The Long Āgama Sūtra 6.21

6.21

「當於爾時，眾生之類永不復聞十善之名，但有十惡充滿世間。是時，乃無善法之名，其人何由得修善行？是時，眾生能為極惡，不孝父母，不敬師長，不忠不義，返逆無道者便得尊敬。如今能修善行，孝養父母，敬順師長，忠信懷義，順道修行者便得尊敬。爾時，眾生多修十惡，多墮惡道，眾生相見，常欲相殺，猶如獵師見於群鹿。時，此土地多有溝坑，溪㵎深谷，土曠人希，行來恐懼。爾時，當有刀兵劫起，手執草木，皆成戈鉾，於七日中，展轉相害。

“It was during that time that those sentient beings would never again hear the names of the ten good deeds. The world was just filled with the ten evil deeds. How could people cultivate good actions from the names of things that were devoid of goodness? It was a time when sentient beings could do extreme evils, weren’t dutiful to their parents, didn’t respect their teachers, and weren’t sincere or righteous. Wayward people who went against the path became respected as people are today who cultivate good conduct, are dutiful to their parents, respectfully follow their teachers, are sincere and righteous, and who follow the path of cultivation.

“Sentient beings often cultivated the ten evil deeds and often fell to the bad destinies. Sentient beings would look at each other with a constant desire to kill each other like hunters looking at a herd of deer. The land had many ditches, gullies, and deep valleys. The lands were desolate and people sparse, so they were afraid of traveling. At that point, a period of warfare arose. Picking up grass and wood, they fashioned them into spears and lances and killed more and more each day for a week.