法苑珠林 67.10

67.10

復以聞慧。或以天眼。見抒氣蟲。以瞋恚故食腦作孔。或咽喉痛。或咽喉塞。生於死苦。此抒氣蟲共咽喉中一切諸蟲。皆悉撩亂生諸痛惱。此抒氣蟲常為唾覆。其蟲短小。有面有足。

'Furthermore, by wisdom born of hearing or by the divine eye, one sees breath-draining worms: out of anger, they eat the brain and make holes, causing either throat pain or throat obstruction, giving rise to the agony of death. These breath-draining worms, together with all the other worms in the throat, create turmoil and cause various pains and afflictions. These breath-draining worms are constantly covered by saliva; they are short and small, having faces and feet.'