SA 1203（一二〇三） 鼻黎

Thus have I heard:

At one time the Buddha was staying at Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in the Jeta Grove near Śrāvastī.

At that time, the bhikṣuṇī Virūpā was staying in the community of bhikṣuṇīs at the Jeta Grove Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in Śrāvastī. In the morning, she put on her robes, took her alms bowl, and entered Śrāvastī to beg for food. After eating, she returned to the monastery, put away her robes and bowl, washed her feet, took her sitting mat, put it on her shoulder, entered the Ānanda Grove, sat under a tree, and entered the meditative absorption of the day.

At that time, Māra the Evil One thought, “Now the Śramaṇa Gautama is staying at Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in the Jeta Grove near Śrāvastī. The bhikṣuṇī Virūpā is staying in the community of bhikṣuṇīs at the Jeta Grove Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in Śrāvastī. In the morning, she put on her robes, took her alms bowl, and entered Śrāvastī to beg for food. After eating, she returned to the monastery, put away her robes and bowl, washed her feet, took her sitting mat, put it on her shoulder, entered the Ānanda Grove, sat under a tree, and entered the meditative absorption of the day. I shall go there to create obstacles for her.” He then transformed himself into a young man of handsome appearance and went to where the bhikṣuṇī Virūpā was. He spoke a verse, saying:

What is the form like? Who is the creator? Where does
the form arise? Where does the form go when it is gone?

The bhikṣuṇī Virūpā thought, "Who is this person coming to frighten me? Is it a human or a non-human? Is it a deceitful person?" Thinking thus, she immediately became aware and knew, "It is Māra the Evil One who wants to create disturbances." She then spoke a verse, saying:

This form is not self-created, nor is it created by others. It arises
from the convergence of causes and conditions, and when conditions disperse, it is
extinguished. Like the various seeds in the world, they arise from the earth
They arise from earth, water, fire, and wind, and so do the aggregates
sense bases, and sense fields. Arising from the convergence of causes and conditions
when conditions separate, they are extinguished. Abandoning all afflictions and suffering, leaving behind
all darkness and obscurity, having already realized quiescence and extinction, dwelling in the
exhaustion of all taints, the evil Māra knows you and will immediately extinguish
himself and depart.

At that time, Māra Pāpīyān thought, "The bhikṣuṇī Virūpā has already known my mind." Feeling greatly distressed, he immediately disappeared.