經律異相 50.37

50.37

活大地獄。惡心瞋爭以矟相刺。鐵抓相攫血相塗漫。痛毒逼切悶無所覺。冷風來吹。獄卒喚活罪人還活。是故名為活獄。此中眾生前世好殺物命牛羊禽獸。為田宅國土錢財等利而相殺害。受此罪報。合會大地獄。羅剎獄卒。作種種形諸惡獸頭。而來吞噉齩齧罪人。兩山相合熱鐵輪轢。熱鐵臼擣亦如押油。聚肉成積血流成池。鵰鷲虎狼各來牽掣。此人前世多殺眾生還受此形獄。又以力勢相凌拄押羸弱。受兩山相合罪。慳貪瞋恚愚癡怖畏。斷事輕重不以正理。或破正道。受熱鐵輪轢鐵臼擣。

The Great Hell of Reviving: with evil minds of wrath and contention, they pierce one another with lances; with iron talons they tear at one another, smearing each other with blood. The excruciating pain presses closely until they swoon into unconsciousness. A cold wind comes blowing, and hell wardens call out 'Revive!', whereupon the sinners come back to life; therefore it is called the Reviving Hell. In previous lives, the living beings here were fond of killing creatures—oxen, sheep, birds, and beasts—and killed one another for fields, residences, realms, wealth, and such benefits; thus they suffer this retribution. The Great Hell of Crushing: rākṣasa hell wardens take various forms with the heads of diverse ferocious beasts, coming to devour and gnaw upon the sinners. Two mountains press together; hot iron wheels crush them; hot iron pestles pound them, as if pressing oil. Flesh piles up into mounds and blood flows into ponds. Vultures, eagles, tigers, and wolves each come to pull and tear at them. In previous lives, these people killed many living beings, so they receive hell in these forms again; furthermore, because they used force and authority to overpower, oppress, and crush the weak, they suffer the retribution of the two mountains pressing together. Because of greed, anger, ignorance, or fear, they judged affairs leniently or severely without conforming to proper reason, or corrupted the true path; thus they suffer being crushed by hot iron wheels and pounded by iron pestles.