經律異相 50.34

50.34

The fifty-first is called Iron Club. Hell wardens constantly make their bodies beaten with iron clubs because when alive, this person killed lice and fleas with an evil mind. The fifty-second is called Terror. They are constantly terrified by ox-headed Ābāngs because when alive, this person constantly terrified people. The fifty-third is called Iron Stakes. Iron stakes are spread on the waterbed; hell wardens drive the person into the water to pierce their body until blood flows, because when alive, out of jealousy, they spread stakes to injure others. The fifty-fourth is called Drinking Molten Copper. Because when alive, with an arrogant mind, they mimicked the speech of parents, teachers, and elders, in later lives they will constantly stutter. The fifty-fifth is called Iron Arrowheads. Hell wardens pierce their eyes with iron arrowheads because when alive, with an evil mind, this person pierced the pupils of living beings; when their retribution is finished, they are born blind. The fifty-sixth is called Iron Forks Hell. Hell wardens spear people with iron forks because when alive, with an evil mind, this person speared fish and other living beings. The fifty-seventh is called Maggots. Maggots swarm and consume their body because when alive, out of jealousy, this person harmed people and their domestic animals and property; when their retribution is finished, as humans their bodies suffer from malignant sores. The fifty-eighth is called Dismembering Hands with Knives. Hell wardens sever both hands with sharp knives because when alive, with an arrogant mind, they held scriptures with impure hands. The fifty-ninth is called Wailing. Hell wardens come guarding and terrifying them, causing them to wail, because when alive, this person constantly fretted over money and wealth to pursue lustful desires; when later born as humans, they constantly suffer from poverty. The sixtieth is called Iron Hooks. Hell wardens constantly hook their bodies with iron hooks because when alive, this person hooked and killed living beings. The sixty-first is called Molten Copper. Hell wardens pour molten copper into their mouths because when alive, with an evil mind, this person engaged in false speech, divisive speech, abusive speech, and frivolous speech; when their retribution is finished, as humans their breath is always foul. The sixty-second is called Pouring Molten Copper on Hands. Because when alive, this person had no reverent mind toward the Way and grasped śramaṇas' robes with impure hands. The sixty-third is called Shooting the Body. Hell wardens shoot them with arrows because when alive, with an evil mind, this person shot and killed living beings.