慈悲道場懺法 3.49

3.49

There was another ghost who said to Maudgalyāyana: “My belly is huge and my throat is like a needle; all year round from beginning to end I get nothing to eat or drink. What sin caused this?”
Maudgalyāyana answered, saying: “In your past life, you were a village chieftain. Relying on your nobility and wealth, you drank alcohol and acted recklessly, belittling and cheating others, robbing them of their food and drink, and starving everyone. Because of these causes and conditions, you incurred this retribution. This is the flower retribution; the fruit will be in hell.”