The Long Āgama Sūtra 5.20

5.20

「婆悉吒！當知天地常法，大冥之後，必有日月星像現於虛空，然後方有晝夜晦明、日月歲數。爾時，眾生但食地味，久住世間，其食多者，顏色麤醜；其食少者，色猶悅澤，好醜端正，於是始有；其端正者，生憍慢心，輕醜陋者；其醜陋者，生嫉惡心，憎端正者。眾生於是各共忿諍，是時甘泉自然枯涸，其後此地生自然地肥，色味具足，香潔可食，是時眾生復取食之，久住世間。其食多者，顏色麤醜；其食少者，色猶悅澤。其端正者，生憍慢心，輕醜陋者；其醜陋者，生嫉惡心，憎端正者，眾生於是各共諍訟，是時地肥遂不復生。

“Vāsiṣṭha, you should know that heaven and earth was always dark after that, and a sun, moon, and stars appeared in the sky, as a rule. Afterward, the regions [of the Earth] had day and night, gloom and brightness, and the days, months, and years could be counted.

“At that point, sentient beings only ate the Earth’s juice, and this continued in the world for a long time. Those that ate a great deal of it became crude and ugly in appearance. Those that ate a little of it were still delightful in appearance. That was when attractiveness, ugliness, and handsomeness first came to be. Those who were handsome became arrogant and slighted those who were ugly. Those who were ugly became spiteful and hated those who were handsome. Sentient beings became angry and fought with each other. At that point, the sweet spring naturally dried up.

“After that, the Earth naturally grew earth fat, which was complete in appearance and flavor, fragrant, and edible. Sentient beings also took this and ate it, and it continued in the world for a long time. Those who ate a great deal of it had a crude and ugly appearance, and those who ate a little of it still had a delightful appearance. Those who were handsome became arrogant and slighted those who were ugly. Those who were ugly became spiteful and hated those who were handsome. Sentient beings then fought with each other. At that point, the earth fat didn’t grow anymore.