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t24n1486 sutra on receiving the ten wholesome precepts.g2.0f

English

English version: Thus it is. At that time, Yama-raja (閻羅王, the king of hell) rebuked the sinner: 'You delighted in killing, now you suffer this pain. Is this something you enjoy? Now you must repay your debts to others for hundreds of thousands of kalpas (劫, eons), and you will never be able to finish!' 'Eighth, the karma of killing causes one to be born in the Five Deaths and Five Lives Hell. There are five great mountains, with five hundred billion knife-wheels on the mountain tops, and above the knife-wheels are great water-wheels. The sinner is in the midst of them, the body scattered like flowers, lying on cold ice. The knife-wheels from the five mountains come from five directions, shouting 'Live! Live!', dividing the sinner into five parts, experiencing five deaths and five lives, the body crushed like dust. In one day and one night, there are eighty-four thousand births and eighty-four thousand deaths. Such is the karma of killing. At that time, Yama-raja (閻羅王, the king of hell) rebuked the sinner: 'You delighted in killing, now you suffer this pain. Is this something you enjoy? Now you must repay your debts to others for hundreds of thousands of kalpas (劫, eons), and you will never be able to finish!' 'Ninth, the karma of killing causes one to be born in the Poisonous Snake Forest Hell. There are countless Ganges River sands' worth of hot iron poisonous snakes, each snake several thousand yojanas (由旬, ancient Indian unit of distance) long, spewing poison from their mouths like hot iron balls, entering from the sinner's head, pervading every joint in the body; there are countless snakes, spewing poison and fire, burning the sinner. In one day and one night, there are eighty-four thousand births and eighty-four thousand deaths. Such is the karma of killing. At that time, Yama-raja (閻羅王, the king of hell) rebuked the sinner: 'You delighted in killing, now you suffer this pain. Is this something you enjoy? Now you must repay your debts to others for hundreds of thousands of kalpas (劫, eons), and you will never be able to finish!' 'Tenth, the karma of killing causes one to be born in the Iron Shackles and Chains Hell. Iron mountains of twelve yojanas (由旬, ancient Indian unit of distance) serve as instruments of torture, iron pillars and fire nets of sixty yojanas (由旬, ancient Indian unit of distance) serve as chains, iron dogs of eighty yojanas (由旬, ancient Indian unit of distance) spewing fire from their mouths serve as fetters, iron arrows falling from the void pierce the heart, and the fetters and chains transform into copper balls, entering from the eyes, pervading every joint of the body, and exiting from the soles of the feet. In one day and one night, there are eighty-four thousand births and eighty-four thousand deaths. Such is the karma of killing. At that time, Yama-raja (閻羅王, the king of hell) rebuked the sinner: 'You delighted in killing, now you suffer this pain. Is this something you enjoy? Now you -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 复当百千万劫偿他人债,终不可尽!”’”

Chinese

尔时世尊告舍利弗:“杀生之业在地狱中,虽复受苦,此名华报;方生人中,多病短命;复生四生诸众生中,受种种苦,无量无边不可称计。   “云何名不盗戒?不盗戒者,普施一切众生财物、外命,是故诸佛说不盗戒,名为甘露清凉安隐,护持是戒名生天路、名得道处、名涅槃衣、名解脱命。是故诸佛赞叹不盗,断饿鬼因。   “偷盗果报有十种恶:   “一者,盗报必定当堕肉山地狱,肉山罪人项如大山,有百千头,于一一头颊生肉埠,百千铁狗从铁山出,嘊喍嗥吠争取食之。有诸铁钉从狗口出,入罪人顶从足跟出,剥取其皮敷百千由旬铁刺之上,身皮俱苦经八万四千岁,心如刀割苦痛难处,是名第一偷盗果报。是时阎罗王呵责罪人:‘汝乐偷盗,今受此苦。是事乐不?汝今复当百千万劫偿他人债,终不可尽!’   “第二,盗报生饿鬼中,身极长大五十由旬,行如五百车声,节间火然,如十火车,饥啖铁丸,渴饮融铜,发如铁刺,自缠身体,百千万岁受无量苦,耳不曾闻水谷之声,是名第二偷盗果报。时阎罗王呵责罪人:‘汝乐偷盗,今受此苦。是事乐不?汝今复当百千万劫偿他人债,终不可尽!’   “第三,盗报生于寒冰地狱之中 现代汉语译本:‘还要在百千万劫中偿还他人的债务,最终也无法偿还完毕!’ 这时,世尊告诉舍利弗(Śāriputra):‘杀生的业报,即使在地狱中受苦,这还只是花报;将来投生到人间,也会多病短命;再次投生到四生(卵生、胎生、湿生、化生)的各种众生中,遭受种种痛苦,无量无边,不可称量计算。 ‘什么叫做不盗戒?不盗戒就是普遍布施一切众生的财物和生命,因此诸佛说不盗戒,名为甘露清凉安稳,护持这个戒律,名为生天之路、名为得道之处、名为涅槃(Nirvāṇa)之衣、名为解脱之命。因此诸佛赞叹不盗,断除饿鬼的因。 ‘偷盗的果报有十种恶: ‘第一,偷盗的报应必定堕入肉山地狱,肉山罪人的脖子像大山一样,有百千个头,每一个头的脸颊上都生出肉堆,百千只铁狗从铁山中出来,嘊喍嗥吠地争抢吞食这些肉堆。还有许多铁钉从狗的口中出来,进入罪人的头顶,从脚后跟穿出,剥下他们的皮,铺在百千由旬(yojana)的铁刺之上,身体和皮肤都痛苦不堪,经过八万四千岁,心如刀割,痛苦难以忍受,这是第一种偷盗的果报。这时阎罗王(Yama)呵责罪人:‘你喜欢偷盗,现在就承受这种痛苦。这件事快乐吗?你现在还要在百千万劫中偿还他人的债务,最终也无法偿还完毕!’ ‘第二,偷盗的报应会投生到饿鬼道中,身体极其长大,有五十由旬(yojana)高,行走时像五百辆车的声音,关节之间燃烧着火焰,像十辆火车一样,饥饿时吞吃铁丸,口渴时饮用熔化的铜汁,头发像铁刺一样,自己缠绕身体,百千万岁遭受无量的痛苦,耳朵不曾听到水和食物的声音,这是第二种偷盗的果报。这时阎罗王(Yama)呵责罪人:‘你喜欢偷盗,现在就承受这种痛苦。这件事快乐吗?你现在还要在百千万劫中偿还他人的债务,最终也无法偿还完毕!’ ‘第三,偷盗的报应会投生到寒冰地狱之中。

English

English version: 'Again, you must repay the debts of others for hundreds of thousands of kalpas (aeons), and you will never be able to finish!' At that time, the World Honored One told Śāriputra (舍利弗): 'The karma of killing, even if one suffers in hell, this is called the flower retribution; when one is born among humans, one will be sickly and short-lived; and again, when one is born among the four kinds of beings (born from eggs, wombs, moisture, and transformation), one will suffer all kinds of suffering, immeasurable and uncountable. 'What is called the precept of not stealing? The precept of not stealing is to universally give to all sentient beings wealth and life. Therefore, the Buddhas say that the precept of not stealing is called sweet dew, cool and peaceful, and protecting this precept is called the path to heaven, the place to attain the Way, the robe of Nirvāṇa (涅槃), and the life of liberation. Therefore, the Buddhas praise not stealing, cutting off the cause of hungry ghosts. 'The karmic retribution of stealing has ten kinds of evils: 'First, the retribution of stealing will surely cause one to fall into the Meat Mountain Hell. The neck of the Meat Mountain sinner is like a great mountain, with hundreds of thousands of heads. On the cheeks of each head, fleshy mounds grow. Hundreds of thousands of iron dogs come out of the Iron Mountain, snarling and barking, fighting to devour them. There are also iron nails coming out of the dogs' mouths, entering the sinner's head and exiting from the heels, peeling off their skin and spreading it over hundreds of thousands of yojanas (由旬) of iron thorns. The body and skin suffer together for eighty-four thousand years, the heart is like a knife, and the pain is unbearable. This is the first karmic retribution of stealing. At this time, Yama (阎罗王) rebukes the sinner: 'You enjoy stealing, now endure this suffering. Is this enjoyable? Now you must repay the debts of others for hundreds of thousands of kalpas (劫), and you will never be able to finish!' 'Second, the retribution of stealing will cause one to be born among hungry ghosts, with an extremely long body of fifty yojanas (由旬), walking with the sound of five hundred carts, flames burning between the joints, like ten trains, eating iron pellets when hungry, drinking molten copper when thirsty, hair like iron thorns, entangling the body, suffering immeasurable pain for hundreds of thousands of years, the ears never hearing the sound of water or grain. This is the second karmic retribution of stealing. At this time, Yama (阎罗王) rebukes the sinner: 'You enjoy stealing, now endure this suffering. Is this enjoyable? Now you must repay the debts of others for hundreds of thousands of kalpas (劫), and you will never be able to finish!' 'Third, the retribution of stealing will cause one to be born in the Cold Ice Hell. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese

,百千万岁八方冰山以为衣服,如莲花敷,自啖其肉,火箭入心,是为第三偷盗果报。时阎罗王呵责罪人:‘汝乐偷盗,今受此苦。是事乐不?汝今复当百千万劫偿他人债,终不可尽!’   “第四,盗报生罗刹中,女如天女,面貌端正,男有千眼,以铁羁头,狗牙上出,耳端生火,女作姿时,举体火然,饮血啖肉、啖火啖炭,食脓食吐,百千万岁受罗刹身,极大苦恼,是为第四偷盗果报。时阎罗王呵责罪人:‘汝乐偷盗,今受此苦。是事乐不?汝今复当百千万劫偿他人债,终不可尽!’   “第五,盗报生铁鹿地狱,受铁鹿形,有百千头,有百千手、百千尾、百千蹄甲、百千重皮。五百亿铁虎、百千亿铁师子剥取其皮,一一皮间生无量铁刺,犹如刀剑,削骨彻髓,苦痛无量,百千万岁受苦无极,是名第五偷盗果报。时阎罗王呵责罪人:‘汝乐偷盗,今受此苦。是事乐不?汝今复当百千万劫偿他人债,终不可尽!’   “第六,盗报生在人中,裸形黑瘦,眼目角睐,口气臭秽,常处牢狱,执除粪秽,为王家使,虽生人中,状如牛马,父不爱子,子不孝父,母不爱子,子不孝母,百千万岁苦痛无量,是名第六偷盗果报。时阎罗王呵责罪人:‘汝乐偷盗,今受此苦。是事乐不?汝今复当百千万劫偿他人债,终 现代汉语译本: ‘第三,偷盗的果报是生于冰山地狱中,历经百千万岁,以八方冰山为衣服,如同莲花盛开一般,自己吞食自己的肉,火箭穿入心中,这就是第三种偷盗的果报。这时,阎罗王呵斥罪人:‘你喜欢偷盗,现在承受这种痛苦。这件事快乐吗?你今后还要经历百千万劫偿还他人的债务,终究无法偿还完毕!’ ‘第四,偷盗的果报是生于罗刹(Rakshasa,一种恶鬼)中,女子如同天女一般,面貌端正,男子有千只眼睛,用铁链束缚头部,狗牙向上突出,耳朵末端生火,女子做出姿态时,全身燃起火焰,饮血吃肉、吃火吃炭,食脓食吐,历经百千万岁承受罗刹之身,极其苦恼,这就是第四种偷盗的果报。这时,阎罗王呵斥罪人:‘你喜欢偷盗,现在承受这种痛苦。这件事快乐吗?你今后还要经历百千万劫偿还他人的债务,终究无法偿还完毕!’ ‘第五,偷盗的果报是生于铁鹿地狱,承受铁鹿的形状,有百千个头,有百千只手、百千条尾巴、百千个蹄甲、百千层皮。五百亿只铁虎、百千亿只铁狮子剥取它们的皮,每一层皮之间都生出无量铁刺,犹如刀剑一般,削骨穿髓,痛苦无量,历经百千万岁承受无尽的痛苦,这就是第五种偷盗的果报。这时,阎罗王呵斥罪人:‘你喜欢偷盗,现在承受这种痛苦。这件事快乐吗?你今后还要经历百千万劫偿还他人的债务,终究无法偿还完毕!’ ‘第六,偷盗的果报是生在人中,赤身裸体,又黑又瘦,眼睛斜视,口中气息臭秽,经常身处牢狱之中,负责清除粪便污秽,充当王家的奴仆,虽然生在人中,但形貌如同牛马一般,父亲不爱儿子,儿子不孝顺父亲,母亲不爱儿子,儿子不孝顺母亲,历经百千万岁,痛苦无量,这就是第六种偷盗的果报。这时,阎罗王呵斥罪人:‘你喜欢偷盗,现在承受这种痛苦。这件事快乐吗?你今后还要经历百千万劫偿还他人的债务,终

English

English version: ‘Third, the retribution for stealing is to be born in the Ice Mountain Hell, enduring for hundreds of millions of years, using the ice mountains of the eight directions as clothing, like a lotus flower in full bloom, devouring one's own flesh, with rockets entering the heart. This is the third retribution for stealing. At this time, King Yama rebukes the sinner: ‘You enjoyed stealing, now you suffer this pain. Is this enjoyable? You must again repay the debts of others for hundreds of millions of kalpas (kalpa,an aeon in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology), and you will never be able to repay them all!’ ‘Fourth, the retribution for stealing is to be born among Rakshasas (Rakshasa, a demon or goblin in Hindu and Buddhist mythology). The women are like heavenly maidens, with beautiful faces, while the men have a thousand eyes, their heads bound with iron chains, dog teeth protruding upwards, and fire burning at the tips of their ears. When the women strike a pose, their entire bodies burst into flames. They drink blood and eat flesh, eat fire and eat charcoal, consume pus and vomit, enduring the Rakshasa body for hundreds of millions of years, suffering extreme distress. This is the fourth retribution for stealing. At this time, King Yama rebukes the sinner: ‘You enjoyed stealing, now you suffer this pain. Is this enjoyable? You must again repay the debts of others for hundreds of millions of kalpas, and you will never be able to repay them all!’ ‘Fifth, the retribution for stealing is to be born in the Iron Deer Hell, taking the form of an iron deer, with hundreds of thousands of heads, hundreds of thousands of hands, hundreds of thousands of tails, hundreds of thousands of hooves, and hundreds of thousands of layers of skin. Five hundred billion iron tigers and hundreds of billions of iron lions strip off their skin, and between each layer of skin grow countless iron thorns, like swords and knives, scraping bones and piercing marrow, causing immeasurable pain, enduring endless suffering for hundreds of millions of years. This is the fifth retribution for stealing. At this time, King Yama rebukes the sinner: ‘You enjoyed stealing, now you suffer this pain. Is this enjoyable? You must again repay the debts of others for hundreds of millions of kalpas, and you will never be able to repay them all!’ ‘Sixth, the retribution for stealing is to be born among humans, naked, black, and thin, with squinting eyes, foul breath, constantly imprisoned, responsible for removing excrement and filth, serving as servants of the royal family. Although born among humans, their appearance is like that of cattle and horses. Fathers do not love their sons, sons are not filial to their fathers, mothers do not love their sons, sons are not filial to their mothers, enduring immeasurable suffering for hundreds of millions of years. This is the sixth retribution for stealing. At this time, King Yama rebukes the sinner: ‘You enjoyed stealing, now you suffer this pain. Is this enjoyable? You must again repay the debts of others for hundreds of millions of kalpas, and you -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 不可尽!’