法苑珠林 52.24

52.24

又大菩薩藏經云。舍利子。若有眾生味著男女妻妾諸女色欲。當知即是味著礫石之雹。即是味著利刀之刃。則是味著大熱鐵丸。即是味著坐熱鐵床。即是味著熱鐵几隥。舍利子。若有味著華鬘香塗。即是味著熱鐵華鬘。亦是味著屎尿塗身。舍利子。若有攝受居處舍宅。當知攝受大熱鐵甕。若有攝受奴婢作使。當知攝受地獄惡卒。若有攝受象馬駝驢牛羊雞豕當知攝受地獄之中黑駁猪狗。又是攝百踰繕那禁衛之卒。取要言之。若有攝受妻妾男女諸女色欲。當知即是攝受一切眾苦憂愁悲惱之聚。舍利子。寧當依附千踰繕那量大熱鐵床。極熱遍熱猛焰洞然。於彼父母所給妻妾諸女色欲。乃至不以染愛之心遠觀其相。何況親附抱持之者。何以故。舍利子。當知婦人是眾苦本。是障礙本。是殺害本。是繫縛本。是憂愁本。是怨對本。是生盲本。當知婦人滅聖慧眼。當知婦人如熱鐵華散布於地足蹈其上。當知婦人於諸邪性流布增長。舍利子。何因緣故。名為婦人。所言婦者。名加重擔。何以故。能使眾生受重擔故。能使眾生持於重擔有所行故。能使眾生荷於重擔遍周行故。能令眾生於此重擔心疲苦故。能令眾生為於重擔所煎迫故。能令眾生為於重擔所傷害故。舍利子。復以何緣名之為婦。所言婦者。是諸眾生所輸委處。是貪愛奴所流沒處。是順婦者所輸稅處。是婦媚者所迷惑處。是婦勝者所歸投處。是屈婦者所憑仗處。婦自在者所放逸處。為婦奴者所疲苦處。隨婦轉者所欣仰處。舍利子。以如是等諸因緣故。名是諸處以之為婦。

Furthermore, the Mahā-bodhisattva-piṭaka Sūtra states: “Śāriputra, if there are sentient beings who relish and attach themselves to sons and daughters, wives and concubines, and all feminine carnal desires, you should know that this is just like relishing a hailstorm of gravel and stones; it is just like relishing the blade of a sharp knife; it is indeed just like relishing a burning-hot iron ball; it is just like relishing sitting upon a burning-hot iron bed; it is just like relishing a burning-hot iron footstool. Śāriputra, if one relishes flower garlands and fragrant ointments, it is just like relishing flower garlands of burning-hot iron, and it is also just like relishing smearing one’s body with feces and urine. Śāriputra, if one takes possession of dwellings and houses, you should know that one takes possession of a great burning-hot iron cauldron. If one takes possession of male and female slaves and servants, you should know that one takes possession of the wicked minions of hell. If one takes possession of elephants, horses, camels, donkeys, cattle, sheep, chickens, and pigs, you should know that one takes possession of the black and spotted swine and dogs in hell, and it is also taking possession of imperial guards stationed across a hundred yojanas. In brief: if one takes possession of wives, concubines, sons, daughters, and all feminine carnal desires, you should know that this is taking possession of a mass of all sufferings, sorrows, griefs, and afflictions. Śāriputra, one would rather lean upon a great burning-hot iron bed a thousand yojanas in size, exceedingly hot, blazing everywhere with fierce, raging flames, than gaze from afar with a defiled mind of attachment upon the form of the wives, concubines, and various feminine carnal desires provided by those parents—how much less draw near to them and embrace them! Why is this? Śāriputra, you should know that woman is the root of all suffering, the root of obstruction, the root of slaughter, the root of bondage, the root of sorrow, the root of enmity, and the root of innate blindness. You should know that woman extinguishes the eye of noble wisdom. You should know that woman is like burning-hot iron flowers scattered on the ground, upon which one’s feet tread. You should know that woman spreads and increases all improper dispositions. Śāriputra, for what reason and cause is she called ‘woman’ (fùrén)? The word ‘woman’ (fù) signifies imposing a heavy burden. Why is this? Because she causes sentient beings to receive a heavy burden; because she causes sentient beings to bear a heavy burden and go about their activities; because she causes sentient beings to carry a heavy burden and wander everywhere; because she causes sentient beings to suffer mental fatigue over this heavy burden; because she causes sentient beings to be tormented and oppressed by this heavy burden; and because she causes sentient beings to be harmed and ruined by this heavy burden. Śāriputra, by what further condition is she called ‘woman’ (fù)? The word ‘woman’ (fù) is the place to which sentient beings surrender and entrust themselves; it is the place into which the slaves of craving sink and are submerged; it is the place to which those who obey woman pay their tribute; it is the place where those bewitched by woman are deluded; it is the place to which those vanquished by woman submit; it is the place relied upon by those who yield to woman; it is the place of heedlessness for those over whom woman has mastery; it is the place of exhaustion and toil for those enslaved by woman; and it is the place admired and looked up to by those who are swayed by woman. Śāriputra, on account of such causes and conditions as these, these various states are named ‘woman’ (fù).”