(Extracted from the Translated version of Tripitaka Master Divakara during the Tang Dynasty)

At that time, the usnisa (crown of head) of the Tathagata instantly radiated multiple rays of light, illuminating the world in all ten directions. The light rays radiated five colours - green, red, yellow, white and black. The brightness was enormous and full of radiance. The light then shone in the clockwise direction and returned to shine at the abode of Buddha, circling Him three times before entering His mouth.

After Buddha gathered the rays of light, He smiled and said to Lord Sakra, "Lord of Heaven, please listen attentively. During the infinite asamkhyeya eons ago, there was a Buddha named Vipasyin Tathagata, Arhat, Samyak-sambuddha, Gifted in Knowledge and Conduct, Well-gone One, Knower of the Worlds, Unsurpassable Knight, Taming Hero, Teacher of Gods and People, Awakened One and World Honoured One, complete with ten epithets of a Buddha. Vipasyin Buddha, after His affinity to deliver beings in the world had ended, entered Maha Parinirvana. During His Dharma Image Age, there was a country called Varanasi. In the country, there was a Brahmin who passed away after his wife gave birth to a son. This child depended solely on his mother for his upbringing. When he grew up, he became a farmer. They were so poor that his mother still had to go around begging food for him.

At one time, his mother failed to obtain food and it was well past his mealtime. The son became very angry and hated his mother for causing him hunger and thirst. With feelings of anger, he continuously and accusingly questioned while waiting for his mother, "What has happened today that Mother still hasn't brought me my food?" He then cursed angrily, "My mother is not even fit to be compared to an animal. I know that the mothers of pigs, dogs, jackals, monkeys, pythons, crows and vultures take care of their young with such love and care, never letting the young ones be starved or thirsty, and not even straying away for a while from their young ones. Why hasn't my mother come? I am so hungry and thirsty and yet she hasn't even brought the food!"

Not long after he had these accusing thoughts, his mother managed to beg for some food and hurried back to the farm. She consoled the son. Just as they were sitting down to have the meal, a pratyekabuddha suddenly appeared in the form of a bhiksu, and flew in the sky from the south to the northern direction. The boy saw this strange phenomenon and was full of respect and admiration. He immediately stood up and putting his palms together, prostrated and requested the pratyekabuddha to descend. The pratyekabuddhaaccepted his request. The boy excitedly and happily set up a seat from white cogongrass, presented wonderful flowers that were clean and pure, and also with both hands, offered part of his food to the pratyekabuddha respectfully. After the meal, the bhiksu proclaimed the core teaching of Buddha Dharma to him and he was happy. Owing to this cause and affinity, the boy later became a monk and was appointed as the monk who managed miscellaneous matters in the temple.

At that time, there was a Brahmin who built a temple for the Sangha and there was a donor who offered the Sangha a lot of butter and fine food. Coincidentally, there were many travelling monks who were having their meals in the temple at that time. When the monk who managed miscellaneous matters saw the situation, his feelings of greed and hatred arose. He regarded those travelling monks as pests and troublemakers, and kept the delicacies, not allowing them to eat.

"These offerings were made by the donor to the existing Sangha. Why did you keep the offerings and not let anyone eat them?", asked

one travelling monk. The monk who managed miscellaneous matters was extremely irritated and he lost his temper, "All you travelling monks, why don't you just eat excrement and drink urine? Why must you ask and look for butter and fine food? Have your eyes gone blind? Did you see me hide and keep the delicacies?"

The Buddha told Lord Sakra, "The son of the Brahmin at that time is now Devaputra Susthita. Because he had made comparisons of his mother to animals with hatred, he has to continuously undergo seven lives in the form of animals now. And because when he was the monk who managed miscellaneous rnatters in the temple, he uttered filthy words of eating excrement and drinking urine, the karmic retribution would be that he would always eat food that was filthy. Owing to his greed for the food offered to the Sangha, he would therefore undergo the sufferings of hell. As a result of cursing the Sangha as blind, he would suffer the retribution of having no eyes. For seven hundred lives, he would always be blind and would live in darkness, and would experience great sufferings.

Lord of Heaven! You have to be aware that these offensive karma have a cause, and will definitely have an effect. They will never be destroyed. Secondly, Lord of Heaven! Devaputra Susthita can enjoy the bliss of heavenly life because he made offerings to the pratyekabuddha, set up a seat and presented fragrant flowers, respectfully shared his food and listened to the Buddha Dharma. Thus, he now enjoys the heavenly blessings. After countless kalpas, he will always enjoy great, unsurpassed and wonderful happiness. Also, he looked up and resolved his mind with respect and prostrated himself when the pratyekabuddha flew above in the sky. Owing to this merit and virtue, he heard the sound of god in space informing him in advance of his retribution. That god is actually the Palace God of Devaputra Susthita!"