經律異相 46.48

46.48

Another ghost said, "I am constantly pursued by a large dog with sharp white-and-red teeth that comes to eat my flesh until only bones remain. When the wind blows over me, my flesh regenerates again, and the dog comes back to eat it. What is the cause of this suffering?" Maudgalyāyana replied, "In your former life, you were the master of a heavenly shrine. You constantly taught sentient beings to slaughter sheep and sacrifice them to the devas with their blood, while you ate the meat yourself. Therefore, today you repay it with your own flesh."