經律異相 49.41

49.41

Furthermore, between the two mountains there are ten hells: the first is named Thick Cloud (Bahula); the second, Cloudless (Anabhraka); the third, Haha; the fourth, Hahādhara; the fifth, Bleating Sheep; the sixth, Sugandhika; the seventh, Utpala; the eighth, Kumuda; the ninth, Puṇḍarīka; and the tenth, Padma. Why is it named Thick Cloud? The bodies of sinners in this hell are spontaneously born like thick clouds, hence it is named Thick Cloud. Why is it named Cloudless? The bodies born of sentient beings are like pieces of meat, hence it is named Cloudless. Why is it named Haha? Their bitter pain cuts to the bone and they all cry 'Haha', hence it is named Haha. Why is it named Hahādhara? The suffering sentient beings, their bitter pain sharp and piercing with nowhere to turn, all cry 'Hahādhara', hence it is named Hahādhara. Why is it named Bleating Sheep? The suffering sentient beings, their bitter pain cutting to the bone, wish to raise their voices to speak, but their tongues cannot turn, sounding merely like the bleating of sheep. Why is it named Sugandhika Flower? The hell is entirely black, like the colour of the sugandhika flower. Why is it named Utpala Flower? The hell is entirely blue, like the utpala flower. Why is it named Kumuda Flower? The hell is entirely red, like the colour of the kumuda. Why is it named Puṇḍarīka Flower? The hell is entirely white, like the puṇḍarīka flower. Why is it named Padma Flower? The hell is entirely crimson, like the colour of the padma flower. By way of analogy: suppose there were a hamper holding sixty-four hu filled to the brim with sesame seeds, and someone were to remove one seed every hundred years until all were exhausted; yet the suffering of punishment in the Thick Cloud Hell would still not be finished. The lifespan of twenty Thick Cloud Hells equals the lifespan of one Cloudless Hell. The lifespan of twenty Cloudless Hells equals the lifespan of one Haha Hell. The lifespan of twenty Haha Hells equals the lifespan of one Hahādhara Hell. The lifespan of twenty Hahādhara Hells equals the lifespan of one Bleating Sheep Hell. The lifespan of twenty Bleating Sheep Hells equals the lifespan of one Sugandhika Hell. The lifespan of twenty Sugandhika Hells equals the lifespan of one Utpala Hell. The lifespan of twenty Utpala Hells equals the lifespan of one Kumuda Hell. The lifespan of twenty Kumuda Hells equals the lifespan of one Puṇḍarīka Hell. The lifespan of twenty Puṇḍarīka Hells equals the lifespan of one Padma Hell. Twenty Padma lifespans are called one medium kalpa; twenty medium kalpas are called one great kalpa. In the Padma Hell, the blazes of fire rage fiercely. When a sinner is one hundred yojanas away from the fire, the fire has already scorched him; sixty yojanas away, both ears are already deaf and can hear nothing; fifty yojanas away, both eyes are already blind and can see nothing more. The monk Kokālika harboured an evil mind and slandered Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana; when his body broke up and his life ended, he fell into this Padma Hell (From the Dīrgha Āgama, largely identical with the Loutan jing, with slight differences).