法苑珠林 58.20

58.20

佛告彼菩薩言。諸善男子。汝等過去於拘留孫如來教中出家學道。既出家已住於禁戒於戒放逸。住於多聞於多聞放逸。住於頭陀功德皆悉損減。於時有二法師比丘。汝於彼所誹謗婬欲。為多利養名聞因緣。於彼親友施主之家嫉妬慳貪。於二法師所親友檀越。汝復破壞離散。兩舌毀辱令生疑惑。不生信心。信不具足。說非善事。時二法師所有眾生。心生敬信隨順之者。令彼等輩斷諸善根。作諸障礙。汝等以此業障礙故。遂於六千二百千歲。墮於阿鼻大地獄中。復於四萬歲墮於活地獄中。復於二萬歲墮黑繩地獄。復於八百千歲墮熱地獄。復於彼處捨命已。後還得人身。於五百世中生盲無目。以業障故所生之處。一切暗鈍忘失本心。善根閉塞少於威力。眾皆捨棄。常被欺𣣋為人憎惡。毀訾誹謗。常生邊地貧賤之處。下種姓家。少利養少名聞。不為他人恭敬供養。亦不尊重。人所不喜。眾所厭惡。汝等從此捨身命已。於後五百歲中正法滅時。還生於惡國惡人之處下種姓家。貧窮下賤。被他誹謗。忘失本心。而於善根常有障礙。雖暫遇明還被翳暗。汝等於彼五百歲後。一切業障爾乃滅盡。於後得生阿彌陀國極樂世界。時彼如來方授汝等阿耨菩提記。

The Buddha told those bodhisattvas: "Good sons! In the past, under the teaching of Krakucchanda Tathāgata, you went forth from the household life to train in the Path. Having gone forth, you dwelt in the prohibitive precepts, yet were indolent regarding the precepts; you dwelt in much learning, yet were indolent regarding much learning; you dwelt in the merits of ascetic practices (dhūta), yet let them all deteriorate. At that time there were two Dharma-master bhikṣus. Regarding them, you made slanders about carnal lust. For the sake of gain and renown, you harboured jealousy, stinginess, and greed toward their families of close donors. Among the close lay patrons of those two Dharma masters, you brought about discord and estrangement, using divisive speech to vilify and humiliate them, causing them to generate doubt and confusion, failing to generate faithful minds or having incomplete faith, speaking of unwholesome deeds. Whatever sentient beings had generated reverence, faith, and compliance toward those two Dharma masters—you caused those people to sever their wholesome roots, creating obstacles for them. Because of these karmic hindrances, you subsequently fell into the great Avīci Hell for 6,200,000 years. Again, for 40,000 years you fell into the Saṃjīva Hell. Again, for 20,000 years you fell into the Kālasūtra Hell. Again, for 800,000 years you fell into the Tapana Hell. Having ended your lives there, you afterwards regained human rebirth, but for five hundred lifetimes you were born blind without eyes. Because of your karmic hindrances, wherever you were born, you were entirely dull-witted and forgot your original resolve; your wholesome roots were blocked and you had little majesty or power. You were abandoned by everyone, constantly deceived and oppressed, hated and loathed by others, reviled and slandered. You were constantly born in remote, poor, and lowly places, in families of inferior caste, with little gain and little renown, neither revered nor supported by others, nor respected, disliked by people, and abhorred by the multitude. After shedding these bodies and lives, in the latter five hundred years when the True Dharma is extinguished, you will again be born in evil lands and among evil people, in families of inferior caste, impoverished and degraded, slandered by others, having forgotten your original resolve, and constantly hindered in your wholesome roots. Even if you briefly encounter the light, you will immediately be obscured by darkness again. Only after those five hundred years will all your karmic hindrances be completely extinguished. Afterwards, you will attain rebirth in the land of Amitābha, the World of Ultimate Bliss. At that time, that Tathāgata will finally confer upon you the prophecy of anuttara-saṃyak-saṃbodhi."