[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 45.10 # 經律異相 45.10 經律異相 45.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.10) 昔王舍城東有一老母。慳貪不信。其婢精進常行慈心。念用二事利益群生。一者不持熱湯沃地。二者洗器殘粒常施人。老母得病有氣息。魂神將之入地獄中。見火車鑪炭鑊湯涌沸刀山劍樹苦楚萬端。老母見問訊是何物。獄卒答曰。此是地獄。王舍城東有慳貪老母。應入其中。老母自知悚然愁悸。小復前行。七寶宮舍妓女百千種種珍異。問此何物。答言。天宮。王舍城東慳貪老母有婢精進命盡生中。老母忽活憶了向事。而語婢言。汝應生天。汝是我婢。豈得獨受汝當共我。婢答之言。脫有此理轉當奉命。但恐善惡隨形不得共受耳。母即不慳貪。大作功德（出雜譬喻經）。 > Formerly, to the east of Rājagṛha, there was an old mother who was stingy, greedy, and lacked faith. Her maidservant was diligent, constantly practicing a compassionate mind, thinking of benefiting sentient beings in two ways: first, not pouring hot water on the ground; second, always giving leftover grains from washing vessels to others. The old mother fell ill and barely had breath; her spirit was led into hell. She saw carriages of fire, charcoal pits, boiling cauldrons, mountains of knives, and trees of swords, with ten thousand kinds of suffering and torment. The old mother, seeing this, asked, "What is this place?" The hell wardens replied, "This is hell. East of Rājagṛha there is a stingy, greedy old mother who should enter here." Knowing it was herself, the old mother was terrified, sorrowful, and shaken. Proceeding a little further forward, there were palaces made of the seven treasures, hundreds of thousands of courtesans, and all kinds of rare treasures. She asked, "What is this place?" They answered, "A heavenly palace. East of Rājagṛha, a stingy, greedy old mother has a maidservant who is diligent; when her life ends, she will be born here." The old mother suddenly revived, clearly remembered what had just happened, and said to the maid, "You are destined to be born in heaven. You are my maidservant; how could you enjoy it alone? You must share it with me!" The maid replied, "If such a thing were possible, I would certainly obey your command. But I fear that good and evil follow one's form like a shadow, and they cannot be shared." The mother thereupon ceased to be stingy or greedy, and extensively cultivated meritorious deeds (from the Miscellaneous Avadāna Sūtra). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.9) - [Next: 45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.11) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.45.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.45.10) · Pramāṇa