法苑珠林 67.39

67.39

第十七復有眾生。男根不具而為黃門身不妻娶。何罪所致。佛言。以前世時坐犍象馬牛羊猪狗死而復蘇故獲斯罪。

Seventeenth, there are also sentient beings who lack male organs and become eunuchs, never marrying throughout their lives. What transgression caused this? The Buddha said: In their past lives, they castrated elephants, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs, bringing them to the point of dying and reviving. Therefore, they incurred this retribution.