昔xī者zhě菩pú萨sà，位wèi为wèi天tiān王wáng，精jīng存cún微wēi行xíng，志zhì进jìn若ruò流liú，每měi到dào斋zhāi日rì，乘chéng于yú马mǎ车chē巡xún四sì天tiān下xià，宣xuān佛fú奥ào典diǎn开kāi化huà众zhòng生shēng，消xiāo其qí瑕xiá秽huì，令lìng崇chóng如rú来lái．应yīng仪yí．正zhèng真zhēn觉jué．天tiān中zhōng之zhī天tiān．众zhòng圣shèng中zhōng王wáng．道dào教jiào之zhī尊zūn，可kě离lí三sān涂tú众zhòng苦kǔ之zhī原yuán。调tiáo达dá亦yì为wèi魔mó天tiān王wáng，行xíng四sì天tiān下xià，教jiào人rén为wéi恶è从cóng心xīn所suǒ欲yù，无wú有yǒu太tài山shān殃yāng祸huò之zhī报bào。行xíng逢féng菩pú萨sà，问wèn曰yuē：“子zi何hé行xíng乎hū？”答dá曰yuē：“教jiào民mín奉fèng佛fú，修xiū上shàng圣shèng德dé。”调tiáo达dá曰yuē：“吾wú教jiào民mín恣zì欲yù，二èr世shì无wú祸huò；为wéi善shàn劳láo志zhì，无wú益yì于yú己jǐ。”菩pú萨sà曰yuē：“尔ěr避bì吾wú道dào。”答dá曰yuē：“子zi为wéi善shàn犹yóu金jīn银yín，吾wú尚shàng恶è犹yóu刚gāng铁tiě。刚gāng铁tiě能néng截jié金jīn银yín，金jīn银yín不bù能néng截jié刚gāng铁tiě，子zi不bù下xià道dào，吾wú斩zhǎn子zi矣yǐ。”调tiáo达dá恶è盛shèng祸huò成chéng，生shēng入rù太tài山shān。夫fū人rén为wéi恶è，皆jiē死sǐ入rù三sān涂tú，三sān涂tú执zhí善shàn靡mí不bù升shēng天tiān，虽suī处chù尊zūn荣róng而ér怀huái元yuán恶è，不bù如rú三sān涂tú怀huái佛fú一yī言yán也yě。”

佛fú告gào诸zhū比bǐ丘qiū：“教jiào人rén行xíng善shàn天tiān王wáng者zhě，吾wú身shēn是shì也yě。导dǎo人rén为wéi恶è魔mó天tiān者zhě，调tiáo达dá是shì。菩pú萨sà锐ruì志zhì度dù无wú极jí精jīng进jìn如rú是shì。”