǎ, jiǎ shǐ jiàn shè chuān xué qí shēn, huò yǐ zhàng shā, yīng bù hé chū xíng xiàng shān lín. shì gù cǐ mǎ, bù wèi wǒ jiā zuò yú lì yì, zhèng yǐ wèi jù, shǎo biān zhàng gù, jiāng wǒ nèi xīn suǒ ài zuì shàng shèng zhǔ zhàng fū, chū xiàng shān sǒu. wǒ jīn cǐ gōng, yǐ wú zhǔ gù, táng diàn fáng shì, jù luò chéng huáng, guó yì jiē qú, lóu gé chuāng yǒu, mén gé lán dùn, qū chǐ láng gān, bàn yuè diàn xíng, wēi miào shū shèng, zuì shàng huá lì, jīn xī kōng xū, wèi cǐ mǎ wáng è gān zhì gù, lìng wǒ huáng guī yóu rú kuàng yě, jǔ mù sǎ de wú chù kě tān.’ yé shū tuó luó zuò yú rú shì duō zhǒng kǔ qiè tòng chǔ bēi qì suān gěng yán shí, bù kě wén jiàn, mí mèn zàn tíng. qí chē nì wén yé shū tuó luó zuò shì yán yǐ, dī tóu píng xī, hé shí zhǐ zhǎng, chuí lèi dà kū, bào shèng zi fēi yé shū tuó luó, zuò rú shì yán: ‘fēi jīn bù yīng hē zé gān zhì, yì fù bù hé chēn mà yú wǒ. wǒ wú guò shī, wǒ jí gān zhì, shí wú zuì jiù. fēi zhī shèng fū, chū shǐ qù yè, wǒ zuò duō zhǒng zhòng zhū zhàng ài, suǒ wèi chàng jiào. wǒ yú ěr shí, dà shēng huàn fēi, yǐ zhǒng zhǒng yǔ, zuò rú shì yán: “dà fēi sù qǐ! dà fēi sù wù! jīn yè cǐ gōng, fēi suǒ ài fū, yù jiāng yú wǒ jí gān zhì qù.” shǒu zhí tóu fà, yī yī chū shì yé shū tuó luó, “cǐ zhī tóu fà, ěr shí wǒ bá mǒu cāi nǚ qǔ, cǐ shì mǒu jiǎ cāi nǚ tóu fà, cǐ shì mǒu yǐ cāi nǚ tóu fà.” gè gè chēng míng, ér gào yǔ bǐ. ěr shí bù jué, zì yú cāi nǚ yī qiè xī rán. cǐ gān zhì mǎ, shèng zi qù shí yì zuò zhàng ài, yī qiān yú biàn chū shēng míng huàn, yǐ tí tá de, qián què bù xíng. yòu yǐ hàn chē, zhāng bí zhèn hǒu. cǐ mǎ míng shí, qí shēng suǒ wén zhì bàn yóu xún, qí tí shēng wén yī jū lú shě. wǒ yú ěr shí, chàng yǔ fēi yán: “fēi zhī suǒ ài, jīn yè qù yǐ.” fēi jí qí yú zhū cāi nǚ děng, zì bù jué zhī rú shì děng shēng, yòu shì zhū tiān shén lì, yǐn méi bù lìng dé wén. dà fēi xū zhī! wǒ jí gān zhì, shí bù gǎn jiāng shèng zi qù yě. rú shì cè dù zhī fēi shèng zhǔ qǔ wǒ yǔ bù? shèng zi ruò yī wǒ yǔ ér xíng, zhōng wú shì shì.’ jí xiàng yú fēi, ér shuō jì yán:

“ ‘wǒ jīn bù rěn yǎn lèi liú,　　hé zhǎng dī tóu gèng zī bái,
　　fēi shí bù hé hē zé mǎ,　　bìng jí wǒ biān bù dé chēn.

[0740c25] "er shi, ye shu tuo luo shuo shi ji yi, zhong yu che ni, zuo ru shi yan: 'che ni! wo jin he de xin bu you chou? xiang zhe wo fu, ruo dang xiang dui, jin ri ci deng zhu cai nu bei, se bai ru xue, chun chi ru zhu, ke xi shao shuang, duan zheng di yi. jie shen ying luo, tuo miao yi shang, ying xu gong tong shou zhu yu le. shui zhi yi chao hu cheng gu gua, yi wu zhu gu, yan lei zhou ye, heng ru shui liu, ti ku hu hao, chang wu duan jue. che ni! you ci gan zhi, yu wo zhang ye heng zuo yuan zeng, bu wei li yi, jian wo ye ban shui mian bu zhi, fu wo xin zhong suo ai zhi zhu, cong cheng er chu. ci ma zuo ye, ji shen bu shan, he gu jin zhe zai yu wo qian, ku tong er ming, ling sheng bian man da wang gong nei? qi xian jiang wo sheng zi chu shi, ci bu shan ma, he gu mo ran, yin qi er xing? ruo chu qu shi, ru shi ming huan, bi shi ji ying wen qi sheng xiang, zhu ren shui jue, wo jin yi ying bu jian ru ci da ku nao shi. ci bu shan ma, jia shi jian she chuan xue qi shen, huo yi zhang sha, ying bu he chu xing xiang shan lin. shi gu ci ma, bu wei wo jia zuo yu li yi, zheng yi wei ju, shao bian zhang gu, jiang wo nei xin suo ai zui shang sheng zhu zhang fu, chu xiang shan sou. wo jin ci gong, yi wu zhu gu, tang dian fang shi, ju luo cheng huang, guo yi jie qu, lou ge chuang you, men ge lan dun, qu chi lang gan, ban yue dian xing, wei miao shu sheng, zui shang hua li, jin xi kong xu, wei ci ma wang e gan zhi gu, ling wo huang gui you ru kuang ye, ju mu sa de wu chu ke tan.' ye shu tuo luo zuo yu ru shi duo zhong ku qie tong chu bei qi suan geng yan shi, bu ke wen jian, mi men zan ting. qi che ni wen ye shu tuo luo zuo shi yan yi, di tou ping xi, he shi zhi zhang, chui lei da ku, bao sheng zi fei ye shu tuo luo, zuo ru shi yan: 'fei jin bu ying he ze gan zhi, yi fu bu he chen ma yu wo. wo wu guo shi, wo ji gan zhi, shi wu zui jiu. fei zhi sheng fu, chu shi qu ye, wo zuo duo zhong zhong zhu zhang ai, suo wei chang jiao. wo yu er shi, da sheng huan fei, yi zhong zhong yu, zuo ru shi yan: "da fei su qi! da fei su wu! jin ye ci gong, fei suo ai fu, yu jiang yu wo ji gan zhi qu." shou zhi tou fa, yi yi chu shi ye shu tuo luo, "ci zhi tou fa, er shi wo ba mou cai nu qu, ci shi mou jia cai nu tou fa, ci shi mou yi cai nu tou fa." ge ge cheng ming, er gao yu bi. er shi bu jue, zi yu cai nu yi qie xi ran. ci gan zhi ma, sheng zi qu shi yi zuo zhang ai, yi qian yu bian chu sheng ming huan, yi ti ta de, qian que bu xing. you yi han che, zhang bi zhen hou. ci ma ming shi, qi sheng suo wen zhi ban you xun, qi ti sheng wen yi ju lu she. wo yu er shi, chang yu fei yan: "fei zhi suo ai, jin ye qu yi." fei ji qi yu zhu cai nu deng, zi bu jue zhi ru shi deng sheng, you shi zhu tian shen li, yin mei bu ling de wen. da fei xu zhi! wo ji gan zhi, shi bu gan jiang sheng zi qu ye. ru shi ce du zhi fei sheng zhu qu wo yu bu? sheng zi ruo yi wo yu er xing, zhong wu shi shi.' ji xiang yu fei, er shuo ji yan:

" 'wo jin bu ren yan lei liu, he zhang di tou geng zi bai,
fei shi bu he he ze ma, bing ji wo bian bu de chen.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0741b13] "'Great consort! I also knew in the past that King Suddhodana (淨飯大王 [jing fan da wang]) had given a strict order that all attendants should be extremely careful and guard the Tathagata (太子 [tai zi]). Although I knew of this order beforehand, I was not in control. The power of the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) was strong, confusing my mind, and I could not do what I wanted to. What the holy son did was all due to the power of the devas (天神 [tian shen]), who called out for him to leave home.

[0741b13] “ ‘dà fēi! wǒ xī yì zhī jìng fàn dà wáng jiù yǒu yán chì, yī qiè zuǒ yòu, shàn jiā yòng xīn, shǒu hù tài zi. wǒ suī xiān zhī yǒu rú shì jiào, dàn bù zì yóu, zhū tiān lì qiáng, mí wǒ xīn yì, suǒ yù zuò shì, bù dé cóng xīn. shèng zi suǒ xíng, bìng tiān shén lì, chàng yí chū jiā.

[0741b13] " 'da fei! wo xi yi zhi jing fan da wang jiu you yan chi, yi qie zuo you, shan jia yong xin, shou hu tai zi. wo sui xian zhi you ru shi jiao, dan bu zi you, zhu tian li qiang, mi wo xin yi, suo yu zuo shi, bu de cong xin. sheng zi suo xing, bing tian shen li, chang yi chu jia.

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[0741b17] "'At that time, I thought that the city gates opened by themselves. The palace gates always had thousands of people guarding them without being careless. They were all in a state of sleep and unaware. When the holy son first left the palace gate, it was like the rising sun, emitting a great pure light that broke all darkness. At that time, I knew this was done by the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]). Great consort! At that time, when the holy son left the city and was on his way, I was at the very front, walking on foot. At that time, my body did not feel tired. Great consort! When this horse, Kanthaka (乾陟 [gan zhi]), was walking on the road, its feet did not touch the ground, as if someone was carrying it. When it made a sound, it was not heard far away. Great consort! At that time, I thought to myself and knew that this was done by the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]).

[0741b17] “ ‘ěr shí xīn niàn, chéng mén zì kāi, bǐ zhū gōng mén cóng lái gè yǒu duō qiān rén zhòng, xīn bù fàng yì shǒu hù zhū mén. bǐ děng jiē zhe shuì mián bù jué. shèng zi chū chū gōng mén zhī shí, rú rì chū shēng, fàng dà jìng guāng, pò yī qiè àn. wǒ yú ěr shí, zì zhī cǐ shì zhū tiān suǒ zuò. dà fēi! wǒ yú ěr shí, shèng zi chū chéng, xíng lù zhī shí, wǒ zuì zài qián, tú bù ér zǒu. wǒ yú ěr shí, shēn bù zhī fá, dà fēi! cǐ gān zhì mǎ, xíng yú lù shí, jiǎo bù tá de, yóu rú yǒu rén yú ér jiāng xíng, qí zuò shēng shí, yì bù yuǎn wén. dà fēi! wǒ yú ěr shí, sī xīn sī niàn, yì zhī cǐ shì zhū tiān suǒ zuò.

[0741b17] " 'er shi xin nian, cheng men zi kai, bi zhu gong men cong lai ge you duo qian ren zhong, xin bu fang yi shou hu zhu men. bi deng jie zhe shui mian bu jue. sheng zi chu chu gong men zhi shi, ru ri chu sheng, fang da jing guang, po yi qie an. wo yu er shi, zi zhi ci shi zhu tian suo zuo. da fei! wo yu er shi, sheng zi chu cheng, xing lu zhi shi, wo zui zai qian, tu bu er zou. wo yu er shi, shen bu zhi fa, da fei! ci gan zhi ma, xing yu lu shi, jiao bu ta de, you ru you ren yu er jiang xing, qi zuo sheng shi, yi bu yuan wen. da fei! wo yu er shi, si xin si nian, yi zhi ci shi zhu tian suo zuo.

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[0741b26] "'Great consort! At that time, the holy son, in accordance with the Dharma, was happy with the clothes of a sramana (沙門 [sha men]), the color of the kasaya (袈裟 [jia sha]). He begged for them from others, gave his own clothes to them, and cut off his topknot, throwing it into the empty sky, where it did not fall to the ground, but was caught by the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]). At that time, I thought and knew that this was done by the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]). Great consort! Because of this, you should not hold a grudge against us. Why? It was not because of me, nor was it because of the horse, that the holy son went out.'

[0741b26] “ ‘dà fēi! wǒ yú ěr shí, shèng zi rú fǎ, lè shā mén yī jiā shā sè fú, cóng tā qǐ qǔ, qí zì shēn yī jiě fù yǔ tā, jì fà gē jié, zhì xū kōng zhōng ér bù luò de, zhū tiān jiē qǔ. wǒ yú ěr shí, xīn niàn zhī shì zhū tiān suǒ zuò. dà fēi! yǐ rú shì gù, fēi jīn bù yīng yú wǒ bèi biān shēng yú chēn hèn. suǒ yǐ zhě hé? bù yóu wǒ gù, yì bù guān mǎ, jiāng shèng zi chū.’

[0741b26] " 'da fei! wo yu er shi, sheng zi ru fa, le sha men yi jia sha se fu, cong ta qi qu, qi zi shen yi jie fu yu ta, ji fa ge jie, zhi xu kong zhong er bu luo de, zhu tian jie qu. wo yu er shi, xin nian zhi shi zhu tian suo zuo. da fei! yi ru shi gu, fei jin bu ying yu wo bei bian sheng yu chen hen. suo yi zhe he? bu you wo gu, yi bu guan ma, jiang sheng zi chu.'

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[0741c03] "At that time, the great consort Yasodhara (耶輸陀羅 [ye shu tuo luo]) lay on the ground, thinking for a moment. With various words, she wept and cried, saying: 'Alas, my lord! Why is it that I, who act according to the Dharma and am obedient to my husband, have been abandoned by you? You wanted to seek the Dharma, but there is no true Dharma there, because you cannot follow the Dharma. Alas, my lord! Did you not hear that in the past, when kings wanted to go to the mountains to seek the Dharma, they took their wives and children with them? Those kings did not obstruct the holy path and were still able to achieve it. Alas, my lord! Did you not know that there is such a Dharma? People even shave their heads with their wives and leave home to cultivate the Way, diligently practicing asceticism. They offer their good horses as sacrifices to the devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) and hold the wuzhehui (無遮會 [wu zhe hui]), and in the future, the two of them will receive the most excellent rewards. If you know the Dharma spoken in the Vedas (韋陀論 [wei tuo lun]), why are you stingy with the Dharma with me alone and do not practice it with me? Alas, it is a waste to have been born a human. If you know that there is a relationship of kindness and love with a woman in the world, why did you abandon it? You want to be born in the Trayastrimsa (三十三天 [san shi san tian]) and lust for the Deva (玉女 [yu nu]) maidens. My heart now sees such a thing; what is there to desire about those deva (天 [tian]) maidens? What is so upright and proper about them? What are the five desires and joyous things? If you do not desire their happiness, you have abandoned this royal position and the merits of your divine power, and also us and the other courtesans (婇女 [cai nu]). After abandoning us, you have left home and entered a quiet mountain forest, wanting to practice asceticism. I will not seek the reward of heaven, nor do I envy the bodies of the deva (天 [tian]) maidens. My heart is content. I have the power to stay here without being born in heaven, and to practice asceticism in this very place. I make this wish: "Whether in the human world or in heaven, I only wish to serve a lord like you." Your mind is determined and as unyielding as leather and stone. If you abandon us and enter the quiet mountain forest, my heart will be the same, firm and unmoving, like stone, the most solid and real. If I am a woman without a husband like this, seeing my own master leave home and go to the mountain forest, leaving me lonely and alone in an empty room, how can my heart not be broken?' She then said a gatha (偈 [ji]):

"'My body and mind are now extremely firm, like iron and stone, without any difference.
The master has abandoned the empty palace and entered the mountains. Why is my heart not broken?'

[0741c03] “ěr shí, dà fēi yé shū tuó luó wò yú de shàng, shǎo shí sī wéi, yǐ zhǒng zhǒng yǔ, bēi tí hào kū, zuò rú shì yán: ‘wū hū wǒ zhǔ! hé gù jīn zhě wǒ rú fǎ xíng, xiào shùn xiàng fū, shě wǒ ér qù? xiàng bǐ yù qiú yú fǎ xíng zhě, bǐ wú zhèng fǎ, yǐ qí bù néng suí fǎ xíng gù. wū hū wǒ zhǔ! kě bù wén bǐ wǎng xī zhū wáng, yù xiàng shān lín qiú fǎ zhī shí, jiāng fù jí ér xiāng suí ér qù. bǐ děng zhū wáng, wú fáng shèng dào, yì dé chéng jiù. wū hū wǒ zhǔ! bǐ qǐ bù zhī yǒu rú shì fǎ? zhū rén yóu shàng gòng fù tì tóu, chū jiā xiū dào, jīng qín kǔ xíng, jiāng yú hǎo mǎ, jì sì zhū tiān, zuò wú zhē huì, yú wèi lái shì, èr rén tóng shòu shàng miào guǒ bào. ruò zhī wéi tuó lùn zhōng shuō fǎ, hé gù jīn zhě dú yú wǒ biān, zuò fǎ qiān xī bù gòng xíng fǎ? duō duō kōng wǎng, tú shēng rén zhōng. ruò zhī shì jiān gòng yú fù rén yǒu ēn ài qíng, yún hé qì shě? yù shēng yú bǐ sān shí sān tiān, tān yú yù nǚ, wǒ yì jīn jiàn rú shì zhī shì, bǐ tiān yù nǚ, yǒu hé kě tān? yǒu hé duān zhèng? yǒu hé wǔ yù huān lè shì qíng? ruò qí bù tān yú bǐ kuài lè, shě cǐ wáng wèi wēi shén gōng dé, jí yǔ wǒ děng zhū cāi nǚ bèi, jì qì shě yǐ, chū jiā ér rù kōng xián shān lín, yù xíng kǔ xíng, wǒ jīn bù qǔ tiān shàng guǒ bào, yì bù xiàn tiān yù nǚ zhī shēn, wǒ xīn zhī zú, wǒ yǒu shì lì, wǒ zài yú cǐ, bù yòng shēng tiān, dàn yú cǐ chù, xiū xíng kǔ xíng, qǐ rú shì yuàn: “ruò zài rén jiān, ruò zài tiān shàng, wéi yuàn fú shì rú rǔ zhī zhǔ, bǐ xīn jué dìng, rú shì gāng [gé*áng] ruò shě wǒ děng, rù yú kōng shān xián jìng lín yě, wǒ xīn yì rán, jiān gù bù zhuǎn, rú shí wú yì, zuì láo zuì shí.” ruò rú wǒ jīn wú fū zhī fù, yǐ jiàn zì zhǔ cóng jiā ér chū, xíng zhì shān lín, shǐ wǒ gū dān dú zài kōng shì, hé dé lìng xīn ér bù pò liè?’ jí shuō jì yán:

“ ‘wǒ jīn shēn xīn shén dà gāng,　　rú tiě gòng shí wú yǒu yì,
　　zhǔ shě rù shān gōng nèi kōng,　　hé gù wǒ jīn xīn bù pò?’

[0741c03] "er shi, da fei ye shu tuo luo wo yu de shang, shao shi si wei, yi zhong zhong yu, bei ti hao ku, zuo ru shi yan: 'wu hu wo zhu! he gu jin zhe wo ru fa xing, xiao shun xiang fu, she wo er qu? xiang bi yu qiu yu fa xing zhe, bi wu zheng fa, yi qi bu neng sui fa xing gu. wu hu wo zhu! ke bu wen bi wang xi zhu wang, yu xiang shan lin qiu fa zhi shi, jiang fu ji er xiang sui er qu. bi deng zhu wang, wu fang sheng dao, yi de cheng jiu. wu hu wo zhu! bi qi bu zhi you ru shi fa? zhu ren you shang gong fu ti tou, chu jia xiu dao, jing qin ku xing, jiang yu hao ma, ji si zhu tian, zuo wu zhe hui, yu wei lai shi, er ren tong shou shang miao guo bao. ruo zhi wei tuo lun zhong shuo fa, he gu jin zhe du yu wo bian, zuo fa qian xi bu gong xing fa? duo duo kong wang, tu sheng ren zhong. ruo zhi shi jian gong yu fu ren you en ai qing, yun he qi she? yu sheng yu bi san shi san tian, tan yu yu nu, wo yi jin jian ru shi zhi shi, bi tian yu nu, you he ke tan? you he duan zheng? you he wu yu huan le shi qing? ruo qi bu tan yu bi kuai le, she ci wang wei wei shen gong de, ji yu wo deng zhu cai nu bei, ji qi she yi, chu jia er ru kong xian shan lin, yu xing ku xing, wo jin bu qu tian shang guo bao, yi bu xian tian yu nu zhi shen, wo xin zhi zu, wo you shi li, wo zai yu ci, bu yong sheng tian, dan yu ci chu, xiu xing ku xing, qi ru shi yuan: "ruo zai ren jian, ruo zai tian shang, wei yuan fu shi ru ru zhi zhu, bi xin jue ding, ru shi gang [ge*ang] ruo she wo deng, ru yu kong shan xian jing lin ye, wo xin yi ran, jian gu bu zhuan, ru shi wu yi, zui lao zui shi." ruo ru wo jin wu fu zhi fu, yi jian zi zhu cong jia er chu, xing zhi shan lin, shi wo gu dan du zai kong shi, he de ling xin er bu po lie?' ji shuo ji yan:

" 'wo jin shen xin shen da gang, ru tie gong shi wu you yi,
zhu she ru shan gong nei kong, he gu wo jin xin bu po?'