[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 6.5 # 法苑珠林 6.5 法苑珠林 6.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.5) 夫論鬼神之法。特喜妖邪。冥密之中偏多罪戾。或處幽巖。乍依高隴絕㵎深叢之裏。荒郊芿野之中。異種音聲。特奇形勢。搖動凡識。恐怖愚情。假使威光。虛為怪相。或復鳥形魚質人面獸心。或鼓樂絃歌。鳴桴響鐸。如斯之類。悉皆懺悔。絓是九州房廟。萬國之靈。姑蘇太伯。延陵季子。禹川文命。窟澤須注。水若山精。風師雨伯。豐隆列缺。迴祿陵侯。或駕竹為龍。飛鳧代雁。形依高廟。體附重樓。行雨去來。分風上下。爰及黃頭大將針髮鬼神繡利勒那槃荼羅剎三千眷屬五百徒黨。悉為懺悔。復有極重之障。稱為餓鬼。眼光似電。咽孔如針。不聞水漿之。名永絕粳糧之味。肢節一時火起。動轉五百車聲。今日善根並皆霑被。當願飢渴之鬼飲食自然。妖媚鬼神無復諛諂。光榮佛法擁護世間。衛像防經。長伸供養。疏善記惡永得熏修也。 > Now, discussing the nature of ghosts and spirits, they are particularly fond of the bizarre and demonic; in their dark obscurity, transgressions and evils are especially abundant. Some dwell in secluded crags, or temporarily abide on high mounds, within deep ravines and thick groves, or amidst desolate wilds and overgrown fields. With strange kinds of voices and peculiar appearances, they agitate common consciousness and terrify foolish sentiments. Assuming majesty and radiance, they falsely create monstrous forms: either bird-shaped, fish-bodied, human-faced with beastly hearts; or drumming music with stringed songs, beating mallets and ringing bells. All such kinds as these make confession. As for the shrines and temples of the Nine Provinces and the spirits of the myriad states—Taibo of Gusu, Jizi of Yanling, Wenming of the rivers of Yu, Xuzhu of the cave-marshes, the Water God Ruo and mountain spirits, the Wind Master and Rain Count, Fenglong and Lieque, Huilu and Linghou—whether mounting bamboo as dragons or making flying ducks substitute for wild geese, their forms rely on high shrines, their bodies adhere to multistoried pavilions; sending rain back and forth, dividing the wind above and below; reaching to the Yellow-Headed Great Generals, needle-haired ghosts and spirits, Śūlī, Lekhna, Bandha, rākṣasas, their three thousand retinues and five hundred partisans—for all of them, confession is made. Furthermore, there are those with the heaviest obstructions, named hungry ghosts: their eyes gleam like lightning, their gullets are narrow like needles; they do not hear the name of water or broth, and are forever cut off from the taste of non-glutinous grain. Fire bursts out from their joints at once, and their movements sound like five hundred carts. May today's wholesome roots all shower upon them; let us vow that hungry and thirsty ghosts will find food and drink naturally, that demonic and seductive ghosts and spirits will no longer be flattering and deceitful, that they will glorify the Buddha-Dharma and protect the worldly realm, guarding images and defending sūtras, constantly extending offerings, recording goodness and noting evil, forever receiving spiritual cultivation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.4) - [Next: 6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.6) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.6.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.5) · Pramāṇa