法苑珠林 67.45

67.45

又舊雜譬喻經云。昔有六人為伴造罪。俱墮地獄同在一釜中。皆欲說本罪。一人言沙。二人言那。三人言遲。四人言涉。五人言姑。六人言陀羅。佛見之笑。目連問佛。何以故笑。佛言。有六人為伴俱墮地獄。共在一釜中。各欲說本罪。熱湯沸涌不能再語。各一語便迴下。一人言沙者。世間六十億萬歲。在泥犁中始為一日。何時當竟。第二人言那者。無有出期亦不知何時當得脫。第三人言遲者。咄咄我當用治生不能自制意。奪五家分供養三尊。愚貪無足今悔何益。第四人言涉者。言我治生亦不至誠。財產屬他為得苦痛。第五人言姑者。誰當保我。從地獄出。便不犯道禁。得生天樂者。第六人言陀羅者。是事上頭本不為心討。譬如御車失道入邪折軸車壞悔無所及。

Furthermore, the Old Sūtra of Miscellaneous Parables states: Formerly, there were six companions who committed sins and all fell into hell into the same caldron. They all wished to recount their original transgressions. The first person said: "Sha." The second person said: "Na." The third person said: "Chi." The fourth person said: "She." The fifth person said: "Gu." The sixth person said: "Tuoluo." Seeing this, the Buddha smiled. Maudgalyāyana asked the Buddha: "Why do you smile?" The Buddha said: "There were six companions who together fell into hell in the same caldron. Each wished to speak of his original transgression, but because the hot broth boiled and surged, they could not speak a second time; with each single utterance, they sank back down. The first person who said 'Sha' meant: 'Sixty billion years in the human realm are only one day in Naraka; when will it ever end?' The second person who said 'Na' meant: 'There is no time of exit, nor do I know when I will attain release.' The third person who said 'Chi' meant: 'Alas! I was busy managing my livelihood and could not restrain my mind, stealing the shares of the five families to make offerings to the Three Honoured Ones; foolish and greedy without satisfaction, what does regret avail now?' The fourth person who said 'She' meant: 'I also managed my livelihood without sincerity; the wealth belonged to others, yet I have received bitter torment.' The fifth person who said 'Gu' meant: 'Who will guarantee for me that, once out of hell, I will not violate the moral prohibitions and may be born into heavenly bliss?' The sixth person who said 'Tuoluo' meant: 'At the outset of this matter, I did not carefully examine it in my mind; like driving a chariot that loses the way and enters a detour, breaking the axle and destroying the cart, regret is to no avail.'"