大方便佛報恩經 2.55

2.55

佛言：「善男子！過去久遠不可計劫生死中，時以重煩惱，起身口意業故，墮在八大地獄，所謂：阿訶訶地獄、阿婆婆地獄、阿達多地獄、銅釜大銅釜、黑石大黑石，乃至火車地獄。我於爾時，墮在火車地獄中，共兩人竝挽火車。牛頭阿傍在車上坐，緘脣切齒，張目吹火，口眼耳鼻，煙炎俱起，身體殊大，臂脚盤結，其色赤黑，手執鐵杖，隨而鞭之。我時苦痛，努力挽車，力勵前進。時我徒伴劣弱少力，劣弱在後。是時牛頭阿傍以鐵叉刺腹，鐵杖鞭背，血出沐浴，隨體而流。其人苦痛，高聲大喚，苦痛難忍，或稱父母，或稱妻子。雖作如是唱喚，無益於己。我時見是，受大苦惱，心生哀愍，因慈心生故，發菩提心。為此眾罪人故，勸請牛頭阿傍：『此罪人者，甚可憐愍。小復加哀，垂慈憐愍。』牛頭阿傍聞已，心生瞋恚，尋以鐵叉前刺我頸，尋時命終，即得脫於火車地獄百劫中罪。我以發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心故，即脫火車地獄之罪。」

The Buddha said: "Good man, in the far distant past, during saṃsāra of incalculable kalpas, at that time because of heavy afflictions I gave rise to the karma of body, speech, and mind, and so fell into the eight great hells, namely: the Ahaha Hell, the Ababa Hell, the Aṭaṭa Hell, the Copper Cauldron and Great Copper Cauldron [Hells], the Black Stone and Great Black Stone [Hells], up to the Fire Cart Hell. At that time, I fell into the Fire Cart Hell, pulling a fire cart alongside two other people. The ox-headed Apāṅga sat upon the cart, his lips sealed, gnashing his teeth, his eyes wide as he blew fire; from his mouth, eyes, ears, and nose, smoke and flames arose together. His body was extraordinarily large, his arms and legs twisted and muscular, his color reddish-black; in his hand he held an iron rod, with which he whipped them as they moved. In agonizing pain at that time, I pulled the cart with all my might, exerting myself to advance. My companions, however, were weak and had little strength, lagging behind in their weakness. Thereupon the ox-headed Apāṅga pierced their bellies with an iron fork and whipped their backs with an iron rod, so that their blood poured forth as if bathing them, flowing over their bodies. Those people were in severe pain, screaming loudly; the pain being unbearable, some called out to their parents, and some to their wives and children. Although they cried out like this, it was of no benefit to them. Seeing this at that time, witnessing their great suffering and distress, pity arose in my heart; because loving-kindness arose, I generated the bodhimind. For the sake of these sinners, I pleaded with the ox-headed Apāṅga: 'These sinners are truly pitiable. Show them a little pity, and extend your loving-kindness and compassion.' When the ox-headed Apāṅga heard this, rage arose in his heart, and he immediately thrust his iron fork forward into my neck. I died at that very moment, and was immediately freed from the sins of a hundred kalpas in the Fire Cart Hell. Because I generated the mind of anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi, I was freed from the sins of the Fire Cart Hell."