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大正藏第 17 册 No. 0747a 佛说罪福报应经 No. 747 佛说罪福报应经 宋于阗国三藏求那跋陀罗译 闻如是： 一时佛在迦维罗卫国释氏精舍，与千二百五十比丘俱。九月本斋一时毕竟，从神室出，往至舍卫国祇树给孤独园。二国之间有一大树，名尼拘类，高二十里，枝布方圆覆六十里。其树上子数千万斛，食之香甘其味如蜜。甘果熟落人民食之，众病皆除，眼目精明。佛坐树下。时诸比丘取果食之。 佛告阿难：“吾观天地万物，各有宿缘。” 阿难即前为佛作礼，长跪白佛：“何等宿缘？此诸弟子愿欲闻之。唯具演说，开化未闻。” 佛告阿难：“善哉，善哉！若乐闻者，一心听之。” 佛言：“夫人作福，譬如此树，本种一核，稍稍渐大所益无限。为人豪贵国王长者，从礼事三宝中来；为人大富财物无限。从布施中来；为人长寿无有疾病身体强壮。从持戒中来；为人端正，颜色洁白晖容第一，手体柔软，口气香洁，人见姿容无不欢喜，视之无厌，从忍辱中来；为人精修无有懈怠，乐为福德，从精进中来；为人安详，言行审谛，从禅定中来；为人才明达解深法，讲畅妙义开悟愚蒙，人闻其言莫不咨受宣用为珍，从智慧中 现代汉语译本 佛说罪福报应经 宋于阗国三藏求那跋陀罗译 我是这样听说的： 一时，佛陀在迦维罗卫国（Kapilavastu）释迦族的精舍中，与一千二百五十位比丘在一起。九月的斋戒结束时，佛陀从禅房出来，前往舍卫国（Śrāvastī）的祇树给孤独园（Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍika-ārāma）。两国之间有一棵大树，名叫尼拘类（Nyagrodha），高二十里，树枝覆盖方圆六十里。树上结的果实有数千万斛，吃起来香甜如蜜。成熟的果实掉落下来，人们吃了它，各种疾病都消除了，眼睛也变得明亮。佛陀坐在树下，当时的比丘们摘取果实食用。 佛陀告诉阿难（Ānanda）：“我看天地万物，都有其前世的因缘。” 阿难立刻上前为佛陀行礼，长跪着对佛陀说：“是怎样的前世因缘呢？这些弟子们都想听闻，希望您能详细地演说，开导我们这些未曾听闻的人。” 佛陀告诉阿难：“很好，很好！如果你们乐意听闻，就专心致志地听着。” 佛陀说：“人们修福，就像这棵树一样，最初只种下一颗种子，慢慢地逐渐长大，所带来的利益是无限的。人们能够成为豪门贵族、国王或长者，是因为前世恭敬侍奉三宝（佛、法、僧）的缘故；人们能够变得非常富有，拥有无限的财富，是因为前世乐于布施的缘故；人们能够长寿，没有疾病，身体强壮，是因为前世持守戒律的缘故；人们能够相貌端正，肤色洁白，容光焕发，手脚柔软，口气清新，人们看到他的姿容无不欢喜，百看不厌，是因为前世修习忍辱的缘故；人们能够精进修行，没有懈怠，乐于行善积德，是因为前世精进努力的缘故；人们能够安详稳重，言行谨慎，是因为前世修习禅定的缘故；人们能够才华横溢，通达深奥的佛法，流畅地讲解微妙的义理，开导愚昧无知的人，人们听到他的言论没有不赞叹接受，并珍视奉行的，是因为前世修习智慧的缘故。
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English version The Buddha Speaks of the Sutra of Retribution for Sins and Blessings Translated by Tripiṭaka Guṇabhadra of the Song Dynasty of Khotan Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was at the Śākya Monastery in Kapilavastu, with twelve hundred and fifty bhikṣus. After the completion of the nine-month fast, he emerged from his chamber and went to the Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍika-ārāma in Śrāvastī. Between the two kingdoms was a large tree named Nyagrodha, twenty li high, with branches covering sixty li in circumference. The tree bore tens of millions of hu of fruit, which was fragrant and sweet like honey. When the ripe fruit fell, the people ate it, and all their illnesses were cured, and their eyes became clear. The Buddha sat under the tree, and the bhikṣus picked the fruit and ate it. The Buddha said to Ānanda: 'I observe the myriad things of heaven and earth, each with its own karmic connection from the past.' Ānanda immediately stepped forward, bowed to the Buddha, knelt and said, 'What are these karmic connections from the past? These disciples wish to hear of them. Please explain them in detail and enlighten those who have not heard.' The Buddha said to Ānanda: 'Excellent, excellent! If you wish to hear, listen attentively with one mind.' The Buddha said: 'When people cultivate blessings, it is like this tree. Originally, one plants a single seed, which gradually grows larger and larger, and the benefits are limitless. To be a noble, a king, or an elder, comes from reverently serving the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) in the past. To be wealthy and have unlimited possessions comes from giving alms in the past. To be long-lived, free from illness, and physically strong comes from upholding the precepts in the past. To be of handsome appearance, with fair skin, radiant countenance, soft hands and feet, and fragrant breath, so that people who see one's appearance are delighted and never tire of looking, comes from practicing patience in the past. To be diligent in cultivation, without laziness, and to delight in performing meritorious deeds comes from making diligent effort in the past. To be calm and composed, with careful speech and conduct, comes from practicing dhyāna (meditation) in the past. To be intelligent and understand the profound Dharma, to eloquently explain the wonderful meanings, and to enlighten the ignorant, so that people who hear one's words all praise, accept, and cherish them, comes from cultivating wisdom in the past.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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来；为人音声清彻，从歌咏三宝中来；为人洁净无有疾病，从慈心中来，以其前生不行杖捶故。为人姝长，恭敬人故；为人短小，轻慢人故；为人丑陋，喜瞋恚故；生无所知，不学问故；为人颛愚，不教人故；为人喑哑，谤毁人故；为人聋盲，不视经法不听经故；为人奴婢，负债不偿故；为人卑贱，不礼三尊故；为人丑黑，遮佛前光明故；生在裸国，轻衣搪揬佛精舍故；生马蹄人国，着屐蹑佛前故；生穿胸人国，布施作福悔惜心故；生獐鹿麋尘中，喜惊怖人故；生堕龙中，喜调戏故；身生恶疮治护难差，喜鞭榜众生故；人见欢喜，前生见人欢悦故；人见不欢喜，前生见人不欢悦故；喜遭县官闭系牢狱桁械其身，前生为人笼系众生不从意故；为人吻缺，前生钓鱼鱼决口故。闻好言善语心不乐闻，于中闹语乱人听受经法者，后为耽耳狗。闻说法语心不餐采，后生长耳驴马之中。悭贪独食，堕饿鬼中；出生为人，贫穷饥饿、衣不蔽形。好者自啖、恶者与人，后堕猪豚蜣螂中。劫夺人物，后堕羊中，人生剥皮。喜杀生者，后生水上浮游虫，朝生暮死。喜偷盗人财物者，后生牛马奴婢中，偿其宿债。喜淫他人妇女者，死入地狱，男抱铜柱，女卧铁床；出生为人堕鸡鸭中。喜作妄语传人恶者，入地狱中洋铜灌口，拔出其舌以牛犁之 现代汉语译本： 来世为人声音清澈洪亮，是因为前世歌颂三宝（佛、法、僧）的功德；来世为人洁净没有疾病，是因为前世具有慈悲心，并且不做鞭打众生的行为。来世为人身材修长，是因为恭敬他人的缘故；来世为人身材矮小，是因为轻慢他人的缘故；来世为人相貌丑陋，是因为喜好嗔怒的缘故；来世出生时愚昧无知，是因为前世不学习的缘故；来世为人愚笨迟钝，是因为前世不教导他人的缘故；来世为人喑哑，是因为诽谤他人的缘故；来世为人聋盲，是因为不看佛经不听佛法的缘故；来世为人奴婢，是因为欠债不偿还的缘故；来世为人卑贱，是因为不礼敬佛、法、僧三宝的缘故；来世为人丑陋黝黑，是因为遮挡佛像前光明的缘故；来世出生在裸体国，是因为轻慢衣物触碰佛寺的缘故；来世出生在马蹄人国，是因为穿着鞋子踩踏佛前的缘故；来世出生在穿胸人国，是因为布施作福后又后悔吝惜的缘故；来世出生在獐、鹿、麋等动物之中，是因为喜欢惊吓他人的缘故；来世堕入龙道，是因为喜欢戏弄他人的缘故；身上生出恶疮难以治愈，是因为喜欢鞭打众生的缘故；人们见到就心生欢喜，是因为前世见到他人心生欢悦的缘故；人们见到就不欢喜，是因为前世见到他人不欢悦的缘故；喜欢遭受官府囚禁，身受牢狱之灾，被枷锁束缚，是因为前世笼罩束缚众生，不顺从他人心意的缘故；来世为人兔唇，是因为前世钓鱼时鱼的嘴巴被钩破的缘故；听到好的言语善意的劝告，心里不乐意听闻，还在其中喧哗吵闹，扰乱他人听闻佛法，死后会变成长着大耳朵的狗。听闻宣说佛法，心里不接受不采纳，死后会长成驴马之类的动物。悭吝贪婪独自享用食物，会堕入饿鬼道中；即使转世为人，也会贫穷饥饿，衣不蔽体。好的食物自己吃，坏的食物给别人吃，死后会堕入猪、豚、蜣螂等畜生道中。抢劫他人的财物，死后会堕入羊道中，活着被人剥皮。喜欢杀害生灵的人，死后会转生为水上浮游的虫子，朝生暮死。喜欢偷盗他人财物的人，死后会转生为牛马奴婢，偿还前世的债务。喜欢奸淫他人妇女的人，死后会堕入地狱，男子抱铜柱，女子卧铁床；即使转世为人，也会堕入鸡鸭等畜生道中。喜欢说谎，传播他人恶行的人，死后会堕入地狱，被灌入滚烫的铜汁，拔出舌头用牛犁。
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English version: To be reborn with a clear and resonant voice comes from chanting the merits of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) in a previous life; to be reborn clean and free from illness comes from having a compassionate heart and refraining from whipping sentient beings. To be reborn tall and graceful comes from respecting others; to be reborn short comes from being disrespectful to others; to be reborn ugly comes from being prone to anger; to be born ignorant comes from not learning in a previous life; to be reborn dull-witted comes from not teaching others; to be reborn mute comes from slandering others; to be reborn deaf and blind comes from not reading the scriptures and not listening to the Dharma; to be reborn as a slave comes from not repaying debts; to be reborn lowly comes from not revering the Three Jewels; to be reborn ugly and dark comes from blocking the light before the Buddha image; to be born in a land of naked people comes from carelessly touching the Buddhist temple with clothing; to be born in a land of horse-hoofed people comes from stepping before the Buddha with shoes on; to be born in a land of pierced-chest people comes from regretting and being stingy after giving alms and making merit; to be born among deer and other animals comes from liking to frighten people; to be reborn into the dragon realm comes from liking to tease people; to have festering sores on the body that are difficult to heal comes from liking to whip sentient beings; to be greeted with joy comes from rejoicing at the sight of others in a previous life; to be greeted without joy comes from not rejoicing at the sight of others in a previous life; to be imprisoned by the government, suffering in jail and bound by shackles, comes from caging and binding sentient beings and not complying with the wishes of others; to be born with a cleft lip comes from hooking and tearing the mouth of a fish while fishing; to be unwilling to hear good words and kind advice, and to make noise and disturb others from listening to the Dharma, will result in being reborn as a long-eared dog. To not accept or adopt the Dharma when hearing it expounded will result in being reborn as a donkey or horse. Being stingy and selfishly consuming food will lead to falling into the realm of hungry ghosts; even if reborn as a human, one will be poor, hungry, and unclothed. Eating the good food oneself and giving the bad food to others will lead to falling into the animal realm as pigs, swine, or dung beetles. Robbing others of their wealth will lead to falling into the sheep realm, where one's skin will be peeled off in life. Those who like to kill living beings will be reborn as floating insects on the water, living only from morning to evening. Those who like to steal the property of others will be reborn as oxen, horses, or slaves, repaying their past debts. Those who like to commit adultery with other people's wives will fall into hell after death, where men embrace copper pillars and women lie on iron beds; even if reborn as a human, they will fall into the animal realm as chickens or ducks. Those who like to lie and spread evil about others will fall into hell after death, where molten copper is poured into their mouths, their tongues are pulled out, and they are plowed by oxen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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；出生堕恶声鸟鸺鹠鸜鹆中，人闻其鸣无不惊怖，皆言变怪，咒令其死。喜饮酒醉犯三十六失，后堕沸𡱁泥犁中；出生堕狌狌中；后为人愚痴顽无所知。夫妇不相和顺者，数共斗诤更相驱遣，后生鸽鸠鸟中。贪人力者，后生象中。为州郡令长粟食于官者，无罪或私侵人民，鞭打捶杖、逼强输送告诉无从，桁械系录不得宽纵，后堕地狱，神受万痛数千亿岁；从罪中出堕水牛中，贯穿鼻口，挽船牵车、大杖打扑，偿其宿罪。为人不裁净者，从猪中来。悭贪不庶几者，从狗中来。佷戾自用者，从羊中来。为人不安谛不能忍事者，从猕猴中来。人身腥臭者，从鱼鳖中来。为人凶恶含毒心者，从蝮蛇中来。为人好美食、杀害众生无有慈心者，从豺狼狸鹰中来。生世短命，胞胎伤堕不全，生世未几而早命终，堕在三涂，数千万劫无得竟时。慎之，慎之！” 佛言：“凡作功德皆应身为，烧香、福食及以转经不得请人而不嚫愿，如倩人食，岂得自饱不复饥耶？烧香洁净，逮萨云若摄一切想。然灯聪明，得三达智无所挂碍。烧香斋食、读经达嚫以为常法，布施得福诸天扶将，万恶皆却众邪敢当。懈怠之人，安隐谐偶。无精进心，一朝疾病有不吉利，便欲烧香方云作福，诸天未降、众魔故前，试共娆触作诸变怪，以是之故常当精进 现代汉语译本：出生后会堕落到发出恶劣声音的鸟类中，如鸺鹠（xiū liú，一种猫头鹰）、鸜鹆（qú yù，八哥）等。人们听到它们的叫声无不惊恐，都认为是妖怪作祟，用咒语诅咒它们死去。喜欢饮酒，醉后犯下三十六种过失，死后会堕入沸腾的粪泥地狱中；出生后会堕落为狌狌（xīng xīng，猩猩）；之后转世为人，也会愚蠢顽固，一无所知。夫妻之间不和睦，经常争吵打斗，互相驱赶，死后会转生为鸽子、斑鸠等鸟类。贪图他人劳力的人，死后会转生为大象。作为州郡长官，依靠官府的俸禄，却无端或私下侵占百姓的利益，鞭打、捶击百姓，强迫百姓输送财物，百姓申诉无门，用刑具拘禁百姓，不给他们宽限，死后会堕入地狱，神识遭受万般痛苦，历经数千亿年；从地狱出来后会转生为水牛，被贯穿鼻口，用来拉船牵车，遭受棍棒的击打，偿还前世的罪孽。为人不爱干净的人，是从猪转生来的。吝啬贪婪，不肯施舍的人，是从狗转生来的。刚愎自用，不听劝告的人，是从羊转生来的。为人急躁，不能忍耐事情的人，是从猕猴转生来的。身上散发腥臭气味的人，是从鱼鳖转生来的。为人凶恶，心怀毒害的人，是从蝮蛇转生来的。为人贪图美食，杀害众生，没有慈悲心的人，是从豺狼、狐狸、老鹰转生来的。生下来就短命，胎儿时期就受到损伤，发育不全，或者出生后不久就夭折，堕落在地狱、饿鬼、畜生三恶道中，经历数千万劫也无法脱离。要谨慎啊，要谨慎！’ 佛说：‘凡是做功德都应该亲自去做，烧香、供养斋饭以及诵经，都不能请别人代劳而不给予报酬，就像请别人吃饭，自己怎么能吃饱而不感到饥饿呢？烧香能使人身心洁净，获得萨云若（sà yún ruò，一切智）的智慧，摄取一切念想。点灯能使人聪明，获得三达智（sān dá zhì，宿命智、天眼智、漏尽智），没有阻碍。烧香、斋戒、读经并给予布施，应该作为日常的修行方法。布施能得到福报，诸天神会扶持帮助，各种邪恶都会退避，众邪不敢侵犯。懈怠的人，贪图安逸享乐。没有精进之心，一旦生病或者遇到不吉利的事情，才想要烧香祈福，这时诸天神还没有降临，众魔却抢先一步，来试探、扰乱，制造各种怪异现象。因此，要常常精进修行。’