法苑珠林 46.27

46.27

又自愛經云。佛言。夫人處世。心懷毒念。口施毒言。身行毒業。斯三事出于心身口。唱成其惡以加眾生。眾生被毒即結怨恨。誓心欲報。或現世獲。或身終後魂靈昇天。即下報之。人中畜生鬼神太山更相剋賊。皆由宿命非空生也。佛說偈言。

Furthermore, the Sūtra on Self-Love states: The Buddha said: "When people live in the world, their minds harbor venomous thoughts, their mouths utter venomous words, and their bodies commit venomous deeds. These three things issue from the mind, body, and mouth, initiating and completing their evils to inflict them on sentient beings. When sentient beings are harmed by this poison, they harbor resentment and vow in their minds to seek revenge. Some obtain it in the present life; or after their bodies end and their spirits ascend to heaven, they come down to take revenge. Among humans, beasts, ghosts, and spirits of Mount Tai, they mutually harm and rob one another; all this is due to past karma and does not arise in vain." The Buddha spoke in verse: