法苑珠林 57.28

57.28

復有一鬼問言。我受此身。肩上常有銅瓶。滿中洋銅。手捉一杓取自灌頭。舉體焦爛。如是受苦無數無量。有何罪咎。答言。汝前世時出家為道典僧飲食。以一酥瓶私著餘處。有客道人來者不與之。去已出酥行與舊僧。此酥是招提僧物一切有分。此人藏隱雖與不等。由是緣故受此罪也。

Another ghost asked: 'I have received this body where a copper pot constantly sits upon my shoulder, filled with molten copper. Holding a ladle in my hand, I scoop it and pour it over my own head, searing my entire body. Suffering countless and boundless agony like this, what crime have I committed?' He replied: 'In your past life, you renounced household life for the Way and took charge of the saṃgha's provisions. You privately hid a jar of ghee in another place; when a visiting monk arrived, you did not give it to him, but after he left, you brought out the ghee and served it to the resident monks. This ghee belonged to the saṃgha of the four directions, and everyone had a share in it. You concealed it, and though you distributed it, you did so unequally. Due to these causes, you suffer this retribution.'