慈悲道場懺法 4.9

4.9

佛在王舍城，又見一眾生其舌長大，鐵釘釘舌熾然火起，終日竟夜備受楚痛。目連問佛：「此何罪報，今受此苦？」佛答目連：「此人昔時經作寺主，呵罵驅遣諸客比丘，不與飲食、不同供養。以是因緣故獲斯罪。」又有眾生身體長大，頭上有鑊熾然火燒，滿中烊銅從四面出灌其身上，乘虛而行無有休息。目連問佛：「此何等罪，今受此苦？」佛答目連：「此人昔時作寺知事，檀越送油，不以分與諸客比丘，待客去後乃分舊住。以是因緣故獲斯罪。」

While the Buddha was in Rājagṛha, he also saw a sentient being whose tongue was vast and long, with iron nails driven into the tongue from which blazing fire flared up, enduring severe agony all day and all night. Maudgalyāyana asked the Buddha: "What sin's retribution causes him to undergo this suffering now?" The Buddha answered Maudgalyāyana: "In the past, this person once served as a monastery master. He scolded and drove away visiting monks, not giving them food or drink and not allowing them to share in offerings. Through these causes and conditions, he has incurred this retribution." There was also a sentient being whose body was vast and long, with a cauldron on his head blazing with fire, filled with molten copper pouring out from all four sides over his body, walking through empty space without rest. Maudgalyāyana asked the Buddha: "What sin causes him to undergo this suffering now?" The Buddha answered Maudgalyāyana: "In the past, this person served as an administrative officer (karmadāna/zhishi) of a monastery. When a dānapati sent oil, he did not distribute it to the guest monks, but waited until the guests had left and only then distributed it to the permanent residents. Through these causes and conditions, he has incurred this retribution."