法苑珠林 70.19

70.19

又緣無義語故不能廉讓。使貪欲無厭。今身慳貪不布施。死即當墮沸屎地獄。於遐劫中受諸苦惱。受苦既畢墮畜生餓鬼中。無有衣食資仰於人。所噉糞穢。不與不得。在此之中無量生死。以本因緣。若遇微善。劣復人身。飢寒裸露。困乏常無。人既不與。求亦不得。縱有纖毫輒遇剝奪。守苦無方亡身喪命。當知此不布施皆緣貪欲。故地持論云。貪欲之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道。若生人中得二種果報。一者多欲。二者無有厭足。何故貪欲墮於地獄。緣其貪欲作動身口。而苦於物。所以身死受地獄苦。何故貪欲出為畜生。緣此貪欲動乖人倫。是故出獄即為畜生。何故貪欲復為餓鬼。緣此貪欲得必貪惜。貪惜罪故復為餓鬼。何故貪欲而復多欲。緣此貪欲所欲彌多。何故貪欲無有厭足。緣此貪欲貪求無厭。當知貪欲八大苦也。

Furthermore, because of frivolous speech, one cannot be modest or yielding, causing covetous desires to be insatiable. In this life, being stingy and greedy, one does not practice dāna; upon death, one will fall into the Hell of Boiling Excrement, where for long kalpas one suffers all manner of distress and pain. When this suffering is completed, one falls among animals and hungry ghosts, having neither food nor clothing, relying entirely upon humans, eating only filth and excrement, and getting nothing unless it is given. Amidst this, one undergoes immeasurable births and deaths. Through original karmic causes and conditions, if one encounters a minute amount of good, one may feebly regain a human body, hungry, freezing, naked, and exposed, constantly in distress, lack, and want. Since others do not give, seeking it is of no avail; even if one possesses a minute fraction, it is promptly stripped away, suffering helplessly until one loses one's body and perishes. One should know that this failure to practice dāna stems entirely from covetous desire. Therefore, the Bodhisattvabhūmi-śāstra states: The offense of covetous desire also causes sentient beings to fall into the three evil destinies. If born among humans, they receive two kinds of retributive fruits: first, having abundant desires; second, having no satisfaction. Why does covetous desire cause one to fall into hell? Because covetous desire stirs body and speech to afflict other beings; therefore, when the body dies, one suffers the torments of hell. Why does one emerge as an animal due to covetous desire? Because the impulses of covetous desire violate human propriety; therefore, upon emerging from hell, one becomes an animal. Why does one further become a hungry ghost due to covetous desire? Because covetous desire inevitably leads to begrudging what one obtains; due to the offense of begrudging, one becomes a hungry ghost. Why does covetous desire lead to abundant desires? Because covetous desire causes one's cravings to multiply. Why does covetous desire lead to insatiability? Because covetous desire makes one greedily seek without end. One should know that covetous desire constitutes the eighth great suffering.