大悲經帝釋品第三
爾時，釋提桓因往詣佛所，到已頂禮，退住一面而白佛言：「唯願世尊教勅於我，云何修行？世尊！昔於一時，四大阿修羅王嚴駕著鎧，將諸眷屬來詣三十三天所欲共鬪戰。當於爾時，聖者目連仍住在世。如是諸天共阿修羅對陣之時，聖者目連到四阿修羅所以如法伏之。如是，諸天及諸阿修羅悉得安隱，無復鬪戰之苦、共相違反、毀呰諍論。世尊！是大目連既已滅度，如來今復欲般涅槃，我等如是於後數數當復鬪戰、共相違反。願垂教勅，若四阿修羅王與我戰時，我於彼等作何方計？」
佛告釋提桓因言：「憍尸迦！止，莫憂悲、莫愁、莫慮。若持戒者所願必成，唯淨戒者成，非不淨戒；梵行者非不梵行、離欲者非不離欲、離瞋者非不離瞋、離癡者非不離癡、智慧者非不智慧而得成也。憍尸迦！我從今後當作加被。憍尸迦！乃至我之正法未滅，若有諸天、阿修羅等共相鬪戰，隨其時節稱我名故諸天得勝。」
The Buddha said to Śakra: "Kauśika, do not be sorrowful, do not be anxious, do not be worried. If one upholds the precepts, their aspirations will certainly be fulfilled. But this only happens for those with pure moral conduct, not for those without. For those who practice celibacy, not for those who do not. For those who have abandoned desire, not for those who have not. For those who have abandoned anger, not for those who have not. For those who have abandoned ignorance, not for those who have not. For the wise, not for the unwise. Kauśika, from now on I will grant protection. As long as my true teaching has not yet faded from the world, if gods and asuras ever engage in battle, simply by calling on my name at that time, the gods shall emerge victorious."
爾時，四大阿修羅王聞佛說是加護聲已，其心忿恨，毛竪怖畏，來詣佛所。到已頂禮，却住一面白佛言：「世尊！何故如來作是加護？」
佛告四大阿修羅言：「汝等莫憂、莫慮。有時汝等得大自在，過彼三十三天，無復鬪戰、無諍、無競、無相違反。是故，汝等慎莫鬪戰、莫相毀呰、莫相諍論、勿作違反心；當作慈心、愍心，得眾欲具足。諸仁者！命不久停，為自在主亦復無常。諸仁者！世間所有具足合會必歸離散。諸仁者！當觀如來窮無常際，於諸眾生無所怨讐、無違、無競，常為和合。一切眾生平等發心，何況汝等薄少善根、彼此迭相樂鬪諍者？諸仁者！若有發心惱害他者，是人長夜還得惱害。諸仁者！若人喜殺，是人還得短壽之報；若憙鬪諍，是人常有怖畏死報、不具大眷屬、無大勢力。諸仁者！善、惡二業終不敗亡。是故汝等從今已後各住慈心——住身業慈、口業慈、意業慈——莫鬪、莫競、莫相毀呰。以是因緣，汝等長夜得利益安樂，後則不悔。」
作是語已，四阿修羅王白佛言：「世尊！如是，婆伽婆！如是，修伽陀！我等如是依如來教，如是修、如是住。世尊！我從今後一切當捨鬪戰之具，各修慈心。」
爾時，釋提桓因聞佛涅槃，為憂箭所射，極大愁惱，悲泣流淚而白佛言：「世尊！我從今日乃至法住，不受五欲、不入內宮、不著異衣。大德婆伽婆！譬如家長喪亡，是人知識得恩養者，心生苦惱，憶念舊恩，念恩養故悲泣流淚、專持孝道。世尊！我亦如是，乃至法住隨其時節悲泣流淚、專持孝道，不行五欲、不入內宮、不著異衣。何以故？無上導師明當別離，不可得見，更不合會。」釋提桓因作是語已，即便伏面啼哭而住。
大悲經卷第一