法苑珠林 70.14

70.14

又緣其妄語便致兩舌。今身言無慈愛。讒謗毀辱惡口雜亂。死即當墮拔舌烊銅犁耕地獄。於遐劫中受諸苦惱。受苦既畢墮畜生中。噉食糞穢。如鵜鶘鳥。無有舌根。在此之中無量生死。以本因緣。若遇微善。劣復人身。舌根不具。口氣臭惡。瘖瘂謇澁。齒不齊白。髰歷疏少。脫有善言。人不信用。當知讒亂皆緣兩舌。故地持論云。兩舌之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道。若生人中得二種果報。一者得弊惡眷屬。二者得不和眷屬。何故兩舌墮於地獄。緣其兩舌離人親愛。愛離苦故受地獄苦。何故兩舌出為畜生。緣其兩舌鬪亂。事同野干受畜生身。何故兩舌復為餓鬼。以其兩舌亦緣慳嫉。慳嫉罪故復為餓鬼。何故兩舌為人得弊惡眷屬。緣以兩舌使人良儔皆生惡故。何故兩舌得不和眷屬。緣以兩舌離人親好使不和合故。當知兩舌五大苦也。

Furthermore, because of false speech, divisive speech ensues. If in the present life one's words lack compassionate love, and one slanders, reviles, abuses, and creates confusion with harsh speech, upon death one will fall into the Hell of Tongue-Pulling, Molten Bronze, and Ploughing, undergoing various pains and afflictions for distant kalpas. Once this suffering has ended, one falls among animals, eating dung and filth, like the pelican bird, lacking a tongue root, undergoing immeasurable births and deaths therein. By the original cause, if one encounters slight goodness, one may barely regain a human body, but one's tongue root will be defective, one's breath foul and repulsive, mute, stuttering, and faltering, one's teeth uneven, neither white nor clean, and sparse and few; and even if one utters good words, people will not believe or trust them. One should know that slander and discord are entirely due to divisive speech. Therefore the *Bodhisattvabhūmi-śāstra* says: "The sin of divisive speech also causes sentient beings to fall into the three evil destinies. If born among humans, one receives two kinds of retribution: first, acquiring vile dependents; second, acquiring discordant dependents." Why does divisive speech lead to a fall into hell? Because divisive speech separates those who love each other, and because of the suffering of separation from the beloved, one receives the suffering of hell. Why does divisive speech lead to emerging as an animal? Because the contention and discord caused by divisive speech are like the deeds of a jackal, one receives an animal body. Why does divisive speech lead to becoming a hungry ghost? Because divisive speech also stems from stinginess and jealousy; due to the sin of stinginess and jealousy, one becomes a hungry ghost. Why does divisive speech cause one, as a human, to acquire vile dependents? Because divisive speech causes people's good companions to all become wicked. Why does divisive speech cause one to acquire discordant dependents? Because divisive speech separates people's close friends and makes them discordant. One should know that divisive speech brings five great sufferings.