法苑珠林 62.75

62.75

依須彌山　有五種天　本所造緣
其相不同　腰細脚麁　常喜含笑
智者當察　從曲天來　意好微妙
少於資財　見鬪則懼　從尸天來
身長體白　顏色端正　不好火光
從婆天來　常懷悅豫　聞惡不懅
不從彼受　從樂天來　思惟忍苦
好分別義　慈孝父母　毘沙天來
宿不樂家　喜游林藪　志念女色
從三天來　財寶雖少　生卑賤家
心樂清淨　從三天來　任己自行
所為不剋　望斷願違　從炎天來
意喜他婬　不守己妻　為鬼所使
他化天來　承事父母　常法則義
己短彼受　兜率天來　非道求道
心無悋想　不樂在家　從梵天來
意願性質　常貪睡眠　亦不解法
無想天來　六趣眾生　各有無本
性行不同　志操殊異

Depending on Mount Sumeru,
there are five classes of gods; the conditions they originally generated
make their bodily marks dissimilar.
With a slender waist and thick legs, constantly fond of harboring a smile—
the wise should observe this:
[such a one] has come from the Crooked Devas.
His intention fond of the subtle and wondrous,
yet having little wealth and property; seeing combat, he is afraid:
[such a one] has come from the Śī-Devas.
Tall in stature and white in body, his facial appearance upright and correct, having no liking for the light of fire:
[such a one] has come from the Po-Devas.
Constantly harboring joy and delight, hearing of evil he is not flustered,
not receiving it from the other:
[such a one] has come from the Devas of Joy.
Reflecting and enduring suffering,
fond of distinguishing meanings, compassionate and filial toward father and mother:
[such a one] has come from the Vaiśravaṇa Devas.
From past lives not enjoying domestic life, fond of wandering in groves and thickets, his intention mindful of female beauty:
[such a one] has come from the Three Devas.
Though possessing little wealth and treasure,
and born into a humble and lowly family, his mind delights in purity:
[such a one] has come from the Three Devas.
Following his own inclinations in conduct,
what he undertakes is never achieved; his hopes severed, his wishes thwarted:
[such a one] has come from the Yāma Devas.
His mind delights in illicit sex with others, not keeping to his own wife, being employed by ghosts:
[such a one] has come from the Paranirmitavaśavartin Devas.
Serving and attending to father and mother, constantly modeling himself on righteousness,
bearing the faults of others upon himself:
[such a one] has come from the Tuṣita Devas.
Seeking the Path through what is not the Path,
his mind free from thoughts of stinginess, taking no pleasure in staying at home:
[such a one] has come from the Brahmā Devas.
His inclinations and nature dull,
constantly coveting sleep, and not understanding the Dharma:
[such a one] has come from the Asaññasatta Devas.
The sentient beings of the six destinies
each have an unoriginated root;
their natures and practices are not the same, and their aspirations and conduct are distinct.