法苑珠林 47.49

47.49

又正法念經云。若有眾生見他親友互相破壞心懷怨結。能為和合。命終生欲愛天。隨心所念即得五欲自娛。若有眾生見人破亡為他抄掠救令得脫。或於險處教人正道。或疑怖處令他安隱。命終生正行天。天女供養受五欲樂。若生人中生於正見大長者家。若有人能柔軟深心離一切垢。涅槃解脫猶如在手。軟心之人心如白鑞。修行善業眾人所信。麁獷之人心如金剛。恒常不忘怨結之心。行不調伏眾人所憎。不愛不信。爾時孔雀菩薩以佛經偈而說頌曰。

Furthermore, the *Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra* states: “If sentient beings, seeing others’ relatives and friends destroying each other and harboring knots of resentment, are able to bring them into harmony, then upon the end of their lives they are reborn in the Kāmadhātu heavens; in accord with whatever their minds desire, they immediately obtain the five desires to enjoy themselves. If sentient beings, seeing people ruined or plundered by others, rescue them and enable them to escape; or in treacherous places teach people the correct path; or in places of doubt and dread cause others to be safe and secure—then upon the end of their lives they are reborn in the heavens of upright conduct, where heavenly maidens make offerings to them and they receive the pleasures of the five desires. If reborn among humans, they are born into families of wealthy elders possessing right view. If there are people capable of cultivating a gentle and deep mind, free from all defilements, nirvāṇa and liberation will be as if held in their very hands. The mind of a gentle-hearted person is like soft solder; practicing good karma, he is trusted by all. The mind of a coarse and fierce person is like vajra; he constantly fails to forget his resentments, his conduct is untamed, and he is hated, disliked, and distrusted by all.”
At that time, the Peacock Bodhisattva, drawing upon the verses of the Buddha’s sūtras, spoke these stanzas: