[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛說盂蘭盆經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792) › 2.38 # 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 2.38 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 2.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.38) 問：五百生慳，為人為鬼？答：人鬼相間，造受相資。若唯人身不名惡報，若唯鬼身不應造業。或亦為畜，於理無妨。但慳習不除，即名相續。 > Question: In those five hundred lifetimes of stinginess, was she human or ghost? Answer: Humans and ghosts alternated; creating \[karma\] and receiving \[retribution\] supported each other. If it were only human rebirths, it would not be called evil retribution; if it were only ghost rebirths, she would not have created karma. Or she may have been an animal; in principle there is no obstacle to this. As long as the habit of stinginess was not eradicated, it is termed continuous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.37) - [Next: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.39) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792~en-mt.2.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.38) · Pramāṇa