法苑珠林 66.18

66.18

於人世界中　有陰皆是苦
有生必歸死　有死必有生
若住於中陰　自業受苦惱
長夜遠行苦　此苦不可說
沒於屎溺中　熱氣之所燒
如是住胎苦　不可得具說
常貪於食味　其心常希望
於味變大苦　此苦不可說
小心常希望　於欲不知足
所受諸苦惱　此苦不可說
怨憎不愛會　猶如大火毒
所生諸苦惱　此苦不可說
於恩愛別離　眾生趣大苦
大惡難堪忍　此苦不可說
寒熱大苦畏　生無量種苦
眾生受斯苦　此苦不可說
病苦害人命　病為死王使
眾生受斯苦　此苦不可說
為他所策使　常無有自在
眾生受斯苦　此苦不可說
愛毒燒眾生　遣求大受苦
次第乃至死　此苦不可說
若近惡知識　眾苦常不斷
當受惡道苦　此苦不可說
妻子得衰惱　見則生大苦
出過於地獄　此苦不可說
飢渴自燒身　猶如猛焰火
能壞於身心　此苦不可說
常為輕賤他　親里及知識
生於憂悲苦　此苦不可說
人為老所壓　身羸心意劣
傴僂任杖行　此苦不可說
人為死所執　從此至他世
是死為大苦　不可得宣說

"Within the human world, / wherever there are aggregates, all is suffering. / Where there is birth, it must return to death; / where there is death, there must be birth. / If one dwells in the intermediate existence, / by one's own karma one suffers distress. / The suffering of a long night and far journey— / this suffering cannot be told. / Sunk within feces and urine, / scorched by hot vapors: / such suffering of dwelling in the womb / cannot be fully recounted. / Constantly craving the flavor of food, / one's mind constantly yearns; / changing flavors into great suffering— / this suffering cannot be told. / The petty mind constantly yearns, / never satisfied with desires; / all the distresses endured— / this suffering cannot be told. / Meeting with the hated, despised, and unloved / is like great fire and poison; / all the distresses that arise— / this suffering cannot be told. / In separation from beloved kin, / sentient beings head toward great suffering; / great evil hard to endure— / this suffering cannot be told. / Cold and heat, great bitter terrors, / give rise to immeasurable kinds of suffering; / sentient beings endure this suffering— / this suffering cannot be told. / The suffering of illness harms human life; / illness is the messenger of King Death; / sentient beings endure this suffering— / this suffering cannot be told. / Driven and commanded by others, / constantly devoid of self-mastery; / sentient beings endure this suffering— / this suffering cannot be told. / The poison of craving burns sentient beings; / dispatched to seek, they endure great suffering, / in succession even unto death— / this suffering cannot be told. / If one associates with bad companions, / diverse sufferings constantly continue; / one shall endure the suffering of bad destinies— / this suffering cannot be told. / Wife and children fall into decline and distress; / to see it gives rise to great suffering, / surpassing [that of] the hells— / this suffering cannot be told. / Hunger and thirst burn one's own body, / just like blazing flames, / capable of destroying body and mind— / this suffering cannot be told. / Constantly disparaged by others— / kin, relatives, and acquaintances— / giving rise to grief and bitter sorrow— / this suffering cannot be told. / Humans are crushed by old age, / body frail and mental faculties enfeebled; / bent double, walking leaning on a staff— / this suffering cannot be told. / Humans are seized by death, / going from this world to another; / this death is a great suffering / that cannot be expressed."