經律異相 50.22

50.22

鐵窟地獄者。餓鬼道中最上苦法。有一鐵山。縱廣正等二十五由旬。山上復有五百萬億大熱鐵丸。一一鐵丸團圓正等十三由旬。山間復有百千刀劍。是時彼山東開小孔。如摩伽陀升但出黑煙。以慳貪縛著心如金剛。但樂求索無有厭足。父母妻子悉不給與。師長教授視如糞穢。奴婢親友不施衣食。如是慳人不慮無常。護惜財物猶如眼目。命欲終時諸情閉塞。口噤不語心中默念。我死之後是諸惡人。食我財物如噉鐵丸。處我窟宅如處闇室。作是念已。獄卒化為慳人。多收財物以火焚之。罪人心喜氣絕命終生火山上。猶如融銅鑄鐵窟中。劍蟲刀蟲唼食其軀。煙熏其眼不見火焰。東西馳走頭打鐵山。鐵丸從頂徹足。一念頃死生。罪畢乃出生餓鬼中。其身長大數十由旬。咽如針筒腹如大山。東西求食融銅灌咽。經八千歲。生食膿唾血鬼中。復生廁神猪狗等中。罪畢乃生貧窮卑賤無衣食處。遇善知識發菩提心。

As for the Hell of the Iron Cavern: It is the supreme method of suffering among the hungry ghosts. There is an iron mountain, measuring exactly twenty-five yojanas in length and breadth. On the mountain there are further five million billion large, red-hot iron pellets, each round iron pellet measuring exactly thirteen yojanas across. Amid the mountain there are also hundreds of thousands of swords and blades. At that time, a small hole opens on the eastern side of that mountain, the size of a Magadhan drona, emitting only black smoke. Because of stinginess and craving, binding attachments, and a mind like adamantine, seeking only for gain without satiety, giving nothing to parents, wives, or children, viewing the instructions of teachers and elders as filth, and giving no food or clothing to slaves, relatives, or friends—such a stingy person does not reflect on impermanence, but protects his wealth as he would his own eyes. When his life is about to end, his sense organs close up, his mouth is shut and he cannot speak, and he silently thinks in his heart: 'After I die, these evil people will consume my wealth like eating iron pellets and reside in my cavern dwelling as if in a dark room.' Having formed this thought, the hell warden transforms into a stingy man who collects much wealth and burns it with fire. The sinner's heart rejoices; his breath ceases and his life ends, and he is born on the fire mountain, as if inside an iron cavern cast of molten copper. Sword-insects and blade-insects devour his torso; smoke blurs his eyes so that he cannot see the flames. Running back and forth, he smashes his head against the iron mountain. Iron pellets penetrate from the crown of his head through his feet; he dies and is born in an instant. When his penalty is finished, he emerges to be born among hungry ghosts, his body tens of yojanas tall, his throat like a needle-case, and his belly like a great mountain. Seeking food everywhere, molten copper is poured down his throat for eight thousand years. He is born among ghosts that eat pus, saliva, and blood, and is further born as an outhouse deity, a pig, a dog, and the like. When his penalty is finished, he is finally born in a poor, lowly place without clothing or food. Meeting a good spiritual friend, he gives rise to the bodhicitta.