SA 1204（一二〇四） 毘阇

Thus have I heard:

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

At that time, there was a bhikṣuṇī named Vijaya, who was staying in the community of bhikṣuṇīs in the King's Park in Śrāvastī. In the morning, she put on her robes and took her alms bowl to enter 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 right concentration during the day.

At that time, Māra Pāpīyān had this thought: "The Śramaṇa Gautama is staying at Anāthapiṇḍada's Park in the Jeta Grove near Śrāvastī. His disciple, the bhikṣuṇī Vijaya, is staying in the community of bhikṣuṇīs in the King's Park in Śrāvastī. In the morning, she put on her robes and took her alms bowl to enter 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 right concentration during the day. I should go now to create obstacles for her." He then transformed himself into a young man of handsome appearance and went to her, speaking a verse:

You are young, and I am also young. Let
us make five kinds of music here together and
enjoy ourselves. What is the use of this meditation?

At that time, the bhikṣuṇī Vijaya had this thought: "Who is this person trying to frighten me? Is it a human or a non-human? Is it a deceitful person?" Having thought this, she immediately knew and realized: "It is Māra Pāpīyān trying to create disturbances." She then spoke a verse:

Singing, dancing, and various kinds of entertainment, I now give them all
to you. They are not what I need. If you have the
right concentration of tranquility and the five desires of gods and humans
I will give them all to you, but they are not what
I need. Abandoning all likes and dislikes, leaving all darkness behind, I
have realized tranquility and abide in the exhaustion of all taints. I
know you are the evil Māra. You should now disappear on your own.

At that time, Māra Pāpīyān thought: "The bhikṣuṇī Vijaya has already known my mind." Feeling sorrowful and distressed, he disappeared on the spot.