[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) › [法華傳記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068) › 6.22 # 法華傳記 6.22 法華傳記 6.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6.22) 釋慧生。從慧如受道。慧之所生。名曰慧生。聞慧公說地獄相。及見脚疵。深恐怖後世。專誦法華經。遂一日一夜。不動如入禪定。眾皆異之曰。師慧如。七日不動入三昧。被閻羅王請。此必然也。及曉更而慧生開眼。悲喜涕淚交流。眾僧問之。何故悲喜。答曰。吾忽見二赤服人。容儀秀麗。綺衣紈袴服飾鮮華。云我是泰山府君閻羅王。遣請阿師。即令乘白馬須臾到王所。王從座而下。恭敬就坐。語吾言阿師昔有地獄定受業處。其地獄業者。父母為君殺害猪羊鵝鴨等。雖非自殺。惡業故必應受報。又沙彌時犯用僧分。威儀不調。其罪無量。應墮地獄。今以誦法華故。其罪銷盡。生十方佛前。然為令知其業處。及普得聞知惡業果報及滅罪要故。請阿師宜往地獄見應受罪處。乃勅使者遂使而去。即指東方。更有大城。相去四五里。次第三十二大城。此是地獄之城。當巡撿一一城中眾生受苦相。即前入一城門。見鐵車鐵馬鐵牛鐵驢火炎熾燃。牛角毛皆如鋒鋩。馬身毛如鋒鉤。跳踏罪人。於中無量沙門受苦。使者曰。此諸沙門。不惜將來。但取現在名利。犯佛淨戒。畜不淨物。乘車馬等。受人信施。所得果報。又次到一城中。地有鐵𨪏鏫銐如鋒鋩。遍布其地。復有鐵衣纏罪人。火炎俱熾。中有五百沙門受苦。使者曰。此諸沙門。昔服俗衣。捨正法服故。受斯重苦。復次到一城。獄卒以融銅灌口。罪人五體燒盡。有五千沙門。受斯重苦。使者云。昔不知三寶四諦等食。求信施故。受此重苦如此。三十二大城中。若受人信施。不楊枝滲漱香湯沐浴。遊行世間。手觸佛經。若犯四重。不知滿足。與白衣共宿。登踏師座。臥佛形像陰涼之下。若錢田利殖。自手作食。自飡不與他人。若手不淨。多有垢穢。捉男女根。爪甲有臭穢。便捉經卷者。若脚足不淨。來行佛地僧地。乘車馬等。遊行佛寺門戶。若著靴鞋。以上圊廁而不脫。踏佛僧地靈塔之影。若飲酒食肉。自言無罪報。若手捉弓箭。若師弟各嗔恚諍競生怨想。若手擿眾僧果等。自食不與他人。若引徒眾遊人間。自稱淨人。若不著袈裟入聚落。若起愛憎心。分衛飲食。若不淨說法。若行欲身形常入堂寺。而禮佛像。如此罪人充滿其中。具見受罪人處訖。還投王所。王言。君若不能受持大乘滅罪經典。必應受此等苦。更有無量地獄。此則一方小分。聞此說悲喜交集。覺悟而已。時眾僧聞是語已。心意驚怖。如踏鐵刀。各各悲喜。咸信大典。乃至見聞者。勤行不廢。從是已後。諷誦如林。以為規模矣。 > Śramaṇa Huisheng received the Way under Huiru. Born of Hui's \[guidance\], he was named Huisheng. Hearing Master Hui explain the signs of the hells and seeing the blemishes upon his legs, he felt profound dread of future lives and exclusively chanted the Lotus Sūtra. He then sat motionless for a day and a night as if having entered dhyāna-concentration. The assembly all marveled at this, saying, "His master, Huiru, was once motionless for seven days entering samādhi and was summoned by King Yama. This must surely be the same." At the break of dawn, Huisheng opened his eyes, weeping tears of mingled sorrow and joy. The assembly of monks asked him, "Why are you weeping with sorrow and joy?" He answered, "Suddenly I saw two people in red garments of handsome and elegant bearing, dressed in dazzling brocade and silk garments. They said, 'We are King Yama, Lord of Mount Tai, who has sent us to invite the Venerable Master.' They had me mount a white horse, and in an instant I arrived at the King's abode. The King descended from his seat, respectfully escorted me to take a seat, and said to me: 'Venerable Master, in the past you had a karmic destination in hell that you were determined to receive. That hell karma arose because your parents slaughtered pigs, sheep, geese, ducks, and the like on your behalf. Although it was not your own killing, due to this evil karma you must inevitably receive retribution. Furthermore, when you were a novice, you wrongly used monastic provisions and your deportment was unrefined; such offenses are limitless and should cause you to fall into hell. Now, because you have chanted the Lotus Sūtra, these offenses have been entirely eliminated, and you will be born before the Buddhas of the ten directions. However, so that you may know your karmic destinations and that everyone may hear and know the retribution of evil karma and the essentials for eradicating sins, I have invited you, Venerable Master, to go to the hells to see the places where punishment was due to be received.' He then commanded the envoys to take me there. Pointing to the east, there was a great city four or five li away, followed in succession by thirty-two great cities. These were the cities of the hells, and I was to inspect the manifestations of suffering of the sentient beings in each city. I then advanced and entered one city gate and saw iron carts, iron horses, iron oxen, and iron donkeys with raging flames blazing fiercely. The horns and hair of the oxen were all like razor points; the body hair of the horses was like barbed hooks, trampling and leaping upon the sinners. Countless śramaṇas were suffering among them. The envoy said, 'These śramaṇas had no regard for the future, but only grasped at fame and profit in the present, violated the Buddha's pure precepts, accumulated impure property, rode in carriages and on horses, and received the faithful donations of others. This is the retribution they have incurred.' Next, coming to another city, the ground was spread all over with iron spades, scrapers, and shears like razor points. Furthermore, there were iron garments wrapped around the sinners, blazing together with flames. Five hundred śramaṇas were suffering therein. The envoy said, 'These śramaṇas formerly wore secular clothing and abandoned the robes of the true Dharma; therefore, they suffer this severe misery.' Next, coming to another city, the hell wardens were pouring molten bronze into mouths, and the sinners' five limbs were burnt away. There were five thousand śramaṇas suffering this severe misery. The envoy said, 'Formerly they ate without understanding the Three Jewels, the Four Noble Truths, and so forth, seeking offerings from the faithful; therefore they suffer this severe misery.' Like this, in the thirty-two great cities: those who received people's faithful donations yet did not use tooth-wood to brush, rinse, or bathe in scented water, but roamed about the world and touched Buddhist scriptures with their hands; those who violated the four parājikas and knew no contentment; those who lodged together with laypeople; those who stepped upon the master's seat; those who lay down in the cool shade of Buddha statues; those who made profits from money and fields, prepared food with their own hands, and ate it themselves without giving to others; those who did not wash their hands and were full of dirt, grasped the male or female genitalia, had foul grime beneath their fingernails, and immediately grasped scripture scrolls; those whose feet were unclean and came walking on the Buddha's ground or the saṅgha's ground, or rode carriages and horses while roaming into the gates and portals of Buddhist monasteries; those who wore boots and shoes into the privy without taking them off, or stepped upon the shadows of Buddha and saṅgha grounds and sacred stūpas; those who drank alcohol and ate meat, claiming themselves to be without karmic retribution; those who grasped bows and arrows in their hands; those masters and disciples who harbored mutual anger and contention, giving rise to notions of resentment; those who plucked with their own hands the fruit of the monastic community, eating it themselves without giving to others; those who led followers to wander among the laypeople, claiming themselves to be pure men; those who entered villages without wearing their kāṣāya robes; those who gave rise to minds of attachment or aversion while gathering almsfood; those who preached the Dharma with impure motives; those who indulged in lustful conduct yet continually entered halls and monasteries in bodily form to bow to Buddha statues—such sinners filled the place. Having fully seen the places where sinners suffered retribution, I returned to the King's abode. The King said, 'If you, Sir, had been unable to uphold the Mahāyāna scriptures that eradicate sins, you would surely have had to suffer these miseries. There are countless other hells; this was merely a small fraction in one direction.' Hearing this speech, sorrow and joy welled up together, and I merely awakened." When the monks heard these words, their minds were terrified as if walking on iron blades. Each wept with sorrow and joy, and all placed faith in the great scripture. Those who saw or heard of it practiced diligently without ceasing. From that time onward, those chanting and reciting it became as numerous as a forest, adopting it as their model. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6.21) - [Next: 6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6.23) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068~en-mt.6.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6.22) · Pramāṇa