大方便佛報恩經 2.22

2.22

"'At that time, the great donor went about inspecting and observing. He saw all the sentient beings famished and haggard, emaciated and trembling, their breath and strength feeble, their faces gaunt, their hair disheveled, and their bodies thin and black. Upon their shoulders, some were seen carrying loads consisting entirely of the heads, hands, joints, wrists, arms, elbows, spines, ribs, shoulders, hips, thighs, and toes of dead people, or their livers, gallbladders, intestines, and stomachs. At that time, the great donor asked in a low voice: "What is that which you are carrying on your shoulders?" They replied: "What I carry are the heads, hands, arms, elbows, joints, and wrists of dead people." He asked: "Carrying these arms, elbows, joints, and wrists of dead people, what do you do with them?" They replied: "Do you not know? The heavens are parched with drought, it is a time of famine, grain is exorbitantly expensive, and the people are starving and simply eat one another. What I carry is my food and drink."